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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

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You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding strategy and grants decisions to the communities they serve. Not sure if participatory grantmaking is for you or maybe you need a refresher on what it is? Is this you?

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How you can foster sustainable innovation within your nonprofit

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posted by Theresa Adkison Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. Make sure you and your stakeholders agree on your nonprofit’s reason for being.

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What strategies can nonprofit leaders use to move program beneficiaries into program partners?

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posted by Jennifer Kirksey Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In a survey of the charitable community through the Independent Sector (PDF), nonprofit professionals admitted that they need more engagement with their stakeholders. Use participatory evaluation , as Rabinowitz suggests.

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Do Capacity Building Programs Help Nonprofits Achieve Better Results?

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Note from Beth: My long-time colleague, Teresa Crawford, Executive Director, Social Sector Accelerator, shares some thoughts about nonprofit capacity building programs based on extensive research. Our role was to coach, support, mentor where necessary – but never to lead.

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

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For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed. Flickr Photo by qwrrty. Use reflective listening skills and clear communication to adjust.

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Social Media, Networking, and African Women’s Leadership Training in Rwanda

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This design was a participatory process and was intended to provide an opportunity for deep reflective process. Kalyani also facilitated a participatory curriculum development process using different techniques. Documentation of the Visioning Process. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Fish Bowl Exericse.

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Using Design Thinking for A Foundation’s Investment Strategy

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I’ve been facilitating design labs for nonprofits and foundations, and continue to be excited about them because it is a way to generate feedback and ideas that can improve a strategy or program in service of the participants being served. In some ways, a design lab can be thought of as “participatory research and testing.”.

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