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Participatory Grantmaking: I’m in! Now what?

sgEngage

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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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

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Are You Stewarding Your Donors?

The Fundraising Authority

Get Them Involved – Donors tend to stay connected with organizations that engage their minds, hearts, and bodies in addition to their wallets. Get them moving on behalf of your charity with participatory fundraising. Ask your donors to volunteer, to serve on committees, to join your board. Get them involved.

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How can the strategic planning process promote effective nonprofit decision-making?

ASU Lodestar Center

Stakeholder involvement will drastically improve the final plan and create a culture of participatory decision-making. Leaders need to balance these two elements and keep an open mind. There is no benefit to discounting any individual or group from participating in the planning process. Diversity of opinion.

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The ongoing revolution in philanthropy: An open-ended reading list

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Deciding Together Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. Empowering Communities: Participatory Grantmakers Say We Must Go beyond Feedback. A Place Where You Can Speak Your Mind to That Foundation.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

Museum 2.0

In 2009 , students built a participatory exhibit from scratch. Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. This winter, I once again taught a graduate class in the University of Washington's Museology program.

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The Johnny Cash Project: A Participatory Music Video That Sings

Museum 2.0

This question is a byproduct of the reality that most participatory projects have poorly articulated value. When a participatory activity is designed without a goal in mind, you end up with a bunch of undervalued stuff and nowhere to put it. Are you making that shift in your thinking about participatory project design?