Remove Participatory Remove Practice Remove Proposal Remove Research
article thumbnail

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?

article thumbnail

Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

Candid

Our approach to grantmaking developed organically over a period of five years as we learned from grassroots organizations and adapted our practices to meet their needs. To make the process transparent and participatory, we also asked other values-aligned organizations for feedback on our initial framework before putting it into action.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Joint Statement of Associations Advancing Equitable Evaluation Practices.

article thumbnail

Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

Forum One

That practice makes it second nature to bring the same approach into client work. The “I’m Determined” website focused on better addressing its audiences’ needs through a participatory design process. List accessibility as a requirement in your Request for Proposals (RFP). Say that you’d like to meet “a minimum of 2.0

article thumbnail

Grant Seeking 101: Finding the Right Fit

Connection Cafe

Non-traditional forms of grantmaking are also gaining in popularity, such as “participatory grantmaking,” where community members (not foundation staff) are the people who determine who receives grants. It is a best practice to cast a wide net when looking for grants.

Grant 26
article thumbnail

Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

Museum 2.0

Unconference sessions , featuring topics as diverse as "playing an ARG" (with real labyrinth adventures ), "engaging visitors who were dragged to the museum," and "measuring and defining success in participatory projects." Facilitator bits. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most.

article thumbnail

The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Its 45 workshops, seminars and lectures explore internal and external strategies, systems, methods, best practices and successful examples. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Annual Conference for Development Researchers. Marketing.

Calendar 177