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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. Like many other activities in participatory philanthropy, this approach considers the process to be as important as the outcomes. It promotes mutuality instead of extraction.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Community Fund: A Participatory Grantmaking Case Study , by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative   This case study offers a first-hand look at fostering community collaboration in philanthropy. It outlines best practices and specific activities that funders can employ to safeguard and support their participatory grantmaking decision makers.

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[Webinar] Unlocking Modern Philanthropy: Engaging and Retaining Today’s Donor in a Dynamic Landscape

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Digital Transformation in Giving: Explore the latest trends in payment methods and how to capitalize on them. Going Beyond the Wallet : Strategies to involve and engage donors who seek a more participatory role in your mission.

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The community approach to problem solving

Candid

Participatory grantmaking [i] is no longer new. To be clear, participatory grantmaking has never been new. One of the first projects I was assigned to after joining Candid (then Foundation Center) was the guide on participatory grantmaking, now a seminal work in the growing body of literature on participatory grantmaking.

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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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Trends in Grantmaking: Bring Your Community into Your Decision-Making Through Participatory Grantmaking

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That’s where participatory grantmaking comes in. By giving your community an active role in your grantmaking process, you get a better understanding of their needs, build stronger relationships, and have a more direct impact. What is Participatory Grantmaking? And several ways not to do it.

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Year One as a Museum Director. Survived!

Museum 2.0

We went through a dramatic financial turnaround and redefined our relationship with our community through a series of experimental participatory projects and new programmatic approaches. THINGS I’M MOST PROUD OF: Redefining our role in the community. Conflating financial trends with financial position. I feel lucky.

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