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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Among grantmakers, there tends to be a lot of focus on impact and outcomes, as well as metrics to measure impact. Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. We all want to know whether our work makes a difference.

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On saints and advocates

Connection Cafe

He has argued that Mother Theresa was not primarily interested in eliminating poverty, which would have involved muscular advocacy for things like the empowerment of women. Conventional wisdom has always said that nonprofits should focus on either service or advocacy, but not both. So what should nonprofits be doing?

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Corporate Philanthropy as a Business Driver: 2019 Trends and Tactics

Givinga

Flexible Giving Accounts provide empowerment with control, giving employees complete flexibility and access while allowing companies to retain control of their giving pools. Employee advocacy programs can drive 16 percent better win rates, twice the sales pipeline, and 48 percent larger deals 4. Employee Influence.