Remove Boston Remove Conversation Remove Participatory
article thumbnail

Centering communities: Leaning into participatory grantmaking to increase equity 

Candid

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning.

article thumbnail

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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

I recently had a conversation with a friend and colleague about what I perceive to be a revolution in progress. It is really inspiring to see philanthropic and nonprofit professional engaging in public conversations about these challenges, and even more inspiring to see them taking action to create positive changes.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Monique Couvson, President and CEO for Grantmakers for Girls of Color , Natanja Craig-Oquendo, Executive Director of the Boston Women’s Fund , and Marsha Morgan, Board Advisory Member of the Community Investment Network and Black Women Give Back honoree. What happens when we move past allyship and into friendship?”

Voice 69
article thumbnail

How grant makers and nonprofit grant recipients can do great things together with data and evaluation

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

We refrained from taking photos, because we wanted to foster an atmosphere of candor and comfort as grantors and grantees engaged in conversation about a difficult topic. However, it is a favorite photo from another recent Tech Networks of Boston event. Studying (and implementing) community-based participatory research methods. __.

article thumbnail

Your Local Tech4Good Club Is Ready to Help

Tech Soup

Troubleshooting online and in-person — pivoting conversations, interrupting, encouraging conversation, covering if the presenter doesn't show, etc. Boston, Massachusetts: TNB Roundtable: Participatory Analysis with Data Placemats in Nonprofits. Mississauga, Ontario: Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo.

Local 48
article thumbnail

How I Got Here

Museum 2.0

I went to two science centers, one huge (Museum of Science Boston) and one tiny (Acton Science Discovery Museum), and told them: "I'll work for you for free for three months, and then let's talk about whether you are going to pay me." By the spring of 2003 I felt I'd learned what I could in Boston and tried to figure out where to go next.

Museum 52
article thumbnail

5 Games Supporting Nonprofits’s Missions, from Low-Tech to High-Tech

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

government and encouraging participatory democracy. The Senate Immersion Module will launch in Boston in March, at the opening of the EMK Institute. ” Senate Immersion Module. Created by ESI Design, the 100-player Senate Immersion Module game was made for the Edward M.

Game 50