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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Power Imbalance in Traditional Evaluation As grantmakers, we tend to monitor and evaluate our strategies and programs using metrics that we deem important. Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. Who manages the monitoring and evaluation? Who decides what is measured?

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and quality of life. The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs.

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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Grant makers and nonprofit professionals are now talking openly about some very painful (and inter-related) issues in philanthropy, such as. The lack of inclusion and equity in philanthropy. Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. Philanthropy is at a turning point.

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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

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At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). If a metric isn’t reflective of the impact they want to make, then why collect it?

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

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

It took Tech Networks of Networks almost two years to organize and implement a series of candid dialogues about data and evaluation for grantors and nonprofit grantees, and now it’s complete. Factoring in the nonprofit organization’s size, capacity, and budget – making sure that the demand for data and evaluation is commensurate.

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How to Get Leadership Buy-in for Streamlining Your Grantee Application

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As a grants manager, you know how important it is to have a clear and efficient grantee application process. Do you use it to inform your decisions, evaluate your outcomes, or improve your practices? It may also not align with the latest trends and best practices in philanthropy. Does your application align with your vision?

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Quick Guide to Corporate Giving Programs for Nonprofits

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When thinking about fundraising, most people immediately think of individual donors, but corporations are another great source of potential revenue for nonprofits! There are many ways a business can participate in corporate philanthropy to produce benefits for both the corporation and the nonprofits they partner with.

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