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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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You cannot have empowerment without participation: empowerment is not something we ‘do’ to other people, but is itself a participatory process that engages people in reflection and inquiry to understand the power they have, and to take action for change as they define it.” Compensate them for their contributions generously.

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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

What does the decision making and organizational structure look like? The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. By following these steps, your organization can replace poor capacity with self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment.

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Rethinking Community Advisory Boards: the Story of C3

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So here''s the story of how we are trying to take another approach at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, through a group called C3. Our topics are broad, including Creative Spaces, Youth Empowerment, and Economic Opportunity. Also, can form factions of different community boards representing different groups (i.e.

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Empowering Refugees: Interview with Kjerstin Erickson of FORGE

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Erickson founded FORGE (Facilitating Opportunities for Refugee Growth and Empowerment) in 2003 when she was a 20 year-old junior studying public policy at Stanford University. The projects can range from preschools, to libraries and computer training centers, to women empowerment programs. We have the opportunity to fail.

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Women's Global Green Action Network: An Interview with Melinda Kramer

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From her Berkeley-based office, Melinda Kramer facilitates an international network of women leaders. Melinda: Well, it might be helpful to explain the origin of Women's Global Green Action Network, because it helps to describe how we are structured. And we have been operating on those goals. regions and sub-regions.

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Guest Post by Nora Grant: Lessons from A Year of Pop Up Museums

Museum 2.0

Our primary goal for pop up museums is to bring people together in conversation through stories, art, history, and objects. Imagine a potluck in which instead of a dish, everyone brings an object and/or story to share with others. What does this look like? We choose themes and venues in collaboration with a community partner.

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