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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

Our intention is to understand whether grants have had the impact we envisioned. Co-development led to conceptualization of participation of people with disabilities in advocacy for legislative, policy and government program change as an impact—in and of itself—regardless of outcome.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. We strive to build data-based evidence into each grant application, and we expect it to continue to help secure funding.

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Earth Day ‘22: Salesforce.org Customers Tackle Climate Challenges by Land, Air & Sea

Saleforce Nonprofit

We need new policies, new technology, new strategies, and local support in order to build, implement, and sustain the kinds of solutions that will help us make progress on our goals. Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide. Plant for the Planet.

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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 state of grant seeking. Answers on grant proposals if nonprofits were brutally honest with funders. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Policy Template. Race, Equity and Boston.

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Social Media: Before You Get Started, Get Organized!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Go to “Gmail > Settings > Accounts and Import > Grant access to your account” and add an additional staff person (he must have a Gmail e-mail account) to prevent losing access to all your social media and mobile technology profiles and accounts in a worst-case scenario. Create a Simple Media Policy.

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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. I have been reading the wonderful book Forces for Good, by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant, where this dilemma is presented quite starkly.

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Live Blog Post from MacArthur Foundation: Virtual World Event on Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A place where individuals are empowered to use relationships and tools to build the world. Open spaces like the Internet are always going to be about empowerment and you need to have tolerance. Second Life can be the aggregate of public good - we'll give people the tools what they want to see or not see but not control what people see.

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