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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. On its face, evaluation seems like a neutral activity, designed to help us understand what’s happened, and to change course where needed. Who decides what is measured?

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Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

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Philanthropy loves “new” things. Essence of knowledge After more than two decades in the knowledge field—located at various times in community program evaluation, academia and philanthropy—I have come to the conclusion that our biggest problem in maximizing knowledge work is that we too often conflate knowledge with learning.

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Philanthropic collaboratives are finding ways to more effectively measure impact

Candid

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. In a 2022 survey, nearly 70% of respondents cited building measurement, evaluation, and learning capabilities as a critical area in which they would like to invest. Here we’ll focus on equitably measuring across a portfolio of grantees.

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What Are You Really Asking? A Checklist for Grantmakers

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In this blog post, we will share some insights and best practices from our recent webinar, Change Up Your Questions: Exploring and Shaping What You Ask Grantees and How You Ask Them , where Marshall Ginn of Capital Philanthropy discussed how to evaluate and improve your application questions. What am I looking for with this question?

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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. What you see here are a few notes that reflect my individual experience. Meanwhile, I’d like to offer my own recommendations.

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4 Steps For Funders To Shape Data For Applications, Benefits

The NonProfit Times

Within their own data structures, communities could establish queries for every data use applicant or grantee, such as: Why is the data being collected/used? What is your data stewardship plan, and how are you evaluating your suppliers and partners who will access or collect data?

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What All Nonprofits Should Know About Corporate Philanthropy

Tech Soup

While some may think corporate philanthropy means writing a check and calling it a day, many corporations seek multilayered, strategic partnerships with nonprofits that fall in line with their core business objectives. Understanding corporate motivations behind corporate philanthropy will help you structure a mutually successful partnership.