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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead. (There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004.

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Grantmaking: What’s Participation Got to Do with It?

sgEngage

In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence decisions. A More Equitable Perspective : This kind of philanthropy is more just because communities have agency over decisions that affect their lives. Those at the top decide.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

At its very root, derived from the Greek word philathropia , philanthropy means “to love people.” We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more. Lastly, keep going.

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Intermediary Funders A Mixed Bag For Nonprofits

The NonProfit Times

The report, BRIDGING THE GAP: Grantee Perspectives on Intermediary Funders , was just released by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based think tank that provides data, feedback, programs, and insights to help individual and institutional donors improve their effectiveness.

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2024’s Best: 31 Trusted Nonprofit Fundraising Consultants for Successful Campaigns

Whole Whale

Jump to : Aly Sterling Philanthropy Donorly Brian Lacy & Associates Alexander Haas Byrne Pelofsky & Associates, LLC CCS Fundraising Graham-Pelton Changing Our World, Inc. Chelsea Brown I have experience as a “double agent” in philanthropy. I am honest, ethical, and no-nonsense. Madeleine St.

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4 Steps For Funders To Shape Data For Applications, Benefits

The NonProfit Times

As part of this push, organizations could provide “upskilling” opportunities to staff members at community organizations which would facilitate appropriate data stewardship and use. 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?

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. A way that can be more fair, improve the institution of philanthropy, and deliver a shared and flexible understanding of impact. Compensate them for their contributions generously.