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Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... and funder, respectively, to share their journey engaging in feedback programming and building their own muscles for ... than ever once we shifted our vision and mission to center racial equity and social justice. The community served must be at the center of the work. This is seen in our grant application ...
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Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

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10/2018
In Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through ... Grantmaking , we look at why and how funders are engaging in participatory grantmaking and shifting decision-making power to the very communities impacted by funding decisions. Through examples and insights from a ...

Early Learnings on Building Foundation Openness

Friday, December 21, 2018
... philanthropic strategies and goals. A recent report by The Center for Effective Philanthropy , a United Philanthropy ... a longer-term cohort. Given the short timeframe of the project, we did not expect that the dialogues or cohorts ... were formally and equally invited to the table. 4. A neutral facilitator, openness champions, and leadership ...
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The New FAQ: What Do Our Nonprofit Partners REALLY want from the Funder/Grantee Relationship?

VNA Foundation Grant Partners
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
... for their thoughts about “What Works/What Doesn’t in the Grantor-Grantee Relationship,” enlisting their ... grants that allow for maintaining and growing capacity. Project-based grants tend to lead to creating projects for ... complex grantmaking process.” “Please understand that 5-10% administrative costs are not enough” “Invite ...