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Grantee Partnerships

Identifying Empathy Gaps: Practical Strategies for Grantmaking Leaders

I recently had the honor of presenting at bbcon 2025 in amazing Philadelphia. Not only did I attend thought-provoking sessions [...]

November 4, 2025| 4 min Read

Community Engagement

5 Reasons Funders Should Exercise Their Convening Power to Meet this Moment

September 16, 2025| 5 min Read

Grantee Partnerships

Bridging the Empathy Gap: Fueling Collaborative Impact in the Social Sector

September 2, 2025| 6 min Read

Grantee Partnerships

4 Common Pitfalls in the Grant Review Process (and How to Avoid Them)

May 5, 2025| 5 min Read

Community Engagement

How to Leverage Your Grants Management System to Elevate Grantee Well-Being

April 14, 2025| 4 min Read

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    Diversity Equity and Inclusion

    How COVID-19 Changed the Nonprofit and Local Government Funding and Reporting Landscape

    If you’re a nonprofit or local government agency or work alongside them, there is a good chance you have seen [...]

    November 28, 2022 | 4 min Read
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    Grants Strategy

    The Myth of Risk: Fear Not the Dragons, Funders

    I have been on this quest for some time, sharing the message that there is no bad grant. But like [...]

    November 7, 2022 | 5 min Read
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    Outcomes Reporting

    Reporting for Grantmakers: Charts vs. Lists to Make Sense of Your Data

    Gathering data in a digital world is the easy part of grant management. You have data on your grantees flowing [...]

    October 19, 2022 | 3 min Read

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    Diversity Equity and Inclusion

    Participatory Grantmaking: I’m In! Now What?

    You’ve read about participatory grantmaking—and maybe even heard about other organizations using this model to distribute control of their funding [...]

    October 17, 2022 | 6 min Read

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    5 bbcon Sessions Grantmakers Won’t Want to Miss

    From natural disasters to economic uncertainty, sometimes it feels like today’s grantmaking organizations have to be ready for just about [...]

    October 12, 2022 | 4 min Read
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    Fund Accounting

    Survival in the New Age of Successful Grant Management

    Let's take a look at the 3 key changes in grant management, what these changes mean for nonprofits, and how resources can prepare your org for survival.

    September 16, 2022 | 5 min Read

    Grants Strategy

    Collaborative Grantmaking: Rethinking How to Assess Impact

    Traditionally, we think of impact as, “For X cost, the organization will serve Y number of people in Z amount [...]

    September 15, 2022 | 4 min Read

     

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    Donor Stewardship

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

    In philanthropy, unlike democracy, there is often no way for people to participate–to share what they think or to influence [...]

    September 13, 2022 | 5 min Read
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    Grants Strategy

    How Grantmakers Can Improve Collaboration Through Empathy and Experimentation

    Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. [...]

    August 9, 2022 | 4 min Read
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    Employee Wellness

    How Grantmakers Can Support Nonprofit Infrastructure Needs: A Conversation with Chantal Forster

    For decades, “infrastructure” referred to the physical and tangible needs of a business or a community. The buildings we work [...]

    July 20, 2022 | 4 min Read
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    Diversity Equity and Inclusion

    3 Focus Areas for Grantmakers Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Many funders have made a real effort to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their grantmaking practices, but how [...]

    July 12, 2022 | 4 min Read

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    Leading with Transparency in Grantmaking

    Open, honest, and transparent communication with grantee partners can help minimize power imbalances and help foster a sense of mutual [...]

    June 23, 2022 |24 min Listen
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    Compliance

    How Your Organization’s Charitable Arm Can Manage Restricted Funds to Grow Your Stewardship

    Imagine starting a road trip and not knowing how much gas you had in the tank. You might be able [...]

    June 17, 2022 | 5 min Read
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