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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
6 Ways Grantmakers Can Embrace Transparency to Foster Stronger Relationships
Philanthropy has had a history of being notoriously opaque and inaccessible to organizations seeking funding. In my years as a [...]
