Feedback as the Bedrock
I can most likely count on one hand the number of times I have actually experienced something close to an epiphany. Stepping into the world of adulthood, I can’t help but…
LabStorm: Filling the Democratic Void and Enabling Mass Participation
VocalEyes is a digital platform to turn ideas into action. A hub for community organizing, community members can gather, suggest new ideas for projects or policy, prioritize and debate them.
Public Engagement: Your Three Step Process for Increasing Effectiveness and Inclusivity
eedback in the realm of City government can be a tricky proposition. First, “participants” in government processes are not just from one group of …
LabStorm: Stories and Philanthropy – Using first-person audio accounts to improve feedback
Stemming from the traditions of oral history, Memria is a software and services company that has been built to complement existing tools used by nonprofits, advocacy organizations, libraries, and other institutions to enhance their story collection abilities.
Do You Know the Next GlobalGiving CEO?
Mari Kuraishi announced recently that she will be stepping down as chief executive of GlobalGiving, where she has spent the last 18 years of her career. This is almost as emotional for me as it is for her. Not only was I her co-founder when we launched GlobalGiving in 2002, but we also got married four years later.
My Feedback Awakening
Ying HeApril 27, 2018 “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all…
Grant Reports are Broken. Is it Worth Trying to Fix Them?
David Sasaki and Dennis WhittleApril 16, 2018 This interview was originally posted in Medium and has been reposted here with permission of the authors. David Sasaki: Back when I was a grantee in the 2000’s, my least enjoyable responsibility was writing reports to our funders explaining what we had done and why they should keep…
3TT: Driving Growth Through Learning
Siegel Family Endowment’s mission is to understand and shape learning in an innovation-driven world. We’re big evangelists for the organizations we support, and it’s our aim to make the grantmaking process as simple, straightforward, and user-friendly for our grantees as we possibly can.
Turning Feedback from a Mindset into a Movement
What do people want that can make their lives better? Are we helping them get it? If not, what should we do differently? Those three questions increasingly drive the work of the most effective organizations, and CEP’s new report, Staying Connected: How Five Foundations Understand Those They Seek to Help, demonstrates the importance of asking all three.
How Feedback Loops Can Improve Aid (and Maybe Governance)
“AH, NON—PAS COMME ÇA!” my new colleague Jean-Luc said sharply as he reached down and yanked out the rubber seedling. He held it up in front of the trembling farmer’s face. “Bapak, tiga meter