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The Power of Compelling Narratives in Strategic Philanthropy
For philanthropists and mission-driven organizations, communication is a powerful tool to generate impact. Distinct from storytelling, a narrative conveys a perspective and gives meaning to that world view. Articulating a philanthropic narrative is an essential step toward: identifying and effectively conveying the most crucial elements of your efforts engaging others with whom your narrative might resonate crystallizing your charitable values and pri...
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Constituency Listening: Using Feedback to Improve Philanthropy
In any philanthropic endeavor, listening to and incorporating feedback from beneficiaries is essential to generating meaningful social progress. Regardless of the issue area, elevating the voices of those who endure the entrenched problems you aim to rectify—and making efforts to understand their lived experiences—are necessary actions to achieving transformative change. How can you solicit feedback from target beneficiaries? There are various methods for ...
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Conducting Philanthropic Due Diligence
For a strategic philanthropist, conducting due diligence is an essential practice when assessing whether to invest in potential grantees or collaborators. Before making a financial or any other kind of commitment to an organization, it is wise to gather deeper insight into its financial health, operating capacity, and mission alignment. How should a philanthropist conduct due diligence? At its most basic level, due diligence is simply gathering information...
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How to Evaluate Returns on Philanthropic Investment
It is essential to evaluate and assess the return on your philanthropic investments to achieve maximum impact. Taking time to reflect on the successes, failures, and outcomes of previous philanthropic efforts can only improve your strategic approach to new charitable ventures. How can you assess philanthropic impact? Impact measurement is a relatively new field that is still growing and developing. While there are no standardized criteria or methods to mea...
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Conducting Philanthropic Due Diligence
For a strategic philanthropist, conducting due diligence is an essential practice when assessing whether to invest in potential grantees or collaborators. Before making a financial or any other kind of commitment to an organization, it is wise to gather deeper insight into its financial health, operating capacity, and mission alignment. How should a philanthropist conduct due diligence? At its most basic level, due diligence is simply gathering information...
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Constituency Listening: Using Feedback to Improve Philanthropy
In any philanthropic endeavor, listening to and incorporating feedback from beneficiaries is essential to generating meaningful social progress. Regardless of the issue area, elevating the voices of those who endure the entrenched problems you aim to rectify—and making efforts to understand their lived experiences—are necessary actions to achieving transformative change. How can you solicit feedback from target beneficiaries? There are various methods for ...
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How to Evaluate Returns on Philanthropic Investment
It is essential to evaluate and assess the return on your philanthropic investments to achieve maximum impact. Taking time to reflect on the successes, failures, and outcomes of previous philanthropic efforts can only improve your strategic approach to new charitable ventures. How can you assess philanthropic impact? Impact measurement is a relatively new field that is still growing and developing. While there are no standardized criteria or methods to mea...
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The Power of Compelling Narratives in Strategic Philanthropy
For philanthropists and mission-driven organizations, communication is a powerful tool to generate impact. Distinct from storytelling, a narrative conveys a perspective and gives meaning to that world view. Articulating a philanthropic narrative is an essential step toward: identifying and effectively conveying the most crucial elements of your efforts engaging others with whom your narrative might resonate crystallizing your charitable values and pri...