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    Listening at the heart of our work.

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    Listening and Equity

    High-quality listening must be in service of – and rooted in a commitment to – equity. Check out our Equity Principles and other resources to help you understand that critical connection.

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    Lift Up Listening

    Have you seen funder listening in action?  Share your stories to demonstrate what’s possible when grantmakers center the people and communities most impacted by their decisions.

  • Funder Tools

    Funder Tools →

    Tools to help funders listen to the people and communities most impacted by their decisions.

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    Funder Listening Action Menu
    • Listen through your role or function

    • Listen through various approaches

    • Reflect on listening and power

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    Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit
    • Introducing the Toolkit
    • Funder Readiness Assessment
    • Key Insights and Recommendations
    • Resources for Funders Ready to Go
    • How We Did It: Shared Insight’s Participatory Climate Initiative
    • Participatory Philanthropy: Discussions and Hot Topics
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    Funder Collaborative Toolkit
    • Introduction
    • Step 1: Identify Underrepresented Groups in Your Collaborative
    • Step 2: Review and Consider the Menu of Approaches
    • Step 3: Create a Plan to Make Your Collaborative More Inclusive
  • Insights for Change

    Insights for Change →

    News, updates, case studies, and opinion pieces highlighting how philanthropy and nonprofits advance impact and equity by listening to the people at the heart of their work.

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    Community Listening and Reimagining Strategy at Deaconess Foundation
    • Constance Harper
    • Deaconess Foundation
    • May 21, 2025
    Community members participate in the North Central Plan People’s Assembly, an event at Deaconess Center that exemplifies the Deaconess Foundation’s commitment to community listening.
    • Viewpoint, Guest Contributor
    Community Consultants Bring New Voices to a Funder’s Decision Making
    • Danielle Robinson
    • GreenLight Fund Kansas City
    • May 20, 2025
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    • Resource, News
    Participatory Learning and Evaluation: Participation in Philanthropy Beyond Grantmaking
    • Katy Love and Winifred Olliff
    • Fund for Shared Insight
    • May 19, 2025
    Participatory Learning and Evaluation Planning​ for Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit

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  • Funder Listening
    • Listening and Equity
    • Lift Up Listening
  • Funder Tools
    • Funder Listening Action Menu
    • Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit
    • Funder Collaborative Toolkit
  • Insights for Change
    • Viewpoints
    • Research
    • Case Studies
    • Evaluations
    • News
    • Videos
  • Funder Listening
    • Listening and Equity
    • Lift Up Listening
  • Funder Tools
    • Funder Listening Action Menu
    • Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit
    • Funder Collaborative Toolkit
  • Insights for Change
    • Viewpoints
    • Research
    • Case Studies
    • Evaluations
    • News
    • Videos