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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

    Explore Funder Tools →

    Try out these resources and others featured on our tools page to start or enhance your foundation’s listening practices.

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    Funder Listening Action Menu

    Find examples, resources, and reflections about listening to shift power.

    • 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
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    • Resources for Funders Ready to Go
    • How We Did It: Shared Insight’s Participatory Climate Initiative
    • Participatory Philanthropy: Discussions and Hot Topics
    Community Listening Sessions: A Guide for Funders
    Community Listening Sessions: A Guide for Funders

    Learn how to host listening sessions that encourage meaningful community engagement and empower those most affected — yet often least consulted — to influence your foundation’s work.

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    Funder Listening Assessment

    Take a thoughtful look at how your foundation listens to, learns with, and shares power with the people and communities most impacted by its work.

  • Insights for Change

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    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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    The Foundation Review Spotlights Growing Momentum for Funders Listening to Communities
    • Rick Moyers
    • Fund for Shared Insight
    • September 10, 2025
    The Foundation Review, "The Power of Listening to Communities"
    • Evaluation, News
    ORS Impact Report Offers Closer Look at Funder Listening Practices
    • Fund for Shared Insight
    • August 25, 2025
    ORS Impact Report Exploring Funder Listening Practices: A New Report
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    Introducing the Funder Listening Assessment: A New Tool for Reflection, Learning, and Change
    • Fund for Shared INsight
    • August 25, 2025
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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