Foundations are increasingly listening to the people and communities at the heart of their work to better understand their perspectives and enable collaborative problem solving.
Fund for Shared Insight and our learning and evaluation partner, ORS Impact, are exploring what funder listening looks like in practice, and how listening can shift power. We are eager to hear from you about what foundations are doing and how it is leading to change, so that we can inspire others in the field through positive examples and enhance our collective understanding of funder listening as a practice.
If you are a funder engaging in community listening — like through systematic feedback loops, participatory grantmaking, or other community-driven processes — or if you have seen examples among your networks, please share these experiences with us!
