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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.

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

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    Funder Listening Action Menu
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    Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit
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    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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    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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    Strengthening Rural Communities Through Listening
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    • June 18, 2025
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    • Resource, News
    Reintroducing the Funder Listening Action Menu: A Practical Guide to Shifting Power
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    • June 17, 2025
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    Asking More Beautiful Questions
    • Marshall H. Ginn, Capital Philanthropy
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    • June 16, 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