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Why Philanthropy Needs a Community Bill of Rights
The Community Bill of Rights from Full Frame Initiative
Evaluating What Matters: Capturing Meaningful Outcomes in Participatory Grantmaking Processes
  • ORS Impact
Evaluating What Matters: Capturing Meaningful Outcomes in Participatory Grantmaking Processes
What Impact Can Participatory Philanthropy Have? Ask the Participants
  • Fund for Shared Insight
What Impact Can Participatory Philanthropy Have? Ask the Participants
A Funder’s Reflections on a Participatory Philanthropy Initiative
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Reflections on a Participatory Philanthropy Initiative
Listening Door-to-Door: The Case for Canvassing
  • Open Answer
Open Answer mobilizers talk to community members in Denver.
Advancing High-Quality Listening: Introducing the HERE to Listen Program for Accelerating Racial Equity in Philanthropy
  • ProInspire
Advancing High-Quality Listening: Introducing the HERE to Listen Program for Accelerating Racial Equity in Philanthropy
Shifting Power at the Intersection of Listening and Participation
  • The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Shifting Power at the Intersection of Listening and Participation
Listening for Change: Building on Commitment and Capacity in the New Year
Listening for Change: Building on Commitment and Capacity in the New Year
Listen4Good: What We’re Learning Two Years into Our New Model
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Learning to ‘Embrace the Beauty of What Exists’: A Conversation About Participatory Grantmaking
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A New Framework for Feedback That Advances Equity
New Framework for Feedback That Advances Equity
More than Money: Participatory Grantmaking and Perceptions of Power
Participatory Grantmaking & Meditations on Power-ORS Impact
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