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Comment on The Growing Power of Diverse Philanthropy by Homepage

Homepage — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:50:54 +0000

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Comment on Philanthropy Buzzword Bingo (updated) by Lucy Bernholz

Lucy Bernholz — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:04:36 +0000

Tony
Game on! Thanks for this – made my day
Lucy

Comment on Grand Unified Theory of Donor Desire by Is Your Philanthropy Ginger or Mary Ann? « Tony Macklin

Is Your Philanthropy Ginger or Mary Ann? « Tony Macklin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:37:42 +0000

[...] or even take too much of a libertarian view of philanthropy. Likely, I’m still rooted in my Grand Unified Theory of Donor Desire. Mostly, I believe that the world’s opportunities and challenges are vast enough to accommodate [...]

Comment on Whom do you trust to lead community improvement? by Mark Johnson-Lewis

Mark Johnson-Lewis — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:24:57 +0000

I’m still chewing on your comments/questions. But I have an initial reaction to your caveat: I think you’re exactly the kind of person who should be interrogating power dynamics. Not only from the perspective of a funder, but also as a white guy.

Comment on What I Learned About Networks at Summer Camp by tonymacklin

tonymacklin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:46:28 +0000

Sanjay – thanks for commenting. I agree that funders should build skills and knowledge about funding both movements and networks, two organizational forms that can support each other but not necessarily built for the same purposes. I found The California Endowment’s guide on funding movements very useful and reviewed it on this blog a couple years ago: http://tonymacklin.com/2009/06/21/more-than-money-movements/

Comment on What I Learned About Networks at Summer Camp by Sanjay G.

Sanjay G. — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:54:41 +0000

I believe that foundations who understand networks should think about funding “movements” rather that individual programs. What foundations need to look for are networks that embrace a collective vision that is articulate and focused. Also, adopting common metrics of evaluation is the best way to show a funder how you plan to gauge the network’s impact. As we can learn from the STRIVE initiative, collective impact goes beyond commonplace “collaboration”.

Comment on Creating Shared Value Between Grantmakers and Grantees by tonymacklin

tonymacklin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:19:20 +0000

Erica – thanks for your comments. Glad to hear a state agency is working with shared value practices. My experience is that these practices are not common in the philanthropic sector, especially in foundation grantmaking.