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Partnering in Good Faith – Framing A New Funding Dynamic Built On Trust March 29, 2018
San Diego Grantmakers Annual Conference
Speaker
Nichole Hoeflich Grantmakers for Effective Organizations @NHoeflich
New Funding Dynamic Built On Trust March 29, 2018 San Diego - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
New Funding Dynamic Built On Trust March 29, 2018 San Diego - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Partnering in Good Faith Framing A New Funding Dynamic Built On Trust March 29, 2018 San Diego Grantmakers Annual Conference Speaker Nichole Hoeflich Grantmakers for Effective Organizations @NHoeflich Speaker John Esterle The Whitman
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Speaker
John Esterle The Whitman Institute
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Smarter Grantmaking Stronger Nonprofits Better Results
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This decision is final!
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How often does your
- rganization solicit
feedback from nonprofits?
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
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How many of you seek external input:
- To assess the needs
- f communities or
fields served
- From recipient
communities or grantees to inform your strategy
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How many of you seek external input:
- From a grantee
advisory committee
- n policies, practices
- r programs
- To delegate funding
decision-making power to recipient communities or grantees
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Benefits
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Benefits
- Deepens our understanding
- Creates more space for innovation
- Grounds solution in reality
- Ensures greater buy-in; builds trust
- Triggers other smarter grantmaking
- Promotes justice/equity
- Strengthens community capacity
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Trust & Partnership
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Inform Consult Involve Collaborate Empower
Commitment
We will keep you informed of our work We will keep you informed and listen to your input as we make decisions Your input will be reflected in our work and we will let you know how your involvement influenced our decisions and choices Together, we will partner in implementing decisions and include your ideas and considerations throughout the process The decisions that you make will drive the direction of our work
Actions
- Publishing
findings and reports
- Holding
information meetings with
- thers
- Sending out a
newsletter
- Soliciting
anonymous feedback
- Asking someone
to complete a peer review
- Hosting a
community forum
- r meeting
- Hosting
workshops to problem solve
- Building buy-in
and support for a program
- Engaging others
strategically based
- n stakeholder
mapping
- Making strategic
investments based
- n stakeholder
feedback
- Creating an
advisory committee
- Joining a funding
collaborative
- Asking others to
set expectations
- Providing
unrestricted, multi-year funding
- Letting nonprofits
and community members decide who to fund
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9 Key Principles of Trust- Based Philanthropy
- Provide Unrestricted, Multi-Year
Funding
- We Do the Homework
- Partner in the Spirit of Service
- Offer Open and Responsive
Communication
- Solicit and Act on Feedback
- Encourage Transparency
- Simplify and Streamline Paperwork
- Support Beyond the Check
- Host Restorative Retreats
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Discussion
- How can you include
more trust-based philanthropy practices into your work and across your
- rganizational
practices?
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Questions?
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Related Resources
- GEO/SSIR Blog Series
- The Whitman Institute Blog (https://thewhitmaninstitute.org/blog/)
- Trust in Practice series
- Smarter Grantmaking Playbook on Strengthening Relationships
- Publications
- Inclusive Grantmaking (coming later this year)
- Do Nothing About Me Without Me
- Widespread Empathy
- Workshops
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