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Projects & Publications

Promising Practices R&D

I research, write, and advocate for sector-wide initiatives to understand current philanthropic practice and identify promising approaches to better grantmaking.

Organization Development

I work with individual funders to strengthen and align culture and practice and redesign grantmaking processes to be most equitable, meaningful, and effective.

Learning communities

I develop and coordinate long-term communities of practice – networks in which participants learn from each other and build knowledge for the field.

Retreats and Workshops

I design and facilitate large-scale immersive knowledge building and sharing convenings, intimate planning and group process retreats, and other opportunities to get together and make progress.

Other publications:

Revisit Reporting (co-researcher, co-author, co-editor)

Dynamics of Hosting Giving Circles and Collective Giving Groups, as part of the Collective Giving Research Group

The Landscape of Giving Circles/Collective Giving in the United States, as part of the Collective Giving Research Group

The Source Codes of Foundation Culture (editor) and Our Culture: A Discussion Starter

Successful Structures: Rethinking the Role of Grants Management

Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted by purpose

Project Streamline: Practices that Matter

Falling into Philanthropy, Wandering into Learning

Project Streamline Blog: https://www.peakgrantmaking.org/projectstreamline/

Assessing the How of Grantmaking: Basic Questions and Critical Indicators.

Building Community Capacity for Participation in Evaluation.