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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.

 

 

 

"Funding Collaboratives" in New Frontiers of Philanthropy  

 

 

 

Moving Diversity up the Agenda. Lessons and Next Steps from the Diversity in Philanthropy Project.

 

 

 

Effective Collaborations: Recommendations For a Connected Philanthropic Infrastructure

 

 

 

Benchmarking 2010: Trends in Education Philanthropy

 

 

 

Building Diverse and Inclusive Foundations – Lessons from Michigan.

 

 

 

Giving Together: A National Scan of Giving Circles and Shared Giving

 

 

 

More Giving Together: The Growth and Impact of Giving Circles and Shared Giving

 

 

 

The Impact of Giving Together.

 

 

 

Hosting a Giving Circle: The Benefits and Challenges of Giving Together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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