Monthly Archive
August 2012
Data Point: Helpfulness of Foundations’ Social Media for Grantees
August 29th, 2012
While not all grantmaking institutions view grantees as a primary audience for their social media—and even those who do don’t necessarily share the same goals—our latest research sought to address a very basic question: Are grantees using their foundation funders’ social media? In 2011, the Center for Effective Philanthropy surveyed more than 6,000 grantees about their experiences with one of the 34 foundations in this research. ...
Gloves Off Wisdom for Donors from the UK: A Philanthropy “How-To”
August 22nd, 2012
I did not necessarily expect to like Caroline Fiennes It Ain’t What You Give, It’s the Way You Give It, but I’d rank it among the best in the burgeoning industry of philanthropy how-to literature. I did not expect to like it because, lately, I have had trouble not rolling my eyes when I see the latest press release for yet another book offering donors advice on how to maximize their impact. ...
Engaging Grantees In Foundations’ Social Media and How To Tell If It’s Working
August 16th, 2012
Last week, more than 175 funders tuned into a webinar hosted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy to hear more about new research that seems to have struck a nerve. According to the report, titled Grantees’ Limited Engagement with Foundations’ Social Media, very few grantees—about 16 percent—are engaging on social media with their foundation funders. ...
We’re Talking. Who’s Listening?
August 9th, 2012
In a perfect world, our ideal audiences would read every one of our tweets, consume every blog post, and make sure not a day goes by they don’t check Facebook for our latest updates. But we know it’s not a perfect world, and for proof we have the results of a Center for Effective Philanthropy survey that examined grantees’ engagement with foundations’ social media. ...
Just One Piece of the Communications Pie
August 7th, 2012
As part of a Community Foundation that tweets, blogs, posts, and shares, I was intrigued by the CEP study on foundations and social media. It’s a useful snapshot of the interaction between grantees and social media as deployed by some foundations: clearly, social media isn’t reaching our grantees and nonprofit partners to the extent we all hope for. ...
Using Social Media to Shift from Delivering Information to Creating Value
August 3rd, 2012
Nonprofits often perceive foundations as monolithic black boxes into which emails and grant proposals disappear. Unfortunately, that sentiment does little for Knight Foundation’s mission of fostering informed and engaged communities. ...
If a Tweet Falls…
August 1st, 2012
Suppose a foundation is organizing a casual meeting for its grantees. The idea is to bring about 100 nonprofit leaders together to network with the foundation staff and with each other. ...
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Lessons from a Risk Taken
I really appreciate your willingness to share this and your assessment of what didn't work out as planned or anticipated. Thanks.
I really appreciate your willingness to share this and your assessment of what didn't work out as planned or anticipated. Thanks.
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Jon, thanks for the comment. If there’s one thing we learned, it’s that the cost in time and effort and dollars were all higher than...
Jon, thanks for the comment. If there’s one thing we learned, it’s that the cost in time and effort and dollars were all higher than...
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Thanks for sharing the lessons learned, and what I sense are second thoughts about the cost/benefit of the whole enterprise. I appreciate the thirst for...
Thanks for sharing the lessons learned, and what I sense are second thoughts about the cost/benefit of the whole enterprise. I appreciate the thirst for...
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
Great insight. Sometimes it's great to invest in multiple countries as security as the economy in one country might decrease and increase in another.
Great insight. Sometimes it's great to invest in multiple countries as security as the economy in one country might decrease and increase in another.
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
Great questions. It is likely still too early to get a handle on whether the (potential) results reflect the hype meaningfully. However, I will be...
Great questions. It is likely still too early to get a handle on whether the (potential) results reflect the hype meaningfully. However, I will be...
