Perspective Leveling Up: Unlocking Gaming’s Potential for Good I’ve spent the past year diving deeply into the world of gaming and social impact. Starting with a literature review, what I found offered me tantalizing evidence that games can and do affect aspects of change[1]. Research study after research study demonstrated that it... Charles Gasper October 14, 2024
Announcement Empowering Change: Grassroots Models and Trust-Based Philanthropy “What do you think of when you hear the word POWER”? This was the question we put to our audience at the start of our session at last month’s Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference. Responses highlighted the deep interrogation of this question currently taking... Emily Klukas, Marysol Fernández Harvey September 26, 2024
Announcement Taming the ‘Wild’ Terrain of Qualitative Analysis Qualitative data analysis is an art and science that seeks to convey textual or visual data’s meaning. That sounds nice, but navigating the best way to do qualitative analysis can feel as chaotic as the wild west. This perceived disorder arises from the many... Seth Tucker September 26, 2024
Perspective Accelerating Your Impact: On-Ramps to Effective Advocacy Funding Ask any funder what they hope to accomplish, and the answer will likely be “lasting change”. But in the current ever-shifting policy environment, we must recognize that lasting change is increasingly difficult to come by. Deepak Bhargava, President of the JPB Foundation, wrote recently... Maritza Guzmán, Angela Kahres September 26, 2024
Perspective Are Convenings More Effective in the Post-Pandemic World? A Conversation with TCC Group’s Jared Raynor Q: In 2020, you authored a pioneering report on understanding the value and effectiveness of convenings for the philanthropic and nonprofit sector, A Framework For the Effective Evaluation of Convenings. Why did you choose to focus on... Jared Raynor June 27, 2024