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Reflections and Shifts
February 20, 2024

Alchemy in action: the dance of knowledge building, grant strategy, and equity

Originally presented by Blackbaud as part of their thought leadership series.  View webinar. Alchemy, once used to refer to magic and precious metals, denotes the power to change what is…
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Equity Practices
April 3, 2023

Showing Up as Complex — Fitting In vs. Belonging

I recently presented at the ALL-IN conference at the Institute for Social Transformation in Santa Cruz. Saskia Nauenberg Dunkell, our session facilitator, asked a question about self-identity and working with…
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Strategy and Methods
February 20, 2024

Data as Decision in Grantmaking

This post was originally published by Blackbaud on The ENGAGE Blog. In grantmaking, one word makes more eyes glaze over than any other – data. Those who find it fun…
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Strategy and Methods
February 20, 2024

Grantmakers’ Questions as a Way Toward Change

This post was originally published by Blackbaud on The ENGAGE Blog. Knowledge work in philanthropy is a big umbrella, expanding exponentially over the last decade to cover more of what…
Angela K. Frusciante
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Strategy and Methods
October 27, 2017

Why Knowledge Matters to Equity and Change Efforts

Fast-paced; Information and technology rich; Institutional lite; High stakes; Quick mobilization; Decentralized voice and action; Multi-tasked to the max. Whether we are millennials by generation or not, this is our…
Angela K. Frusciante
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Field Building
February 20, 2024

Beyond the Newest Philanthropy Buzzword: Knowledge Work Is Core to Equitable Change

This post was originally published by Blackbaud on The ENGAGE Blog. Philanthropy loves “new” things. Today, knowledge work is coming into fashion in foundations and the nonprofit sector. But it…
Angela K. Frusciante
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