In this guide, you will find stories about using four methods of reflective practice that can help you build what you bring to advancing change inside your foundation, with your grantees and other partners.
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Reflective Practices
April 2018 | The Giving Practice
What keeps you up at night? Our hunch, based on interviews with dozens of skilled philanthropy practitioners, is that it’s not the “what” of your work. You care deeply about a place, a field or an issue. You work hard to stay on top of content knowledge. You network to learn from others. It...
February 2018 | The Giving Practice
As a Senior Advisor and Vice President at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Dr. Gail C. Christopher led many initiatives that were not without controversy and difficult conversations. She launched the Foundation’s breastfeeding program as a health equity strategy for women and children...
August 2017 | The Giving Practice
This post is the result of networks and reverse engineering! I wanted to explore whether philanthropy practitioners have used ...
June 2017 | The Giving Practice
Ever since we started this project I’ve wanted to interview Darren Walker because I admire his fusion of intellect and energy. I have wondered what tools and skills help him mobilize and manage these strengths as well as handle the inevitable struggles that come with the job. For all of us,...
March 2017 | The Giving Practice
Sindhu Knotz and Jan Jaffe from The Giving Practice had a great conversation with Nikki Foster of Northwest Area Foundation about reflective practices she has used in a for profit organization and in philanthropy.
Jan Jaffe: What does the...
February 2017 | The Giving Practice
Have you ever wanted to help…
- Shift a group’s thinking from the tactical to the strategic?
- Add the voice or perspective of the client/recipient to deliberations?
- Reconnect a ...
