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Turning Philanthropy on Its Head: A Bold Experiment in Community-Driven Grantmaking
What if communities held the power to spend grant dollars instead of philanthropic foundations? Seeking to answer that question, the John Rex Endowment decided to “turn philanthropy on its head” through the Kaleidoscope Project.
Theory of Change vs. Logic Model- Which Do I Need?
Thursday, July 13, 2023 Is it a theory of change or a logic model? Which do I need? There is a lot of confusion about the concept of a Logic Model and Theory of Change. Often the terms are used interchangeably, and the reality is that they are two different...
Building a Theory of Change by Combining Outcomes
Monday, July 03, 2023 In program evaluation a Theory of Change (TOC) is “a description and graphic illustration of the processes of how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a particular context, sometimes used interchangeably with program theory.1” ...
What Is An Outcome?
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 I know I should not be surprised, but we all have different pictures of the world. That said, sometimes it is helpful if we can begin to build a common picture, and in this case a common definition. As someone who completes evaluations, builds...
Building Capacity for Community Change #1
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Capacity means “the maximum amount that something can be contained.” It also means “an individual’s physical or mental ability;” and “the facility or power to produce, perform or deploy” So, to build capacity would include anything that is done...
Why Can’t We Have Both? Part II: Strategies
Tuesday, May 02, 2023 I get it - housing is critically important. The impact of having a place where you can close the door and lock it, have some privacy, take a shower, eat a meal, read a story to your children, and so on, means more than we can imagine if your...
Housing First or Children First: Why Not Both?
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 In North Carolina over 30,000 children under age 6 are homeless1 and yet the units and beds available to support homeless families has declined by 9% and 11% respectively since 2017.2 Partners for Impact is sharing solutions at the Bringing it...
60th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘Letter from the Birmingham Jail’
Thursday, April 13, 2023 April 16, 2023 marks the 60th Anniversary of MLK’s Letter from the Birmingham Jail. To commemorate that anniversary, the NC MLK Commission is hosting a virtual panel discussion that will talk about the letter’s relevance today, some 60 years...
Join Us at the Bringing It Home Conference and Explore Systems Mapping
Do you know who these guys are? The one on the top is Sir Isaac Newton and the one on the bottom is Rene Descartes. They are the ones who influenced the nature of scientific thinking by leading us to believe that in order to understand complex phenomena we have to...