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Managing Expectations When Measuring Philanthropic Impact: A Framework Based On Experience, Frank Ridzi
Managing Expectations When Measuring Philanthropic Impact: A Framework Based On Experience, Frank Ridzi
The Foundation Review
· In order to achieve more targeted community change than possible in conventional grantmaking, foundations have developed a portfolio of activities ranging from capacity building to venture and catalytic philanthropy.
· Key to each of these approaches is a desire for meaningful impact. Yet, funders across the nation express dissatisfaction with their ability to prove or demonstrate impact.
· Conversations with colleagues and personal experience suggest that part of this dissatisfaction is due to a disconnect between the expectations of board members, donors, staff, and participants on one hand and what is actually feasible to measure on the other.
· …