TWI Blog

The Metrics Myth

By March 10, 2015

Originally first published on the Blended Value site, written by Jed Emerson. Why Quantitative Presentation of Qualitative Value Matters Since at least the early ‘90s, those involved in the generation of more than money have been on a quest to capture the right balance between documentation of impact and claims to same. For me personally, I…

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8 Ways Funders Can & Do Support Emergent Racial Justice Movements

By March 9, 2015

The week after #Selma50, and in the wake of the rising visibility of modern movements for racial justice like #blacklivesmatter, is as timely as ever to highlight the ways funders can and do support emergent racial justice movement building – particularly those that were catalyzed by the events in Ferguson, whose police force is the…

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Finding The Beat Within: Giving a Voice to Incarcerated Youth in America

By March 5, 2015

In 2016 The Beat Within will be 20 years old. This organization, started by David Inocencio in September of 1996 as a program within the Pacific News Service, gives incarcerated youth a space and publication to share their writing and art. David, and a group of volunteers including teachers, retirees, and other activists go into…

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IVOH: Accepting Nominations for Exceptional Media Professionals

By March 4, 2015

From the Images & Voice of Hope website (here you can read more about IVOH and their restorative narrative work): During this year’s summit, Images & Voices of Hope will hold our annual Awards of Appreciation ceremony, which recognizes outstanding media professionals from a variety of fields. The awards celebrate organizations and individuals whose media projects…

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Announcing the Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership Report from NCRP

By March 3, 2015

As an NCRP member, TWI is pleased to repost this announcement of the Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) Philanthropic Opportunity Report. We are also pleased to see some of our grantees prominently featured in the report: Social justice work cannot happen without the leadership of strong, skilled and connected individuals passionate about the work they…

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