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Embedding Community Feedback into Philanthropy: Why It Matters and How to Start

Originally shared by the Center for High Impact Philanthropy – University of Pennsylvania High-impact philanthropy requires more than good intentions. It demands clear goals, continuous learning, and the discipline to make evidence-based decisions. Community feedback can be a key ingredient in supporting this practice. This blog, co-authored with Listen4Good (L4G), draws on their work supporting over 1,300 organizations…

AMA: Gathering Community Feedback Now-How to Do It Well

In May of 2025, we had rich conversations with 100+ organizations about how to effectively gather community feedback in this moment. Below are some of the key questions asked and tips that were provided. Gathering Feedback What are some suggested methods to ask for feedback? How often should we ask for feedback? How can we…

Amplify your Impact with High-quality Listening and Feedback: New Core Principles

This blog was originally published by Candid Nonprofits and grantmakers alike increasingly recognize that listening to their ultimate constituents is essential to their mission. They understand that hearing directly from the people most affected by their work–and making changes to their programs and practices based on that feedback—increases the impact of their work. Indeed, a…

Amplify your Impact with High-quality Listening and Feedback: New Core Principles

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Centering Community Voice in Decision Making

Markita Morris-Lewis, CEO of Compass Working Capital, shares how client feedback is incorporated into their successful strategies and solutions.

Centering Community Voice in Decision Making

The Bronx Defenders

Jumpstarting An Ambassador Program Through Feedback

It was like Super Tuesday in August at New Hope Housing in Texas. At each of the nonprofit’s eight properties, residents cast ballots into glitter-decorated boxes, electing representatives to the Resident Feedback Collaborative (RFC), a new advisory group launched to increase, enhance, and formalize opportunities for New Hope to hear from the people it serves….

A Legal-Services Nonprofit Empowers Clients Through Feedback

Tahirih Justice Center, a national nonprofit serving immigrant survivors fleeing gender-based violence, is launching a crisis hotline that will be staffed with live operators at all times. The commitment to a 24-hour service came at the urging of one of Tahirih’s governing board members, Aicha Abdoulaye. At a recent meeting of the board, Abdoulaye, a…

Power and Equity

Embedding Community Feedback into Philanthropy: Why It Matters and How to Start

AMA: Gathering Community Feedback Now-How to Do It Well

Amplify your Impact with High-quality Listening and Feedback: New Core Principles

Amplify your Impact with High-quality Listening and Feedback: New Core Principles

Centering Community Voice in Decision Making

Centering Community Voice in Decision Making

The Bronx Defenders

The Bronx Defenders

Jumpstarting An Ambassador Program Through Feedback

A Legal-Services Nonprofit Empowers Clients Through Feedback

Jumpstarting An Ambassador Program Through Feedback

A Legal-Services Nonprofit Empowers Clients Through Feedback

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