Day 26: Put yourself in a grantee's shoes: Simulate the experience of working with you. #30DayDonorChallenge #GiveSmart

How clear is your grantmaking process to those outside your foundation? By walking a mile in your grantees’ shoes, you’ll get an up-close look at your foundation’s strengths and opportunities for improvement. For example, if you viewed your website from a grantee’s perspective, is it clear what types of initiatives you do and do not fund? If you accept unsolicited proposal requests, is the procedure to apply for a grant clear?

Check out Project Streamline for suggestions on how to improve grant application and reporting practices.

Posted: 12/19/2011 9:10:18 AM by Diann Daniel | with 0 comments

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Give Smart #30DayDonorChallenge

What is the #30DayDonorChallenge? Inspired by the example of 30 Days of GOOD, and mindful that many people turn their attention to philanthropy during the holiday giving season, we at Give Smart thought we’d try our own campaign. Each weekday, we’ll tweet a challenge on how you can make your philanthropy just a little more effective. Why are we doing this? Donors often talk about the big impact their grantees are having and the big impact that they’d like to have with them. But sometimes, the "little things" we say or do can create profound changes.

These suggestions are intended to be fun but are also drawn from our decade-plus experience working with philanthropists and the nonprofits who often (well, sometimes) love them.

Our goal? That in this holiday giving season you will find simple, practical ways to keep great philanthropy top of mind. You’ll find the challenge here each day, or sign up via RSS feed or email below. You'll also find these tweets and more on Twitter at @BridgespanGroup under #30DayDonorChallenge.