Build Trust and Equitable Grantmaking in Any Role
Aligned with the idea of trust-based philanthropy, but feeling stuck or unsure where to start?
Zohar Perla, bi3 Director of Evaluation & Learning, joined fellow panelists—Interact for Health’s Michelle Lydenberg and United Way of Greater Cincinnati’s Jeremiah Pennebaker—to share successes, challenges and recommendations for adjusting applications, reporting, and supporting grantees. The takeaway? Regardless of position, we all have a role.
Jill Miller and Dr. Meredith C. Smith as they share their experiences tackling complex problems by listening to, supporting and centering the people most affected while working together to transform outdated, dysfunctional and discriminatory systems. This session is based on their new book Infant Mortality and Other Wicked Problems.
Turning Trust into Impact
In the growing discourse around trust in philanthropy, an underlying question continues to surface: is there evidence that trust actually leads to a more significant impact? Growing evidence shows that when funders trust their nonprofit partners, it creates better outcomes and accountability for the communities they serve.
Jill Miller, President & CEO of Bethesda Inc. and bi3, joined Trust-Based Philanthropy Project’s Shaady Salehi and Cradle Cincinnati’s Dr. Meredith Smith to talk about how Ohio is on the leading edge of national efforts to embed trust for the benefit of all.
Tackling Your Community’s ‘Wicked’ Problems
Jill Miller and Dr. Meredith C. Smith as they share their experiences tackling complex problems by listening to, supporting and centering the people most affected while working together to transform outdated, dysfunctional and discriminatory systems. This session is based on their new book Infant Mortality and Other Wicked Problems.
Centering Youth to Tackle the Mental Health Crisis
Jill Miller joined HEY! Youth Fellow Amaya Boyd and Interact for Health’s Ross Meyer and Kate Schroder to talk about Greater Cincinnati’s cross-sector, regional strategy to address the youth mental health crisis by engaging hundreds of youth, families, providers and community leaders. Additionally, they explained how funders can navigate tensions in sharing power and collaborating to create bold results.
Centering Equity in Capacity Building
Jennifer Zimmerman, bi3 Vice President of Strategy & Chief Impact Officer, joined Interact for Health’s Michelle Lydenberg, Beech Acres Parenting Center’s Brice Mickey and Design Impact’s Curtis Webb to talk about the Data for Equity Funding Collaborative.
The collaborative is a testing ground for participatory and equitable approaches to grantmaking, capacity building and learning with grantees. Together, they explored key learnings and a streamlined feedback loop that fosters co-design and enhances equity in evaluation. They also discussed practical insights on implementing these innovative strategies.
