Granite Impact

Donor Site Visits. Nonprofits and intermediaries really need to reinvision these. Site visits require executives and their teams to take significant time away from delivering on their core missions. At their best, site visits are accessible and efficient ways to engage donors around a specific (or intersectional) cause. The organization is a means to affect change in that/those cause(s). At their worst, they are voyeuristic and filled with posture and fear. ————— How they can work well: -Engaging existing donors to invite their networks -Start conversations that can lead to longer-term, transformational support -Do not make an ask during your first interactions, unless the donors essentially lead you there. -Authenically share your challenges and how you envision tackling them (not just through more financial support) How they can flounder: -Voyeuristic experiences like a homelessness walk or ethnic neighborhood tour. This puts the end beneficiaries and the nonprofits serving them in a very weird power dynamic -Only sharing the good. -Having these opportunities be open to unknown donors -Putting EDs or program participants in a position to HAVE to speak at the program -Transactional conversations

Help us launch our new series! Please share with your networks if you’re willing. Will be sure to share our Granite Guides with you when they launch.

Google.org is providing U.S. Digital Response with $1M in funding and a team of full-time pro bono Google.org Fellows, to develop generative AI use cases and prototypes for use in government. State and Local governments can submit generative AI-based projects to be supported by USDR and pro bono Google.org Fellows. USDR + Fellows are excited to learn more about the needs of governments across the country and to provide a safe place for experimentation, learning, and solution development to address some of the most pressing challenges facing residents today. I cannot wait to see what USDR, the Fellows, and the governments who take advantage of this opportunity, can accomplish together! Governments ?? Learn more and ask for support here: https://lnkd.in/ghb2YZh8 Check out the press release ?? https://lnkd.in/g3Skj9uU

Lifting up this research: "the main reason for this disparity is that nonprofits led by or serving nonwhite people receive less revenue through both donations and grants — whether from the government, foundations, or corporations."

Love seeing two Adiemus Impact partners coming together towards a common goal of building generational wealth while pushing the tech sector where it needs to be! Flywire + Hack.Diversity ?????? What a great new group of Fellows.

Classy is bringing their Collaborative to Chicago! We have attended these events in the past and recommend it to any nonprofits looking to leverage innovative technology in their #fundraising.

Fantastic example of how to engage existing and emergent structures like #employeeresourcegroups #ergs and tie your product to your community engagement efforts - all while ensuring voices from communities are honored - from our friends Autodesk Foundation

According to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 42% of high school students experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 22% seriously considered attempting suicide in the last year. This is horrific and mental health needs more resources and evangelism. The Bridgespan Group recently released a piece on 7 tools for philanthropists to swiftly get and stay involved in the mental health space. So much intersectionality with homelessness, education and workforce development. "Supporting culturally competent treatment" stands out to us as we aim to support organizations honoring their core communities and cultures.

ICYMI: A reminder to grantmakers that Adiemus client Technology Association of Grantmakers' and Project Evident recently released this very valuable and practical Framework for Responsible AI Adoption in Philanthropy which you can reference and download here: https://lnkd.in/ehSCgpHF