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Commitment to Evidence: On Ranking & Clustering Grantmakers by their Words & Deeds

Michael Gilbert — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:03:56 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert, Andie Whitley, & Mike Bergfors

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Does Evidence Matter to Grantmakers? 24% Pre-Order Discount – $189.00 USD

For most of this year, The Gilbert Center has been conducting large scale research into the practices of major U.S. grantmakers. In advance of our forthcoming report, we have already [...]

Daring to Communicate: A Metrics Makeover of Leadership Graphics

Michael Gilbert — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:55:34 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert & Mike Bergfors

This is the fourth in a series of “Metrics Makeovers” published by The Gilbert Center. The purpose of this series is to take metrics and metrics visualizations produced by (or for) civil society organizations and use them as opportunities to explore ideas for improved communication of data analysis. [...]

Coloring Outside the Lines: A Metrics Makeover of Education Proficiency Graphics

Michael Gilbert — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:41:03 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert & Mike Bergfors

This is the third in a series of “Metrics Makeovers” published by The Gilbert Center. The purpose of this series is to take metrics and metrics visualizations produced by (or for) civil society organizations and use them as opportunities to explore ideas for improved communication of data analysis. [...]

Hypnotic Rainbow Medley: A Metrics Makeover of a Climate Change Survey Graphic

Mike Bergfors — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:42:05 +0000

By Mike Bergfors & Michael C. Gilbert

This is the second in a series of “Metrics Makeovers” to be published by The Gilbert Center. The purpose of this series is to take metrics and metrics visualizations produced by (or for) civil society organizations and use them as opportunities to explore ideas for improved communication of [...]

Eye Candy, Duplication, Scales, and Defaults: A Metrics Makeover of Gilbert Center Research Graphs

Michael Gilbert — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:48:59 +0000

By Mike Bergfors & Michael C. Gilbert

This is the first in a series of “Metrics Makeovers” to be published by The Gilbert Center. The purpose of this series is to take metrics and metrics visualizations produced by (or for) civil society organizations and use them as opportunities to explore ideas for improved communication of [...]

On Failure, Theory, and Transparency: Six Observations by Leading Foundations

Michael Gilbert — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:43:44 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert & Andie Whitley

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Over the course of the study we’re currently conducting on the effectiveness practices of sixty-four of the largest U.S. grantmakers, we’ve started to collect a wide range of observations. Some [...]

Data Driven Grantmaking: The State of Current Research

Andie Whitley — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:16:17 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert & Andie N. Whitley

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1.0: Introduction

Grantmaking, like any other form of philanthropy, is not a strictly rational activity. That’s not an accusation of irrationality, just arationality. Or more simply speaking, ordinary humanity. [...]

A Deeper Look at Privacy: Why You Need a Strategy, Not a Policy

Michael Gilbert — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:33:35 +0000

The Sociotechnical Renaissance: Four Core Ideas for Supporters of Innovation

Michael Gilbert — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:22:11 +0000

By Michael C. Gilbert

Human beings are makers. We make love. We make connections. We make trouble. We make things. We make things that make other things. We make other human beings, in fact. And often enough, we make a difference. One of the lasting ways in which we do many of these is [...]

The Side-Effect Principle: How Stakeholders Share Information as a Result of Other Goals

Michael Gilbert — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:16:25 +0000