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Honestly and frankly acknowledge the power you hold in relation to your grantees, as a prerequisite for building trust in relationships.
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Decolonizing Wealth, Edgar Villaneuva
Decolonizing Wealth is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance. Award-winning philanthropy executive Edgar Villanueva draws from the traditions from the Native way to prescribe the medicine for restoring balance and healing our divides.
BookAll happy grantees are alike: They focus on ideas, interactions, and important details
This article discusses three important components of a healthy foundation-grantee relationship: strategic alignment; productive, reciprocal interactions; and clear, efficient administration.
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Source: Ruth Levine, Hewlett FoundationEarning Trust in Sensitive Interviews
Honest conversations about sensitive topics can be challenging. This resource talks about how to consider the threat model and earn trust when the topic or context is sensitive.
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Source: Simply SecureParticipant Bill of Rights
An informed consent document conveying the ways field research participants are entitled to control the interview or observation process. The document outlines rights related to: (1) the power to ask questions, (2) compensation just for showing up, and (3) control over what information is captured and how it’s shared.
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Source: Simply SecureHigh Risk User Research
A video on working with high-risk users or in contexts where security and privacy are critical.
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Source: Simply SecureCo-Design
Resources on co-design as a participatory process that can address systemic inequalities and power imbalances.
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Source: Sasha Costanza-Schock, MIT Civic MediaIDEO Service Design Tools
An open collection of communication tools used in design proccesses that deal with complex systems.
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Source: IDEOOn Trust & Transparency: Full Report
Download the full report.
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Source: Simply SecureOn Trust & Transparency: Interview Guide
The interview guide used for the participant interviews during the Partner Perspectives project.
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Source: Simply SecureOn Trust & Transparency: Survey Guide
The survey guide used for the Partner Perspectives project. This was hosted in LimeSurvey an open-source survey tool that can be self-hosted or hosted via Limesurvey’s website.
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Source: Simply Secure