Blueprint Research & Design

Border Crossing: Working across sectors for social purpose

Stephanie Gillis — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:36:22 +0000

“ Border Crossing : Working across sectors for social purpose” L. Bernholz and T. Wang (2010)

This latest in a series of papers for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation explores three cases of philanthropic funders working to effect change by embracing “sector agnostic” strategies that harness private and public sector forces, in addition to nonprofits.

Disrupting Philanthropy: Changing the Rules

Stephanie Gillis — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:05:12 +0000

Stanford University’s Alumni Network and the Society for the Americas/Council on the Americas hosted a panel presentation on the policy opportunities presented by the new philanthropic landscape in New York City.

Lucy presented with Stanford Professor Rob Reich, Independent Sector CEO Diana Aviv, and Council on Foundations President Steve Gunderson. The panel used Bernholz’s most recent publication, “Disrupting Philanthropy” as the starting point for a future look at the emerging policy landscape. See the NYC event video .

DataJam: Data as the new platform for change

Stephanie Gillis — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:55:08 +0000

The New America Foundation, where Lucy is the HAND Foundation Fellow in Philanthropy, was the site of a first-ever Philanthropy DataJam, hosted by Blueprint Research+ Design and The Sunlight Foundation in Washington on May 10, 2010. Members of the Obama administration and leading open government advocates joined data providers, app developers, nonprofit activists, tech vendors, the media, and researchers to imagine mission-advancing uses for data on giving. See the DataJam video

Unleashing the Potential of E-Philanthropy

Stephanie Gillis — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:50:39 +0000

In mid April, Lucy was invited to the UK by The Oxford Internet Institute to give the keynote speech at a daylong workshop on the Potential of e-Philanthropy. The event was hosted by Dame Stephanie Smith, the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Philanthropy. See her Disrupting Philanthropy Speech outlining the forces that are dramatically reshaping the relationship between giving and social goods

Lucy Bernholz Featured in March Edition of Philanthropy UK Newsletter

Conan Liu — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:43:01 +0000

In the March Edition of the Philanthropy UK Newsletter, Lucy Bernholz provides insight on the nature of disruptive philanthropy in an article by Cheryl Chapman that considers the definition of philanthropy in a digital age and the kinds of audiences who are giving through online and mobile technology. The newsletter also features Lucy’s blog as one of the top five philanthropy blogs, as reviewed by Sean Stannard-Stockton, arch blogger and founder and CEO of US based Tactical Philanthropy Advisors.

In addition, the newsletter announces Lucy as the keynote speaker at Oxford University’s Oxford Internet Institute (OII) event exploring the impact of digital technology on philanthropy. The event, titled “Giving in the Digital World,” will be held at Oxford University on April 14th. For more information on the event, click here.

Blueprint is Hiring: Senior Analyst (Evaluation)

Stephanie Gillis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:51:57 +0000

Blueprint seeks to hire a senior staff person to continue to develop and advance our growing Evaluation + Organizational Learning practice area. This person would be responsible for building and strengthening these services and would lead business development efforts in this area. In addition, this person would lead all ongoing evaluation projects and mentor junior staff in evaluation and social research methods and data analysis techniques. See the full job description . All applications must be received by May 14, 2010.

This position will be based in Blueprint’s office in San Francisco and will report to the COO. Medical, dental, vacation, discretionary holiday, holiday, 401k, and commuting benefits provided. Salaries are negotiated individually depending on experience. Blueprint is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter via email to jobs(at)blueprintrd.com. Type “Senior Analyst-Eval” in the subject line and paste cover letter and resume directly into the text of a single email. Attachments will not be opened.

Do-It-Yourself Community Organizing Evaluation

Justin Louie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:08:21 +0000

Watch organizers from Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO), People Acting in Community Together (PACT), and Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA) describe their experience conducting evaluation of community organizing. Their evaluation efforts were made possible through the support of The California Endowment.

Part 1: What did you want to get out of evaluation?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWbFfV9EsY0

Part 2: What did you do to evaluate?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LAoUAv_DqQ

Part 3: What did you learn from the evaluation?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI2t4-uLiHc

Part 4: How did evaluation help your work?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzEoFNP-McA

Part 5: What advice would you give others looking to engage in evaluation of organizing?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ7DDGn1nQ8