tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post439225038144915481..comments2024-03-28T03:11:22.839-07:00Comments on PHILANTHROPY 2173: Digital isn't optional and it isn't "other"Lucy Bernholzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253941214286179394noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3614581.post-41419587354053755322015-03-02T12:30:27.179-08:002015-03-02T12:30:27.179-08:00It's absolutely a digital world - important co...It's absolutely a digital world - important context for all funders and nonprofits to keep top of mind. <br /><br />You’re right, Foundation Center’s recent GrantCraft guide on capacity building doesn't call this out explicitly. The guide really isn’t about building particular types of capacities, but rather about the funder approach to grantee relationships that can better position capacity-building efforts for success. Truthfully, I think about digital capacity as so intertwined with other capacities that I just consider it to be automatically part of the conversation. Several of our interviewees who shared anecdotes that broached digital territory seemed to do the same. But I also know the adage about assuming…<br /><br />Interestingly, questions about technology/digital capacity were included in our survey of foundation and nonprofit practitioners, but neither group ranked it as a top priority for capacity building. With posts like this and better attention by philanthropy to a digital world, I wonder if this will change over the next several years...<br /><br />Thankfully, a lot of other work at Foundation Center (including other GrantCraft resources) highlight how digital civil society not only impacts but should drive philanthropy's work. Data, knowledge sharing, and connection all benefit from the post-1994 age. While other stuff – soft skills – don't necessarily change, the ways they manifest might. That’s certainly something we can do more research and sharing on! Good fodder for more resources.Jen Bokoffhttp://www.grantcraft.orgnoreply@blogger.com