GlobalGiving partnered with the GFCF in 2020 to conduct participatory research exploring the concept of “community-led” change. Our ultimate goal is to make it easier for funders (including ourselves) to identify, support, and strengthen community-led approaches. Too often, the tools funders are using do not reflect the community’s perspective or preferences. At best, those tools developed outside of communities can miss the nuances of community-led processes and outcomes. At worst, they can contribute to deepening already existing inequities. We worked with field partners in six countries — India, Mexico, Nepal, Russia, Vietnam and Zambia — to co-design a process for identifying...

This Q&A originally appeared in the Zambian Governance Foundation's (ZGF) Newsflash.   "If you are not measuring what matters, you are measuring the wrong things," says Barry Knight, one of the authors of Measuring what matters, a consultation paper designed to advance a conversation about measurement in civil society. The goal of the paper is to identify more meaningful approaches to organizational learning and accountability. The paper, which is co-authored by Dana Doan, is jointly published by Candid, the GFCF, and Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP). Tarisai Jangara, ZGF's Programme Specialist - Communications, caught up with Barry who unpacked some key issues...