Listen "Pilot Episode: Listening, Power, and Cartoon Heroes"
Episode Synopsis
Fund for Shared Insight's Insights for Change Podcast features conversations with people in philanthropy about funder listening to shift power. In this pilot episode, John Ferguson (Indiana Philanthropy Alliance) and Annie Grier (Feedback Labs) have a lively and insightful conversation about how funders need to use their "listening stethoscopes" to find out what is already happening in the communities they seek to serve; the "infinite number of potential partnerships" that ought to be cultivated to accelerate the work of philanthropy; and what a 1990s cartoon character can teach us about power dynamics. About Fund for Shared Insight Fund for Shared Insight is a national funder collaborative seeking to improve philanthropy by supporting funders to listen well, respond to what they hear, and shift and share power with those impacted by their desicions. Insights for Change is a blog featuring news, case studies, opinions, research, videos, and podcasts, that highlight how funders and nonprofits can center the people and communities at the heart of their work.
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