Tag Archives: intentionality

Oct 04 2013
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Impact & Evaluation, Sara Beggs

Impact Takes Intentionality

By Sara Beggs, ASF

Over the past 5 years, 70 committed ASF members have explored the path to impact in small-staff philanthropy and worked to make impact more accessible to funders. We’re delighted to share some of the Impact Working Group’s insights in this and future posts, and in a section of ASF’s website dedicated to achieving impact.

Are you achieving the results you intend from your investments of dollars and time? Are you applying a key ingredient: intentionality?

Intentional funders are thoughtful and purposeful. They know that achieving impact takes knowledge, planning, tough choices, good relationships, and often more than money.

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May 14 2013
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Colleen O'Keefe, Impact & Evaluation

Continual Learning Through Intention and Evaluation

By Colleen O’Keefe, Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation

Colleen O'KeefeOriginally posted in Giving Forum, Minnesota Council on Foundations’  free, quarterly newspaper. Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation, a member of MCF and ASF, is committed to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and their families. 

The Sauer Children’s Renew Foundation is a small family foundation with a mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and families in Minnesota. As much as we would like to solve all of the complex issues facing this population, we have had to accept our limited capacity.

And acceptance has helped us realize that to make a real difference in the community, focus and evaluation must be embedded throughout our grant process.

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