Renual - Publications, Change Philanthropy, Case Studies of Indigenous Leadership

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	Change Philanthropy: Candid Stories of Foundation Maximizing Results through Social Justice Alicia Epstein Korten, Kim Klein (series editor), and the Center for Community Change. Written for grantmakers, including foundation trustees and program officers, as well as nonprofit executive directors and others, Change Philanthropy is a guide for developing long term high impact grantmaking strategies that address the causes of criical social problems. Download Book Flyer Order now

	Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations are Using Stories to Drive Results Editor: Lori Silverman Contributing Author: Alicia Epstein Korten This book showcases how stories are being applied in over 70 organizations to address key business issues and manage daily work. Featured institutions include Levi Strauss & Co., Lands’ End, Interface, Inc., Microsoft, NASA, AARP, Hewlett Packard, the OneVillage Foundation and many more. Read more Order now

	Staying Power: Using Technical Assistance and Peer Learning to Enhance Donor Investments Alicia Epstein Korten with Barbara Wyckoff-Baird This publication highlights the role of technical assistance and peer learning in the Ford Foundation’s Community-Based Forestry National Demonstration Project, a six-year initiative to renew rural America. Case studies show how, by providing not only money but also support systems, the Ford Foundation helped to support change at three levels - within institutions, within communities and within a nation. Order now

	Changing the Power Equation: Case Studies of Indigenous Leadership in Panama’s Darien Gap Alicia Epstein Korten and Hector Huertas This report compares organizing strategies of three campaigns led by Indigenous Peoples in Panama’s Darien Gap and shows how the most effective of the three initiatives helped them to not only secure their land rights, but also set an international precedent. Indigenous Peoples became negotiators in a major loan by the Inter-American Development Bank, an intergovernmental agency that historically only negotiated loans with governments.

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