“Philanthropy fuels the marketplace of ideas.” It was a pleasure connecting with fellow thought leaders at the 2024 #CECPSummit this week! The theme of Purpose + Persistence truly resonated throughout the event, especially while sharing the stage with #TruistFoundation Where It Starts anchor partner Joseph Scantlebury of Living Cities. We discussed the strategies that have helped foster transparency in our partnership and the importance of co-creating for greater impact. During my time at CECP and in sharing the space with Joe, we shared three key takeaways Transparency: Corporate funders must be willing to listen, learn and adapt based on measurement, evaluation and feedback. As for grantees, when you don’t have to be hesitant about being vocal if something isn't working—that’s a strong indicator you have transparency in a relationship. Co-creating: For funders, multi-pronged partnerships are the ideal outcome to creative community design solutioning, bringing organizations together who didn’t previously know each other to share investment, ideas and ways to strengthen small businesses. We can't do it alone! Community decision making: At #Truistfoundation we recognize that all communities are not the same and face different challenges. To address these, it’s important we work with different non-profits to create unique goals and action plans for each community, leveraging the community’s existing strengths. Through these pillars, we have seen our collaborative efforts flourish and drive instrumental, meaningful impact. Thanks to CECP for having Joe and I!
Gwyneth Gaul, CAP®
11mo
Yesss Lynette Bell! Great sharing the stage with you today. Let’s do some good together!
Terance Murray
10mo
Lynette Bell here is an organization making a impact! Creating Exposure Through The Arts...Through Education
Eleanor Boyd
7mo
Thank you! This is so "right on"!!
Executive, Strategist, Change Maker, Data Nerd
11moSo wonderful to see, Lynette Bell - Grateful to share a stage.