Grantmakers and individual donors are increasingly interested in building partnerships with grantees—working together to develop projects and initiatives that support and build communities from the inside out. They seek to communicate their missions or funding intent clearly and outline the processes for receiving funds in unambiguous ways. Many are also increasingly interested in fully understanding the results generated by the projects they fund. Lessons learned and recommendations about how to do things better in the future are more and more important.

Millennia has successfully supported this partnership-building process in several ways. We assisted one national foundation in a survey of its grantees in a specific grantmaking arena, developing a sketch of strengths and weaknesses. Building on the survey results, we facilitated a day-long visioning session with grantees from around the country. This dialogue proved invaluable as Millennia guided the foundation through its own strategic planning process. In other cases, Millennia has developed guidelines for new funding initiatives and conducted long-term participatory evaluations that engage grantees in ongoing reflection on their work, building learning communities, and strengthening results.

Clients we have worked with:

To review a sample of our work in this area, click Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation