Perspectives
Efficiency, Meet Empathy. Why Grantmaking Needs Both AI and the Human Touch
The market for AI-powered grant management tools is growing rapidly, expected to nearly double from $2.75 billion in 2024 to $4.79 billion by 2030. Yet only 10% of foundations officially accept AI-generated proposals, even though most can't detect when applicants use...
Values-Driven Vision: Philanthropy That Starts with Why
Credo Partners, Tracy McFerrin and Maurice Watson, sat down recently with Ethan Whitehill, President & Chief Strategy Officer at Crux, to discuss philanthropy and their partnership. You can listen to the conversation here.
Credo and the Pinnacle Pod
Credo's Maurice Watson has had the opportunity this year to interview and share the stories of some of Kansas City's young leaders through The Pinnacle Pod, a podcast program that celebrates the spirit of The Pinnacle Prize. Click here,...
Relational Philanthropy- A New Framework that Goes Beyond Trust
In their article, Relational Philanthropy in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, co-authors Tracy McFerrin and Kathleen Boyle Dalen outline a new framework for centering relationships in philanthropy. The authors propose three recommendations for transformation:...
Deepening Impact through Relational Philanthropy
Credo’s Tracy McFerrin and co-author Kathleen Boyle Dalen published Deepening Impact Through Relational Philanthropy in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. This article encourages a broader and more cooperative definition of community in philanthropy in order to...
A Mindset for Giving
Credo’s Tracy McFerrin, along with co-author Kathleen Boyle Dalen, published two articles on how a mindset shift can enhance the impact of individual and institutional philanthropy. In Make Giving Tuesday About More Than Money. Make it about Connection in the San...