{"id":16467,"date":"2024-02-14T13:34:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=16467"},"modified":"2025-06-06T22:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T02:38:02","slug":"alchemy-in-action-the-dance-of-knowledge-building-grant-strategy-and-equity","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\/industry-insights\/resources\/alchemy-in-action-the-dance-of-knowledge-building-grant-strategy-and-equity","title":{"rendered":"Alchemy In Action: The Dance of Knowledge Building, Grant Strategy, and Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero hero--textual hero--textual-powder-blue\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-9 col-lg\">\n                <ul class=\"breadcrumbs list-unstyled\">\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbaud.com\"><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\">Industry Insights<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/industry-insights\/resources\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li>Alchemy In Action: The Dance of Knowledge Building, Grant Strategy, and Equity<\/li>\n            <\/ul>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7\">\n                <div class=\"hero--textual__content\">\n                                    <h1>Alchemy In Action: The Dance of Knowledge Building, Grant Strategy, and Equity<\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"gated-resource\" id=\"gated-resource-block_59870f6a64fdfd91b016a3ac08cee827\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row align-items-start justify-content-lg-between\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1\">\n                <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-white white-bg\" id=\"wysiwyg-block_aa2dd368752e9aa5a49dadee9a346b8d\">\n            <p class=\"body-large\">Alchemy, once used to refer to magic and precious metals, denotes the power to change what is around us into something even more valuable. When we understand our knowledge practice as shared meaning making, we can do just that as grants professionals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-large\">Knowledge work, as an emerging field within philanthropy, is all about alchemy. If foundation strategy isn\u2019t feeling equity centered, knowledge work can deepen the equity focus. If a grantmaking approach seems stagnant, knowledge work can encourage exploration and creativity. If philanthropic strategy is shifting quickly to the next \u201cnew\u201d thing, knowledge work can hold steady while embodying change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-large\">In this webinar, we will briefly explore the context for today\u2019s knowledge work in grantmaking. Then we will dive into some principles and practices that can help integrate knowledge work within grant strategy for the shared purpose of equity (broadly defined). 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