{"id":2147,"date":"2020-12-07T20:13:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T01:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:36:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:36:11","slug":"sharing-power-and-influence-for-greater-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/panl\/2020\/sharing-power-and-influence-for-greater-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Power and Influence for Greater Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Marcel Lauzi\u00e8re<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recently, conversations have arisen in the philanthropic sector about rethinking the funder-grantee relationship to refocus power and influence. Behind these conversations is an increasing sense that a new kind of relationship could lead to more impact. And in the end, impact is what everyone is working towards.<\/p>\n

Let me offer two examples to illustrate how our work at the Lawson Foundation is changing to give more power and influence to those we\u2019re funding. Both involve relationships with Indigenous partners.<\/p>\n

The partnership with Raven<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first one relates to the Indigenous Diabetes Reduction<\/a> initiative. For more than three decades, the Foundation has worked on diabetes prevention and built up a strong expertise in the area. But we now know that if anything is going to change, things need to be done differently. Our work must increasingly be community driven, and that entails taking a back seat and playing much more of a supporting role. Although we\u2019re at the table, leadership is in the hands of our Indigenous colleagues, such as those working with our partner, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners.<\/p>\n