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What kind of knowledge sharer are you?

A foundation’s tendency to share knowledge is strongly influenced by two factors: its capacity to share knowledge and its culture around knowledge sharing. Capacity refers to the processes, staff, and resources needed for foundations to share their knowledge, while culture refers to internal values, leadership, and overall interest that support sharing. By taking a closer look at key components of capacity and culture, foundations can identify their strengths and challenges with regard to sharing knowledge. In turn, these qualities shed light on opportunities to become a stronger knowledge sharer. To make a quick self-assessment of your foundation, mark each of the following statements that are true for your organization:

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* Capacity Statements

Our foundation has a website that we use to share what we are learning

We have an active social media presence

We have staff designated to lead communications and learning

Staff share knowledge externally in a range of ways

Our grantee reports are designed to easily share publicly

When preparing resources, our standard process is to consider usefulness and audience needs

We convene or participate in conferences that support in-person sharing

We routinely share reports on open repositories and other relevant third-party sites

We openly license our knowledge products so that others can easily build on our work

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* Culture Statements

Openness and learning are explicit values of our foundation

We see engagement with the field as core to our impact

We value the knowledge of others and actively seek it out

Our leaders model knowledge sharing both externally and internally

We designate time for staff to reflect and share knowledge

We are not afraid to share what didn't work

We are interested in experimentation and taking risks

We are interested in building the fields of practice in which we work

We believe we have a responsibility to share what we are learning