---
id: "worksheets:exercise/identifying-stakeholders-philanthropy"
type: "Solving Public Problems worksheet"
title: "Identifying Stakeholders (Philanthropy)"
url: "https://worksheets.solvingpublicproblems.org/exercise/identifying-stakeholders-philanthropy"
date: "2024-07-11"
summary: "Which communities, organizations, and individuals have the know-how to help you refine your definition of the problem. Brainstorm who needs to be asked..."
source: "Solving Public Problems worksheets (worksheets.solvingpublicproblems.org), The GovLab and the Burnes Center for Social Change"
licence: "none stated"
---

# Identifying Stakeholders (Philanthropy)

Exercise group: Defining Problems with Human-Centered Design · Recommended exercise

## About this worksheet

- Which communities, organizations, and individuals have the know-how to help you refine your definition of the problem. 
- Brainstorm who needs to be asked. 
- Make sure to include diverse kinds of people, including both average users and outliers, focusing in particular on those who are least likely to have been heard. Make sure you are hearing all viewpoints.

## Questions

1. Who? Foundations, philanthropies, corporate social responsibility officers from the private sector, or religious leaders.
2. Why? These organizations often possess deep expertise about the project and have a good overview of who is doing what in the same space. They can also provide additional resources to fund solutions, and they may be open to more experimentation than are other participants in the project.
3. How? Philanthropies will generally publish their issue areas, making it easier to find those who work on your problem. If unsure from their websites, refer to the Foundation Center’s directory.

## Source

Solving Public Problems, Chapter 5, p. 125

## PDF version

https://directus.theburnescenter.org/assets/4b3ed813-a7f6-4171-b417-74252f2f8acd

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