James Radner

Biographic Data

ID6852541
NAMEJames Radner
GIVEN NAMESJames
FAMILY NAMERadner
SIGNATURERADNER J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Toronto
ORCID0000-0002-8144-0985
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • A Foundation’s Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It – With 2024 Prologue

    Open AccessMichael Quinn Patton, NATHANIEL FOOTE et al.ARTICLEThe Foundation Review2024References: 2

    Editor’s Note: This article, first published in print and online in 2015, has been republished by The Foundation Review with minor updates. This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand …

  • Measurement for Change: Reflections from innovators' experiences with monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems for Early Childhood Development

    Open AccessJoost De Laat, James Radner et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2023

    In this review paper, we explore how on-the-ground Early Childhood Development (ECD) innovators are using monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems to guide the design and implementation of ECD programs, as well as how MEL systems can influence policy and support the achievement of impact at scale. We reflect on articles in the Frontiers series “ Effective delivery of integrated interventions in early childhood: innovations in evidence u…

  • The Aspirations of Measurement for Change

    Open AccessJoachim Krapels, Lotte van der Haar et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2020

    This Perspective presents the five key aspirations of an approach to data use, decision making and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) in Early Childhood Development (ECD) referred to as Measurement for Change. The core ideas of Measurement for Change gave rise to this series, and many of the papers submitted in this series speak to this approach, whether directly or indirectly. The five aspirations describe interconnected concepts that ad…

  • The Theory of Philanthropy of the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative

    Open AccessJames Radner, NATHANIEL FOOTE et al.ARTICLEThe Foundation Review2015

    This article presents the theory of philanthropy of the Palix Foundation, which seeks to improve health and wellness outcomes for children and families in Alberta, Canada, by mobilizing and applying knowledge about brain and early childhood development and the link to lifelong mental health and addiction outcomes. Through years of intuitive exploration and adaptation, the foundation evolved its role to include brokering access to the latest scien…

  • A Foundation's Theory of Philanthropy: What It Is, What It Provides, How to Do It

    Open AccessMichael Quinn Patton, NATHANIEL FOOTE et al.ARTICLEThe Foundation Review2015Cited by: 2References: 2

    This article argues that philanthropic endeavors should be undergirded by a theory of philanthropy. Articulating a theory of philanthropy is a way for a foundation to make explicit what is often only implicit, thereby enabling internal and external actors to pose and resolve significant questions, understand and play important roles more fully and effectively, and improve performance by enhancing alignment across complex systems. A theory of phil…

  • Executive Summaries

    Open AccessMichael Quinn Patton, Nathaniel Evaluation et al.ARTICLEThe Foundation Review2015

    This article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than, but incorporates, a foundation's philosophy and strategy. The three authors have more than 100 combined years of organizational consulting experience. The theory-of-philanthropy approach emerged from their work with foundation leaders who were seeking ways to more effectively integrate all aspects of their work -mission and val…

  • Reflections and Commentary on a Theory of Philanthropy

    Open AccessMélanie M Gagnon, NATHANIEL FOOTE et al.ARTICLEThe Foundation Review2015

    This special section of The Foundation Review includes four articles about theory of philanthropy, an approach for identifying and articulating a comprehensive and integrated synthesis of how and why a foundation operates as it does. The opening article explains what a theory of philanthropy is, how it contrasts with theory of change, and how it is more than -but incorporates -a foundation's philosophy and strategy. Next come two case studies, on…