Trust-Based Blog

Reimagining philanthropy begins with learning out loud.

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By sharing ideas, with curiosity and humility, the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project blog features trust-based grantmakers who talk about their own lessons, questions, and aha-moments along their power-sharing journeys.

 
Community Knows What They Need
Patricia Mejia Patricia Mejia

Community Knows What They Need

“So much of my role is acting as a translator between community and those controlling resources (myself included).” -Patricia Mejia

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Chipping Away at Trust-Based Org Change
Suzanne Geary Suzanne Geary

Chipping Away at Trust-Based Org Change

“I want to tell my peers who resist trust-based shifts: the field is evolving, we need to stop talking about risk and start listening to what our nonprofit partners want and need. There’s sector change happening, and it’s both past-due and important work.” -Suzanne Geary

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We Can’t Sit Content In A Broken System
Trust-Based Philanthropy Project Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

We Can’t Sit Content In A Broken System

“How do we center the importance of trust without centering ourselves in the power dynamic that comes with being the funder?” -Mailee Walker & Andrea Bretting

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Not Your Typical Family Foundation
A. Sparks A. Sparks

Not Your Typical Family Foundation

“Our affinity with our grantee partners, with different histories but similar experiences of injustice, has made building trust more possible.” -A. Sparks

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