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.

 
It's a Matter of Trust
Philip Li Philip Li

It's a Matter of Trust

Trust-Based Philanthropy is not a new concept, but naming it has power. Phil Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation reflects on how naming the practice helped the foundation and like-minded funders recognize shared approaches to grantmaking, and to identify some principles around those approaches.

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How Headwaters' Streamlined GO! Grants Help Build Relationships (Without Overburdening Grantees)
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How Headwaters' Streamlined GO! Grants Help Build Relationships (Without Overburdening Grantees)

Brenda Solorzano has led the Headwaters Foundation in Missoula, Montana with a commitment to trust-based philanthropy since its inception in 2018. This commitment has led to a number of innovations – including GO! Grants that are designed to put grant funds in the hands of grantees in less than a month – as well as some informative lessons.

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