This is the second webinar in our Trust-Based Philanthropy Learning Series hosted in partnership with Blue Sky Funders Forum and the Environmental Grantmakers Association. It is free and open to all. Register here.
For trust-based philanthropy to succeed, it requires trust at all levels: between the board and staff, among staff, and between staff and grantee partners. A trust-based culture is the necessary foundation for an organization to fully embody trust-based philanthropy. THis requires time and commitment from an organization’s staff and board to build internal trust and dialogue in order to be able to model that externally. But what does it take for an organization to fully embrace and cultivate internal trust? What are the roles and responsibilities of a trust-based board and staff? How do you work to build trust over time, and how can you be aware of the blind spots and implicit biases that get in the way of building trust and transparency?
Join us as we dig into these questions and hear from foundation leaders who have intentionally built in the time and process to build trust internally in order to fully lean into their commitment to trust-based practices and values.
Speakers:
Dimple Abichandani, Executive Director, General Service Foundation
Gabriela Alcalde, Executive Director, Edmina B. Sewall Foundation
Mailee Walker, Executive Director, Claneil Foundation
This session will be moderated by Shaady Salehi, Director of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project.
Click here to register for this session.
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About the Trust-Based Philanthropy Learning Series:
The Blue Sky Funders Forum, the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, and the Environmental Grantmakers Association are pleased to announce a 3-part series on trust-based philanthropy exploring the practices, values, and culture of what it means to be a trust-based funder.
At its core, trust-based philanthropy is about redistributing power -- systemically, organizationally, and interpersonally -- in service of a healthier and more equitable nonprofit sector. On a practical level, this includes multi-year unrestricted funding, streamlined applications and reporting, and a commitment to building relationships based on transparency, dialogue, and mutual learning.
As this approach becomes more and more recognized in our sector, many foundations are making strides to adopt trust-based practices in order to deepen their relationships and impact. This has become more prevalent and urgent during the pandemic to effectively respond to emerging needs. We see an opportunity to build on this journey, and further explore what it looks like to adopt trust-based practices; how it connects to your organizational culture and values and connections with work to advance racial equity and justice; and what it takes to build a trust-based culture from the inside-out.