This is the third 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.
Trust-based philanthropy isn’t just about what you do and how you fund, but also about how you show up. This requires constant self-reflection, a willingness to learn and listen, and an ability to assess and address power imbalances. How can we cultivate these types of practices in our everyday work? How can funders embrace trust-based dispositions even if we’re not part of an organization that is fully trust-based in its practices? How can we manage the challenges and realities of building trust over time, especially among nonprofit partners that may have experienced trauma and strain in their past funder relationships?
Join us for this final session where we’ll dive into the dispositions and behaviors of being a trust-based funder, with real-life scenarios and examples of how funders have navigated these questions in their own work.
Speakers:
Lisa Cowan, Vice President, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
Alison Corwin, Sr. Program Officer, Surdna Foundation
Katherine Zavala, Director of Grassroots Partnerships, Thousand Currents
This session will be moderated by Pia Infante, Chair 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.