Trust in Action: The Bridge Between Grantmakers and the Grassroots
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Trust in Action: The Bridge Between Grantmakers and the Grassroots

This guide highlights the challenges faced by community-based organizations and their priorities for change in philanthropy and global development. It examines how funders can strengthen trust, flexibility, and partnership in funding to nourish community-led change.

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Trust-Based Philanthropy Explained (for Giving Circles)
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Trust-Based Philanthropy Explained (for Giving Circles)

This guide provides a comprehensive breakdown of trust-based philanthropy as it applies specifically to giving circles. Included in the guide, you can find a list of frequently asked questions, outlines of concrete steps you can take, and a list of additional resources

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6-Part Series: Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy

6-Part Series: Demystifying Trust-Based Philanthropy

In this six-part webinar series, the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and featured speakers address common questions, clarify misconceptions, and explore ways to overcome obstacles in implementing trust-based philanthropy. 

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IVAR: Unrestricted Funding in Practice Series
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IVAR: Unrestricted Funding in Practice Series

These resources from UK-based IVAR provide case examples from funders who have implemented unrestricted funding practices in their organizations. Each case example provides an exploration of the impact shifting to unrestricted funding has made in their organizations, input from their grantee partners, and advice to other funders.

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Sample Collection: Welcome Letters for New Grantee Partners
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Sample Collection: Welcome Letters for New Grantee Partners

This collection of welcome letters from Thousand Currents and the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) demonstrate how funders can lead with trust and center relationships when embarking on new grantee partner relationships.

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6 Trust-Based Practices at-a-Glance

6 Trust-Based Practices at-a-Glance

This guide provides a 2-page overview of the trust-based philanthropy approach, including the six practices of trust-based grantmaking.

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Planet & Partnership: Funding Climate Solutions via Equitable Partnerships
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Planet & Partnership: Funding Climate Solutions via Equitable Partnerships

For corporate philanthropy to be more equitable and impactful, we need to examine and reimagine the way we do our work to better center the experiences of leaders who are on the frontlines of the issues we seek to address. As businesses and funders, we can accelerate climate solutions that advance equity while at the same time shifting power dynamics within traditional philanthropy, and building authentic and mutually accountable relationships with frontline and local communities. How do we build these relationships?

In this webinar, the team at The Trust Based Philanthropy Project will share a framework for more equitable and effective grantmaking partnerships as we hear from community partners and B Corp funders who are operationalizing trust-based practices.

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Sample Collection: Unrestricted Grant Agreements

Sample Collection: Unrestricted Grant Agreements

These sample unrestricted grant agreements from the North Star Fund, the Dorot Foundation, and the General Services Foundation provide language that focus on reducing the burden on grantees through more streamlined processes.

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Participatory Grantmaking and Trust-Based Philanthropy

Participatory Grantmaking and Trust-Based Philanthropy

This webinar explores what it takes to build trust within a participatory framework, and how to bolster the strengths of trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking—while also mitigating their tensions and challenges.

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Making the Case for Trust-Based Philanthropy: Part 1 & 2

Making the Case for Trust-Based Philanthropy: Part 1 & 2

This series addresses common misperceptions of trust-based philanthropy and offers examples and concrete first steps from other grantmakers in the field who have brought these ideas and approaches into their organizations.

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Committing to Trust-Based Philanthropy

Committing to Trust-Based Philanthropy

Presented in partnership with Forefront Illinois, this webinar features a conversation with three foundation leaders on how trust-based philanthropy shapes extends beyond grantmaking practices into organizational values, culture, and leadership.

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Series: Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D

Series: Trust-Based Philanthropy in 4D

This four-part series invites funders to consider a multi-dimensional approach to the trust-based journey, which trust-based values shape grantmaking practices, culture, Structure, and leadership.

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Guidelines for Interactions with Community-Based Organization Grantees and Their Communities

Guidelines for Interactions with Community-Based Organization Grantees and Their Communities

The Firelight Foundation developed this tool for funders who may ask, “What does a justice and solidarity approach look like in interacting with and supporting people and communities to address the issue(s) at hand?”

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IVAR Report: The Why and How of Unrestricted Funding

IVAR Report: The Why and How of Unrestricted Funding

Research from IVAR demonstrates that no matter your organization’s perceived limitations or hesitations—whether about compliance, efficiency, impact or risk—we can all go further in offering the resource nonprofits need most: unrestricted funding.

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Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens

The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity created this guide to help foundation leaders understand what it means to move from racial equity to racial justice funding strategies.

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Trust-Based Philanthropy Summer Learning Webinar Series

Trust-Based Philanthropy Summer Learning Webinar Series

This three-part series examines the process of building trust and mutual accountability with grantee partners and invites funders to reflect on the internal work necessary to center equity and power-awareness.

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Trust-Based Compliance: From Theory to Practice

Trust-Based Compliance: From Theory to Practice

A CFO, an attorney, a tax expert, and an auditor share how they have implemented legal and financial practices that are trust-forward and fully compliant.

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