The Future is Trust-Based

The Future is Trust-Based

Chantias Ford, Director of Programs and Strategic Learning at the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, joins Monique Curry-Mims & Valerie Johnson on the Beyond Philanthropy Podcast to discuss the framework of Trust-Based Philanthropy, its critics, trust washing, and the future of trust in philanthropy.

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210 Goodbyes: Lessons From Ending Grantee Relationships
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210 Goodbyes: Lessons From Ending Grantee Relationships

This resource from the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation provides guidance and practical steps for how to navigate the ending of a grantmaking relationship in a way that maintains your grantee partner’s needs in mind.

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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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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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Trust-Based Philanthropy & Its Misconceptions
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Trust-Based Philanthropy & Its Misconceptions

As a guest on the Do Your Good podcast, Shaady Salehi breaks down trust-based philanthropy’s grounding in relational approaches to grantmaking, including orientations to learning and evaluation that mitigate power dynamics and account for complex ecosystems of change.

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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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Redistributing Power Through Trust-Based Philanthropy

Redistributing Power Through Trust-Based Philanthropy

In this breakout session of the 2021 Global Philanthropy Forum, two trust-based funders describe the organizational structures and mindsets, rooted in trust, required to alleviate the power dynamic between funders and nonprofits.

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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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Trust-Based Philanthropy + Corporate Social Responsibility

Trust-Based Philanthropy + Corporate Social Responsibility

This candid conversation with John Brothers, President of the T. Rowe Price Foundation, illuminates the compatibility of trust-based philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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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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3-Part Series: Practice, Values, & Culture

3-Part Series: Practice, Values, & Culture

This webinar series explores the practices, values, and culture of what it means to be a trust-based funder.

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How a Relatively Small Foundation Leverages Resources for Optimal Impact

How a Relatively Small Foundation Leverages Resources for Optimal Impact

The following is a conversation between Philip Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and Denver Frederick, the Host of The Business of Giving.

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Series: The Six Practices of Trust-Based Philanthropy

Series: The Six Practices of Trust-Based Philanthropy

Over the course of seven sessions, this series unpacks the six practices of trust-based philanthropy, as well as how to make the case for the structural and cultural changes necessary to support them.

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Webinar Collection: Trust-Based Philanthropy 101

Webinar Collection: Trust-Based Philanthropy 101

TBP 101 sessions offer a primer on trust-based philanthropy and an overview of its six principles, through the lens of a particular trust-based foundation’s journey.

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