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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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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The Role of Trust in Philanthropy

The Role of Trust in Philanthropy

This keynote by Carrie Avery, President of the Durfee Foundation, is immediately followed by a panel discussion featuring three Indiana-based funders as they share more about how they’re working on prioritizing trust and relationships in their work.

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Deciding Together: Shifting Power & Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Deciding Together: Shifting Power & Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking

Created with input from a number of participatory grantmakers, this guide shares challenges, lessons learned, and best practices for engaging in inclusive grantmaking.

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Robert Sterling Clark's Approach to (and Tools for) Evaluation

Robert Sterling Clark's Approach to (and Tools for) Evaluation

For the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, evaluation is a key ingredient in being a good partner to grantees. RSCF uses three evaluation tools to assess their grantmaking impact while also providing opportunities for the Foundation to self-reflect.

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How To Do A Trust-Based Grantee Meeting

How To Do A Trust-Based Grantee Meeting

This funder-specific tool offers a checklist of trust-based considerations before, during, and after grantee check-in meetings.

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Great Funder–Nonprofit Relationships Toolkit

Great Funder–Nonprofit Relationships Toolkit

This toolkit from Exponent Philanthropy is designed to help funders recognize the aspects of great relationships with their grantees, assess competencies, and consider ways to improve how to be in partnership.

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Relationships Matter: Program Officers, Grantees, and the Keys to Success

Relationships Matter: Program Officers, Grantees, and the Keys to Success

Research from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) sheds light on what constitutes a strong funder–grantee relationship, what nonprofits say it takes for funders to foster such relationships, and the crucial role that program officers play in the equation.

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