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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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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Insights From Our 2022 Grantmaker Survey
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Insights From Our 2022 Grantmaker Survey

An analysis of which aspects of trust-based philanthropy are most resonant for grantmakers on the TBP journey, which tools and resources have been most effective, and the top challenges and misperceptions related to trust-based philanthropy. Based on survey data from 141 grantmakers on the trust-based philanthropy journey, gathered in 2022.

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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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A Trust-Based Framework for Learning and Evaluation in Philanthropy

A Trust-Based Framework for Learning and Evaluation in Philanthropy

This webinar addresses the most frequently asked question from funders who are curious about trust-based philanthropy: “What does it look like to measure impact in trust-based philanthropy?”

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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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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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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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A Conversation with the Co-Founder of Trust-Based Philanthropy

A Conversation with the Co-Founder of Trust-Based Philanthropy

On the Do Your Good podcast, John Esterle, Co-Executive Director of The Whitman Institute, discusses the evolution of trust-based philanthropy and offers advice on building ecosystems of trust across the sector.

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Operationalizing Trust-Based Philanthropy
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Operationalizing Trust-Based Philanthropy

Ashley Clark, Director of Knowledge and Grants Management at the Libra Foundation, joins the More Good Podcast to share her experience centering trust in operational decisions, from who is funded to how grants are tracked and managed internally.

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