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.
Skeptic’s Corner: FAQ’s About Trust-Based Philanthropy
This guide outlines the top ten most frequently asked questions about how foundations can adopt a trust-based approach, and a collection of answers based on contributions from many trust-based practitioners.
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.
5 Myths of Conventional Philanthropy
This guide outlines five common myths and misperceptions that come up in discussions about trust-based principles, and offers clear counterpoints in response.
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.
Leaving the Titanic: Redesigning a More Relevant, Effective Philanthropy
In this breakfast plenary from the 2020 Catalist Conference, nonprofit leader and writer Vu Le and Trust-Based Philanthropy Project steering committee member Pia Infante reimagine philanthropy’s role in this sociopolitical climate.
How To Show Up in a Trust-Based Way
This 2-pager overview offers six considerations for anyone—regardless of role or position—who wants to proactively build relationships of mutual trust.
Strategies for Narrowing the Power Gap in Philanthropy
In this Action Planner, PEAK Grantmaking provides recommendations, along with key questions and resources, to help you recognize and narrow the power gap in your grantmaking practices.
Power Moves Toolkit
NCRP’s Power Moves asks foundations to consider if they’re leveraging the full power of their foundations for equity and justice, and offers insights on how to get there.
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.
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.