The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, in community with our network of ambassadors and advocates, gathered for a special virtual event celebrating our 5-year anniversary.

In this session, we reflected on highlights and lessons of our first five years, shared our thinking about our next chapter, and dreamed with you about the possibilities for a trust-based future.

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. 

This two-part series, a partnership between the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, Philanthropy Northwest, and the Iowa Council of Foundations, is designed for community foundations that are actively working to embrace trust-based philanthropy. This series explores how trust-based philanthropy plays out in the unique context of community foundations working at the intersection of grantmaking, fund development, donor relations, and community leadership

This two-part series dives into the six practices of trust-based philanthropy and the culture, structures, and leadership necessary for funders to bridge the values-to-practice gap and embody a trust-based approach.

How does trust-based philanthropy apply to film and arts funding? In this webinar, featuring the latest research on the state of film funding, three funders share how they are implementing trust-based practices and what they're learning along the way.

In this breakout conversation at Unity Summit 2021, Pia Infante of the Whitman Institute and Brenda Solorzano of Headwaters Foundation discuss the deep links between trust-based philanthropy and embodying values of equity and racial justice.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Two foundation leaders who have embedded trust-based values and practices into their work share what they're doing, what they are learning, and what is possible when funders yield control in service of healthier nonprofits and communities.

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.

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

In this Family Philanthropy Speaks conversation, Carrie speaks with Nick Tedesco about Durfee’s trust-based practices, getting her start in her family’s effort, and the process of bringing on non-family directors.

This series is dedicated to exploring the fundamental values and dispositions central to a trust-based approach, spanning personal, interpersonal, organizational, and systemic levels of self-examination and skill-building.

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.

Featuring Jean Tom from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, this webinar addresses questions around the legal implications of trust-based philanthropy and alleviates concerns about perceived legal risks.

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.

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.