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Grassroots Grantmaking

From trust-based philanthropy to participatory philanthropy, keeping up with the latest in participation.

Rethinking Resources

As funders freeze, what will sustain the grassroots next?

DAF Reform

Nearly two trillion dollars sit in DAF accounts. How can more money reach communities?

Frontline Finance

The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsors steward billions in philanthropic dollars. But they could do so much more.

Citizen Science

Community-Driven Journalism

From Protest to Participation

How We Gather

The “how” of public meetings is just as important as what is discussed. How can they function better?

Economy

Nuts & Bolts

Exploring the “how” of participatory investing, from designing a fund to facilitating community conversations.

Tech and Democracy

What tool should I use to survey my community? Diving into what’s out there today.

Working It: Creative Control

Stories of sex workers taking control of their representation in media

Collections

Beyond Elections

Proximate Brasil

Brasil

Proximate Brasil

A collaboration between Proximate and Philó to explore participatory problem-solving in Brazil

Brazil

Community Philanthropy

Proximate East Africa

East Africa

Proximate East Africa

A collaboration between Proximate and Mama Hope to explore participatory problem-solving in East Africa

Proximate Samip

SAMIP

Proximate Samip

State of Assembly

Budgeting

Donor Advising

Working It

Working It: Creative Control

Stories of sex workers taking control of their representation in media

Development

Repairing Development Newsletter

Repairing Development

Frontline Finance

Fiscal Sponsorship

agroecology, climate, food

Seeding Power

Agroecology

Seeding Power

How can philanthropy best support agroecology?

Economy

Proximate Investing

The future of participatory investing in the United States

Grassroots Grantmaking

Participatory Grantmaking

Grassroots Grantmaking

From trust-based philanthropy to participatory philanthropy, keeping up with the latest in participation.

Rethinking Resources

As funders freeze, what will sustain the grassroots next?

Development

Repairing Development

Exploring the future of global development

Unlocking Abundance

DAF Reform

Nearly two trillion dollars sit in DAF accounts. How can more money reach communities?

DAF Reform

Frontline Finance

Common Ground

Fiscal Sponsorship

The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsors steward billions in philanthropic dollars. But they could do so much more.

Equity Overhaul

Equity Overhaul explores the state of equitable grants management in the United States.

Development

Homegrown Horizons

Deepening Philanthropy

Aprofundando a Filantropia

A perspective into participatory and trust-based philanthropy from Brazil. In Portuguese and English.

brasil

Citizen Science

Community-Driven Journalism

From Protest to Participation

How We Gather

The “how” of public meetings is just as important as what is discussed. How can they function better?

Economy

Nuts & Bolts

Exploring the “how” of participatory investing, from designing a fund to facilitating community conversations.

Tech and Democracy

What tool should I use to survey my community? Diving into what’s out there today.

Aprofundando a Filantropia

Perspectivas e provocações sobre a mudança de poder no campo da filantropia brasileira. Em português e inglês.

brazil

Articles

Participatory democracy isn’t just for governments

Participatory democracy

Beyond Elections

Field Note

NGO People Powered demonstrates how member-based organizations can use participatory democracy to determine how to allocate its budget.

We need a common vocabulary for participation

Participatory democracy

Beyond Elections

Field Note

What does make public participation in government decision-making meaningful?

Field Note: We need a common vocabulary for participation

How do you grow a culture of democracy from scratch?

Participatory democracy

Beyond Elections

Q&A

Marr Nyang founded Gambia Participates in a country just emerging from a decades-long dictatorship

When Trust-Busting Leads to Trust Building

The story of how I discovered my trust fund — and had to fight to give it away

Introducing... Unlocking Abundance

An editorial series exploring the future of DAF reform in the United States

DAF Reform

Five Questions for John Hecklinger

Grassroots Grantmaking

Q&A

We spoke with the Global Fund for Children’s co-CEO about participatory grantmaking and more