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Grassroots Grantmaking

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

Rethinking Resources

As funders freeze, what will sustain the grassroots next?

Unlocking Abundance

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

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?

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

Repairing Development Newsletter

Repairing Development

Fiscal Sponsorship

agroecology, climate, food

Seeding Power

Agroecology

Seeding Power

How can philanthropy best support agroecology?

Proximate Investing

The future of participatory investing in the United States

On Media

On Infrastructure

Taking Root

This column by Vanessa Stevens highlights emerging ideas and resources to deepen grassroots grantmaking.

Grassroots Grantmaking

Participatory Grantmaking

Grassroots Grantmaking

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

Rethinking Resources

As funders freeze, what will sustain the grassroots next?

Repairing Development

Exploring the future of global development

Unlocking Abundance

DAF Reform

Unlocking Abundance

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

DAF Reform

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.

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?

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

Fiscal Sponsorship Is Here to Stay

Predictions

Fiscal sponsors will continue to enable Americans to support projects of their choice at a time when those in need are stranded by government cutbacks

Greg Colvin

Collaborative Funds Have Infrastructure – And It Needs Investment

Predictions

Collaborative funds are only as strong as their fiscal sponsors, and many are at breaking point

It’s Time to Rewrite the Job Description

A dispatch from PEAK2025 on how grants managers are leading on equity, tech adoption and institutional change

Rachel Kimber

It’s Time to Rewrite the Job Description

Fundraising Help Is No Longer Optional

Predictions

Sponsors can help projects close gaps in resourcing, build confidence, and unlock far more than we invest

Alejandra García Lezama and Frank Gargione

Fundraising Help Is No Longer Optional for Fiscal Sponsors

Spring Newsletter: Out of Balance

Proximate Investing

Newsletter

Sonia Sarkar