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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?

Solidarity Economies

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

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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?

Solidarity Economies

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.

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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?

Solidarity Economies

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.

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Articles

How to Fund the Girls You Want to Run the World

Rethinking Resources

Opinion

Young people are changing the world. Trust them with resources.

Angelika Arutyunova and Lariza Fonseca

How to Fund the Girls You Want to Run the World

A New Book on Participatory Grantmaking

Grassroots Grantmaking

Field Note

There’s a new book called Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy coming out in 2025.

Proximate

RWJF Reflects on Participatory Philanthropy

Grassroots Grantmaking

Field Note

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the latest major foundation to experiment with PGM and they released a case study of their pilot phase.

Proximate

RWJF Reflects on Participatory Philanthropy

Resumo de Relatórios Field Note

Proximate Brasil

Resumo de relatórios: Doações de base no Brasil

Lemos vários relatórios sobre a mudança de poder na filantropia e selecionamos os destaques

Brazil

Aprofundando a Filantropia: o que queremos dizer com prática?

Uma nova coluna para o Proximate Brasil sobre filantrópicas contemporâneas

Joana Ribeiro Mortari

Brazil

Aprofundando a Filantropia: o que queremos dizer com prática?