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Mechanics of Participatory Grantmaking
For practitioners starting out with participatory grantmaking or looking to refine their own participatory processes, understanding the minutia how other foundations approach this work can be invaluable.
Grassroots Grantmakers: Embedding Participatory Approaches in Funding
This report was produced by Hannah Paterson to summarize her exploration of participatory grantmaking during her Winston Churchill Fellowship. It explores different participatory models, provides practical tips, and unearths important themes in this area.
Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking, GrantCraft
This report shares lessons learned from participatory funders around the world.
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Gifting Power, RSF Social Finance
16 January 2018
pgmadmin
This short video is an overview of RSF’s shared gifting approach.
Categories: Stories. Format: Video. Source: RSF Social Finance. Length: 5 minutes.
Mechanics of Participatory Grantmaking: UHAI
15 March 2021
GrantCraft by Candid
This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft.
Categories: Stories. Tags: LGBTQIA+. Format: PDF report. Geography: Africa. Source: Grantcraft. Length: 6 pages.
Who Decides? How Participatory Grantmaking Benefits Donors, Communities and Movements
21 April 2014
Matty Hart
Research that delves into the practices of eight participatory funders.
Categories: Advocacy. Format: PDF report. Source: Lafayette Practice. Length: 45 pages.
Shared Gifting Toolkit
11 October 2019
Kelley Buhles, Afsana Hye, Raquel Iglesias, & Ellie Lanphier
This brief report includes practical tips on implementing a shared gifting practice.
Categories: Practical. Format: PDF report. Length: 5 pages.
Mechanics of Participatory Grantmaking: FundAction
15 March 2021
GrantCraft by Candid
This is part of a series of brief stories that feature the work of participatory grantmakers from Grantcraft.
Categories: Stories. Format: PDF report. Source: Grantcraft. Length: 4 pages.
Five reasons to support participatory grantmaking, Rose Longhurst, Edge Fund
7 August 2017
Rose Longhurst
This consice aritcle describes five benefits of participatory grantmaking.
Categories: Advocacy. Format: Online Article. Source: Alliance Magazine. Length: 800 words.
Hewlett Foundation OE DEI Grants Report
15 March 2021
Grantcraft
This report from Hewlett discussed their participatory approach to their OE-DEI grants on Page 18.
Categories: Stories. Source: Grantcraft.
Insight on PGM: Diana Samarasan, Disability Rights Fund
20 September 2018
Diana Samarasan
Categories: Stories. Tags: Disability Rights. Format: Video. Source: Grantcraft. Length: 3 minutes.
How Grantmakers Can Get Involved With Participatory Grantmaking — Today
25 September 2020
Ben Wrobel & Meg Massey
This is the second article on participatory grantmaking in a three part series from the Beeck Center, which is exploring ways that funders can shift power to communities.
Categories: Practical. Tags: Decision-making. Format: Online Article. Source: Beeck Center. Length: 1100 words.
Beneficiaries in Charge
29 January 2019
Cullagh Warnock & Samantha Rennie
This article describes Rosa’s experience implementing particiaptory grantmaking as a women’s fund, drawing on the experience of other women’s funds.
Categories: Stories. Format: Online Article. Source: Alliance Magazine. Length: 2000 words.
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