Proximate Brasil
What international donors don’t get about Brazilian philanthrop(ies)
Brazilian philanthropy is often treated as a single, unified field, but that’s an oversimplification of a diverse and complex sector.
Maria Amalia Souza
Proximate Investing
How Two Growing Communities Attracted Capital for Affordable Housing
In the Coachella Valley and Atlanta, the Capital Absorption Framework helped build a pipeline for affordable housing
Dmitriy Ioselevich
Reimagining the Playbook for Communities Seeking Private Investment
The Capital Absorption Framework empowers community leaders to take a more active role in leveraging private capital
Grassroots Grantmaking
Philanthropy in Puerto Rico grew after Hurricane Maria. What will happen now?
The philanthropic sector grew after Hurricane Maria’s landfall. Will the Trump era bring it back to its pre-Maria state?
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Unlocking Abundance
GoFundMe Disrupts the DAF industry – Seeking 13.5% in “Tips”
For-profit enterprise breaks new ground, but will it work with its DAF customers?
Jon Pratt
Can Impact Measurement Account for Lived Experience?
The need to center stakeholder engagement in impact measurement
Should Health Conversion Foundations Set the Bar on Community Voice?
With their unique mission, some are pushing conversion foundations to set a standard for investing their $40 billion in assets
Sonia Sarkar
Are We Ready to Rank Participation in Investing?
“Best of” lists of impact-driven funds include some with participatory models – the overlaps can be revealing
Meg Massey
Fiscal Sponsorship
Will Tech Startup Services Help – or Hurt – Fiscal Sponsorship?
As fiscal sponsorship evolves, several tech startups promise to ease administrative burdens... but some say they cause more headaches
Anna Patton
Fiscally Sponsored for the Long Haul
Why some fiscally sponsored projects choose not to spin out – and stick around for good
Jennifer Krazit
Land, Power, and Collectivity: New Paths Within Philanthropy
How two pioneers in participatory land management are embracing collective decision-making
Aline Khouri
Terra, Poder e Coletividade: novos caminhos dentro da filantropia
Como dois pioneiros em gestão participativa da terra estão adotando processos de decisão coletiva
Common Ground
Inside a Peer-Governed Fiscal Sponsor
Movement Sustainability Commons and other sponsors are starting to involve grassroots leaders in budgeting, hiring, and strategy decisions
Natalie Blackmur
What the Heck is Fiscal Sponsorship, Anyway?
An overview of the sometimes-misunderstood concept
Social Impact Commons
How Can States Push for DAF Reform?
With federal reform stalled, state attorneys general can still act on DAF transparency
Kendra Hurley
Representação fiscal: um caminho para a democratização dos fundos no Brasil?
Alguns enxergam a representação fiscal como uma forma de reduzir as barreiras para pequenas organizações e coletivos - até certo ponto.
Joana Ribeiro Mortari
What's the Future of Fiscal Sponsorship in Brazil?
Some see fiscal hosting as a way to reduce barriers for small organizations and collectives – up to a point
Citizen Science
What is the Role of Citizen Science in Conservation of Endangered Species?
From grizzly bears to birds to bats, citizen science tools are helping scientists track and save species
Fiona Garrity
From Protest to Participation
Extinction Rebellion Is Calling for Citizens Assemblies. Here's Why.
Citizens' assemblies are on the agenda for the political group
Pam Bailey
Not Waiting Around: The Foundations Transforming DAFs from Within
As foundations wait on federal DAF legislation, some are taking matters into their own hands and taking back control from donors
Kaila Philo
Borderless Giving: Could Fiscal Hosts Get More Money Moving to the Global South?
Fiscal sponsorship is increasingly seen as one solution to the challenges of localization
State of Assembly
When Will the United States Start Taking Citizens’ Assemblies Seriously?
Citizens’ assemblies are increasingly popular in Europe and Canada. But not in the United States. How come?
Repairing Development
What the UN's Loss & Damage Fund Can Learn from Scotland’s Prototype
Our series Loss & Damage explores what it would look like to localize climate funding
Jessica Newfield
The Young Donors Driving Participatory Philanthropy
With $68 trillion on the line, young donors at Resource Generation and elsewhere are pushing grassroots models
Abigail Higgins and Ben Wrobel
Community Philanthropy
Is This Community Philanthropy’s Moment?
The second Shift The Power Summit gave voice to the community philanthropy movement. Will donors listen?
Ledys Sanjuan Mejía
Community-Driven Journalism
Is a £100 million participatory fund the solution to UK's journalism’s crisis?
A more democratic media will require alternative funding models – and more
Kelly Bewers
Can We Democratize the Energy Transition?
One by one, cooperatives and crowdfunding projects are taking back control of our energy system.
Anna Gorman
Are Donor Collaboratives Better for the Grassroots?
Forty percent of collaboratives use participatory grantmaking. But are all collaboratives more inclusive?
The Rise of Participatory Incubators and Accelerators
An introduction to the entrepreneur support organizations driving inclusive innovation
Jessica Newfield and Kevin McClendon
What’s Next for DAF Reform?
Advocates are exploring paths to reform through Congress, Treasury and the state level
A New Vision of Fiscal Sponsorship
Thaddeus Squire wants to push the field in new, equitable directions
Ben Wrobel
Tech and Democracy
What Tool Should I Use to Survey My Community?
A new "Consumer Reports" for digital participation platforms, from People Powered
Kevin McClendon
The Citizen Leaders Shaping Climate Policy
The Climate Democracy Accelerator is helping groups around the world build participatory climate projects
Is This Participatory Banking's Moment?
A new report makes the case for community power in banking
Nuts & Bolts
A New Toolkit for Participatory Investing
A new playbook from Common Future helps foundations drive participation in investing
Can Citizen Science Drive the Sustainable Development Goals?
A new collection of articles demonstrates the potential of citizen science to measure and drive the SDGs
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