We’re sharing a deep dive discussion on the topic of participatory grantmaking that was part of this past spring’s 2021 Collective Impact Action Summit. In this deep dive, we explore what is participatory grantmaking, how is it different from more traditional approaches to philanthropy, and how does this approach shift decision-making power to communities, putting them in charge of funding the solutions they want to see. Participating in this discussion is Bonnie Chiu of The Social Investment Consultancy, Melanie Kawano-Chiu of the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, Hannah Paterson of The National Lottery Community Fund, and Meg Massey of Sanspeur, who is also co-author of the book Letting Go: How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good By Giving Up Control. Introducing the discussion is my colleague Sheri Brady.

Resources and Footnotes

Video and Transcript of this talk

Book: Letting Go

Report: Deciding Together

Report: Grassroots grantmaking: embedding participatory approaches in funding

Resource: PGM Community of Practice

Resource: Disability Rights Advocacy Fund Theory of Change

More on Collective Impact

Infographic: What is Collective Impact?

Resource List: Getting Started in Collective Impact

The Intro music, entitled “Running,” was composed by Rafael Krux, and can be found here and is licensed under CC: By 4.0.

The outro music, entitled “Deliberate Thought,” was composed by Kevin Macleod. Licensed under CC: By.

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