π₯Weβre thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 Start Well Programme Cohort- a bold brilliant and diverse group of changemakers. From Kenya, USA, Indonesia, India, UK, Nepal, Hong Kong, Malawi and Turkey.
πJoin us in welcoming them as we collectively learn and build together! π bit.ly/46VQ4AE
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Resource Database
From community created content to reports across the sector, there is no shortage of resources about participatory practices
Digital Accessibility Updates
πWebsite Accessibility Enhancements such as navigation, color schemes, and page structure for users with visual disabilities π bit.ly/450Oo6A
πUpdated PGM Resources Database. Moved our Database to Airtable for better navigation, plus 50+ new resources
π bit.ly/3GZFu11
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π¨ Our 2024 Impact Report is live! π¨
π₯ Start Well & Deepening Practice
π 1,500+ members in 73 countries
π 200+ open-access PGM resources
π£ Events on PGM in crisis + evaluation
This is a movement, not a project. π«Ά Read it here: bit.ly/45wrnKv
#ParticipatoryGrantmaking #PGMCommunity #ShiftingPower
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Finding My People, Rewriting the Script: A Reflection on the PGM Start Well-Cohort 1
By Sara Wilcox, Executive Director of Snow-Redfern Foundation
We love this powerful reflection on our Start Well #ParticipatoryGrantmaking learning programme from Sara Wilcox at the Snow-Redfern Foundation: medium.com/participator...
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To strengthen their participatory grantmaking practice rooted in trust, accountability, a deep understanding of power, and PGM community values, participants will engage in a series of curated sessions;
π Collective learning
π‘ Peer exchange
π» Personalised coaching
πΉ Practical tools and workshops
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Are you exploring and evolving your practice in Participatory Grantmaking? Do you need a community of fellow practitioners and a space for deep learning? This unique program is designed for practitioners who are beginning or evolving their participatory grantmaking practice, between 0-3 years!
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PGM Community New Accountability Circle Members
Keeping it community-led since 2022
Welcome to our new Accountability Circle members Arianne Shaffer, Yasmin Farah, and Gabrielle Bailey β¨ They will be joining our community-led governance - guiding mission, values, and priorities for our community.
medium.com/participator...
#participatorygrantmaking #philanthropy #shiftthepower
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We'll be sharing details of our next cohort soon, stay connected for updates!
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The program workshops covered PGM essentials such as; PGM evolution, history and frameworks, PGM models and best practices, PGM Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, in addition to peer-2-peer sessions, personalised coaching and informal debrief sessions.
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PGM Start Well Program: Learning and Connecting.
Over the last 5 years, the PGM Community of Practice has seen a growing interest in participatory grantmaking and identified an importantβ¦
πWe're excited to share about our inaugural cohort of the PGM Start Well Program!
Since Oct. 2024, 18 participants from around the world and working across various thematic issues through PGM engaged in deep learning and collective exchange. medium.com/participator...
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We've created a #participatorygrantmaking starter pack - comment to help us find you & join in the conversation!!
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Participatory Grantmaking Community - Open Collective
A global community of practice focused on sharing knowledge to improve participatory grantmaking and encourage its use within philanthropy.
Itβs #GivingTuesday - help us keep the Participatory Grantmaking Community thriving! We're building resilience, solidarity and open civic spaces. Your support covers accessibility, events and resources. Please share and donate: opencollective.com/pgmcommunity #ParticipatoryGrantmaking #ShiftingPower
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Resourcing intersectional movements in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central and North Asia #CEECCNAregions.
Aala, Andy (@futurejourneys.bsky.social) and Leah (@leahblack.bsky.social) at the Regenerative Futures Fund - a ten-year community fund for Edinburgh that shifts decision-making power to those most often excluded https://regenerativefuturesfund.org.uk
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the essential source of news, commentary, networking and training opportunities for nonprofit professionals.
philanthropy.com
"Think Abundance, Drive Change"
The Consulting firm for nonprofits and donors that's breaking fundraising traditions and raising big money.
Born from movements, rooted in community. We cultivate spaces where women, girls, trans, intersex, non-binary & gender-diverse people rise togetherβleading, learning & shaping futures on their own terms.πΏ
π https://www.avirafoundation.org
Manager in the North West for the Lloyds Bank Foundation. Passionate about the voluntary sector, family, felines and restoring old things.
ADD is a participatory grant-maker for
disability justice.
We support communities to achieve positive change through capacity-building, strengthening resilience, and developing long-term partnerships and collaboration.
Human Rights & Social Justice
Yup. Itβs me, rabble rouser, seitan-worshipper, and defender of the Oxford Comma. Iβll be more active on here as time goes on.
We are a movement of people and organizations working to tip the balance of power in the development sector and the international aid system https://shiftthepower.org
We are the participatory grant maker, providing long-term core and flexible funding to community-led and civil society networks in #HIV response globally.
Visit us: www.robertcarrfund.org
Our vision is that Indigenous Peoplesβ guardianship is enabled everywhere possible on Earth as part of a just and vibrant future.
Solidaire Network nurtures relationships between social movements and donor and funder members to create regenerative systems rooted in love and justice.
Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) is a growing member alliance of urban and rural frontline communities, organizations and supporting networks in the climate justice movement. Member organizations lead CJA by anchoring major Just Transition projects.
We are a social justice fund that supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Learn more at linktr.ee/northstarfund
We're building a movement fighting for justice and equality for trans and gender-diverse people.
Authorised by Jackie Turner, Trans Justice Project, Marrickville.
Corra Foundation is a Scottish grant-making charity that is about strengthening and amplifying peopleβs voices and their power to make change.