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  • Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy: How Democratizing Decision-Making Shifts Power to Communities
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  • 2024
  • Published by: Georgetown University Press
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A new community-based framework assessing the impact of participatory grantmaking on philanthropy

Institutional foundations are influential, yet it can be difficult to understand how they operate. How do their staff members make decisions? What impact do these decisions have on nonprofits, civil society, and democracy more broadly? One practice that holds promise for demystifying this relationship is participatory grantmaking, whereby stakeholders and grantees participate in making decisions about grant dollars that were previously reserved for professional foundation staff.

The community-based case studies in Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy signal a cultural shift away from the power of elite institutions and their penchant for top-down decision-making. This book combines perspectives from academics and practitioners who address how participatory grantmaking relates to other features of contemporary giving, including trust-based philanthropy; giving circles; crowdfunding; conservative philanthropy; giving traditions in communities of color; and global giving.

Using in-depth case studies, quantitative research, and other evidence-based methods of exploration, Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy will be a strong resource for philanthropy practitioners not only at the community level but also at large institutional foundations as well as megadonors seeking to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into their decision-making practices.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title Page, Series Page, Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Introduction: Participatory Approaches to Philanthropy: The Distinct Role of Participatory Grantmaking
  2. Cynthia M. Gibson, Chris Cardona, Jasmine McGinnis Johnson, David Suárez
  3. pp. 1-32
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  1. Part I: Mapping Participatory Grantmaking Practice
  2. pp. 33-34
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  1. 1. Institutional Change or Shooting Star? The Landscape of Stakeholder Participation among Large Foundations in the United States
  2. Emily Finchum-Mason, Kelly Husted, David Suárez
  3. pp. 35-61
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  1. 2. From Collaboration to Ceding Power: The Impact of Participation on Grant Decisions
  2. Jasmine McGinnis Johnson
  3. pp. 62-79
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  1. 3. Participatory Grantmaking Practices among Women's Funds: What Has Been Learned?
  2. Elizabeth Barajas-Román, Mirenda Meghelli
  3. pp. 80-96
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  1. Part II: Case Studies of Participatory Grantmaking in Action
  2. pp. 97-100
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  1. 4. Grounding Practice in a Movement's Principles: Why the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund Continue to Prioritize Participation
  2. Melanie Kawano-Chiu, Jen Bokoff
  3. pp. 101-126
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  1. 5. The Haymarket People's Fund: Evaluating an Antiracist Grantmaking Model
  2. Eva King, Jaime Smith, Kathryn Destin
  3. pp. 127-161
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  1. 6. Revolutionizing Philanthropy: Inclusive Participatory Processes in the New England Grassroots Environment Fund
  2. Bart Westdijk, Sarah Huang
  3. pp. 162-186
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  1. 7. Global Participatory Grantmaking: Through a Climate Justice Lens
  2. Laura García, Teresa Odendahl
  3. pp. 187-216
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  1. 8. Participatory Grantmaking and Giving Traditions in Communities of Color: The CLLCTIVLY Case
  2. Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, Tracy R. Rone
  3. pp. 217-258
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  1. Part III: The Challenges for and Limits of Participatory Grantmaking
  2. pp. 259-260
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  1. 9. Community Representation, COVID-19, and the Challenges of Shifting Grantmaking Power: How a Public LGBTQ+ Foundation Weighed the Options
  2. Elizabeth J. Dale, Katie Carter
  3. pp. 261-284
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  1. 10. Community Foundations and Community Leadership: An Approach to Participatory Philanthropy
  2. Melody MacLean, Caroline Merenda, Len Bartel
  3. pp. 285-311
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  1. 11. "Participatoriness" in Philanthropy: A Conservative Perspective
  2. Michael E. Hartmann, William A. Schambra
  3. pp. 312-327
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  1. 12. What Will It Take to Change? Traditional Foundations and Megadonors Experiment with Participatory Grantmaking
  2. Anne Katahira with Marissa Jackson
  3. pp. 328-353
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  1. Conclusion: Future Directions for Participatory Grantmaking Research and Implementation
  2. Chris Cardona, Cynthia M. Gibson, Jasmine McGinnis Johnson, David Suárez
  3. pp. 354-364
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  1. Editors' and Contributors' Affiliations
  2. pp. 365-366
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 367-378
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