Practicing Trust and Shifting Power

• Resetting the Grantor-Grantee Relationship by Matthew Forti & Dave Peery

  • Simple changes in mindset and behavior can break the cycle of strain and mistrust in grantor-grantee relationships.

• How can power-shifting philanthropy learn from power-shifting programmes? by Gemma Graham

  • When a philanthropist takes a power-shifting approach to deciding who, when and how to donate then the impact of that gift is transformed.

• Generosity and Impact Aren’t Enough. Let’s Judge Philanthropy on How Well it Shifts Power by Tate Williams

  • Assessing power shifting is a metric of impact

• Human Rights Grantmaking Principles

  • These aspirational principles offer a framework for how to enact a human rights approach to grantmaking.

    The principles include:

    1. Power Sharing & Shifting

    2. Accountability

    3. Collective Care

    4. Community Driven

    5. Equity

    6. Adaptability & Learning