Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
A guide to participatory grantmaking, where funders share funding decisions with the communities they serve. It explains why and how funders around the world do this, drawing on input from participatory grantmakers. It covers models, challenges, lessons learned and good practice for inclusive grantmaking. Funders use it to design a participatory process or to explain the approach to boards and staff.
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Cynthia M. Gibson (2018). Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking. GrantCraft; Foundation Center. https://participatorygrantmaking.issuelab.org/resource/deciding-together-shifting-power-and-resources-through-participatory-grantmaking
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