Proximate • Search

Participatory Investing: Accountability Games

How do institutions in US cities negotiate with communities to invest untaxed dollars?

Repairing Development

Localizing Loss & Damage

The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsors steward billions in philanthropic dollars. But they could do so much more.

Rethinking Resources

As traditional funders freeze, what’s next? An exploration into the uncertain future for grassroots movements.

Grassroots Grantmaking

From trust-based philanthropy to participatory philanthropy, keeping up with the latest in participation.

Tech and Democracy

What tool should I use to survey my community? Diving into what’s out there today.

Solutions Journalism: Solidarity Economy

Our collection of solutions journalism on grassroots economic models around the world.

Participatory Investing: Nuts & Bolts

Exploring the “how” of participatory investing, from designing a fund to facilitating community conversations.

How We Gather

The “how” of public meetings is just as important as what is discussed. How can they function better?

State of Rebuilding

Exploring the durable power of participatory governance models in conflict-ridden and failed states.

Community-Driven Journalism

Citizen Science

Unlocking Abundance: DAF Reform

Nearly two trillion dollars sit in DAF accounts. How can more money reach communities?

Working It: Creative Control

Stories of sex workers taking control of their representation in media

Collections

Participatory Investing: Accountability Games

How do institutions in US cities negotiate with communities to invest untaxed dollars?

Repairing Development

Localizing Loss & Damage

The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

Fiscal sponsors steward billions in philanthropic dollars. But they could do so much more.

Rethinking Resources

As traditional funders freeze, what’s next? An exploration into the uncertain future for grassroots movements.

Grassroots Grantmaking

From trust-based philanthropy to participatory philanthropy, keeping up with the latest in participation.

Tech and Democracy

What tool should I use to survey my community? Diving into what’s out there today.

Solutions Journalism: Solidarity Economy

Our collection of solutions journalism on grassroots economic models around the world.

Rebuilding States

Participatory Investing: Nuts & Bolts

Exploring the “how” of participatory investing, from designing a fund to facilitating community conversations.

How We Gather

The “how” of public meetings is just as important as what is discussed. How can they function better?

State of Rebuilding

Exploring the durable power of participatory governance models in conflict-ridden and failed states.

From Protest to Participation

Community-Driven Journalism

Citizen Science

Aprofundando a Filantropia

A perspective into participatory and trust-based philanthropy from Brazil. In Portuguese and English.

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Aprofundando a Filantropia

Perspectivas e provocações sobre a mudança de poder no campo da filantropia brasileira. Em português e inglês.

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Homegrown Horizons

Unlocking Abundance: DAF Reform

Nearly two trillion dollars sit in DAF accounts. How can more money reach communities?

DAF Reform

Equity Overhaul

Equity Overhaul explores the state of equitable grants management in the United States.

Repairing Development

Exploring the state international development and movements to shift power and reform it.

Working It: Creative Control

Stories of sex workers taking control of their representation in media

Participatory Journalism • Issue 1

A series about the future of participatory journalism

Grassroots Grantmaking • Movement

Our second issue covers movement: recent movement toward grassroots grantmaking; new and creative ways to move money; and the movements that will benefit as a result.

Beyond Elections • Issue 1

Participatory Investing

A collection chronicling the growing movement for participatory investing across the financial system.

Grassroots Grantmaking • Issue 1

A collection of stories on the movement to reform philanthropy by shifting power to the grassroots.

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East Africa

A collaboration between Proximate and Mama Hope to explore participatory problem-solving in East Africa

Brasil

A collaboration between Proximate and Philó to explore participatory problem-solving in Brazil

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Articles

Aprofundando a Filantropia

Q&A

How the Casa Fund Drives Resources to Brazil’s Grassroots

Maria Amália Souza is trying to rewire how money flows to protect the Amazon

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Inside a Peer-Governed Fiscal Sponsor

Movement Strategy Center and other sponsors are starting to involve grassroots leaders in budgeting, hiring, and strategy decisions

Natalie Blackmur

Imperial Valley’s New Endowment – and What It Represents

Grassroots Grantmaking

Q&A

Why one California foundation chose to shift assets — not just grants — to a more proximate foundation

How Fiscal Sponsors Can Help Nonprofits Survive Political Threats

Take these eight steps today to prepare new structures of support

Thaddeus Squire

How Fiscal Sponsors Can Help Nonprofits Survive Political Threats

Half Her DAF: A Conversation with Jen Risher

Unlocking Abundance

The co-founder of #HalfMyDAF talks about wealth, money stories, and what’s next for DAF reform

Meg Massey

DAF Reform

Half Her DAF: A Conversation with Jen Risher