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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.

How Can States Push for DAF Reform?

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

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Unlocking Abundance

Analysis

With federal reform stalled, state attorneys general can still act on DAF transparency

DAF Reform

Participatory democracy isn’t just for governments

NGO People Powered demonstrates how member-based organizations can use participatory democracy to determine how to allocate its budget.

We need a common vocabulary for participation

What does make public participation in government decision-making meaningful?

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Field Note: We need a common vocabulary for participation