Community members are leading this participatory grantmaking project — here’s how it works.
The WES Mariam Assefa Fund’s new participatory grantmaking pilot project is shifting funding power to the community
Why It Matters
Traditional philanthropy is often criticized for its power imbalance where the funders usually call all the shots. So who gets left out? It’s the communities and people within it who are actually impacted by the funding. Bringing community members to the decision-making table can give them the power to determine, through their lived experience, what areas they think need funding.
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