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We're celebrating 5 years of TBP! Join us on Wed. Oct 9, from 3-5PM (ET) as we reflect on the highlights and lessons of our first five years, share our thinking about our next chapter, and dream with you about the possibilities for a trust-based future🥳 https://t.co/V5DXM8Noni

How can we make the most of shared resources in a context of increasing need and limited funding? 🆕 materials for public agency grant-makers on how to implement an Open & Trusting approach to improve efficiency, relationships and impact 🔗 https://t.co/hmhwvkmZNj

Trust-based philanthropy is an equitable approach to philanthropy. It’s looking at power imbalances and how your mission and values show up in how you’re practicing. - Jill Miller @bi3cincinnati CEO

For small funders & grants, you can infuse TBP with support beyond the check and use your influence in other ways. It’s about much more than cutting a check. - Shaady Salehi of @TrustBasedPhil #PhilFWD24

This morning’s plenary on trust-based philanthropy has been such an inspiring conversation with Jill Miller @bi3cincinnati, Dr. Meredith Smith @CradleCincy & Shaady Salehi @TrustBasedPhil #PhilFWD24

EXCITING NEWS! The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project is embarking on a new chapter – with more ambitious goals than ever before 🔥. Read more about how we are maximizing our strengths at a time when the sector needs it most ➡️ https://t.co/VkjBtrYRSQ

We’ve been working on something BIG—an announcement that will inspire and drive change in how we collaborate and reinforce values of equity and collective accountability. Want to be the first to hear about it? Subscribe to our newsletter.🗞 https://t.co/cVeSjkkmK6

"Trust-based philanthropy is not walking away. It's about being in relationship and being in difficult conversations together and having the humility to learn and be together." -Jamie Allison, @HaasSrFund Listen to the "Dream In Color" podcast ✨

Did you know that 63% of restricted funding agreements provide less than their fair share of the operational support costs needed to implement a project? @Global4Children looks at the power and potential of investing in grassroots orgs👏. Learn more below!

"I urge funders to acknowledge the extra labor that Black nonprofit professionals undergo to keep our work afloat. Don’t just read my blog post; challenge yourself and create action steps." - Beth Leigh, M.A.Ed | @VillageOfWisdom Continue reading 👏 https://t.co/oqUD0KH92F

A tipping point for #philanthropy feels close, but it is far from guaranteed. "A Power Reckoning on Trust in Philanthropy, From Both Sides of the Pond" examines lessons learned from the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project and @IVAR_UK. Continue reading!

As #BlackPhilanthropyMonth continues, we're reading this @TrustBasedPhil piece by Beth Leigh of @VillageOfWisdom on the hurdles facing Black-led nonprofits - and how philanthropy can remove these hurdles. https://t.co/eIDgYJXU7T

"During our journey to operationalize trust, we continue to learn lessons about what this work requires. Rather than a hard pivot, operationalizing trust can be an evolution." -Jamie Allison & Jennifer Haas. Reminder this work can be iterative and evolve💭 https://t.co/aCgXi9062y

"Trust-Based Philanthropy Isn’t an Excuse to Ignore Metrics — It’s the Opposite." In reality, funders can use a trust-based approach when collecting and evaluating metrics. Read more from Eric Weingartner, president of the @OverbrookFnd via @Philanthropy

#ICYMI: We have a 2-page guide that helps funders reimagine the program officer role. This guide includes a list of skills and competencies to help guide hiring decisions and a deeper examination of how the P.O. role can support #trustbasedphilanthropy➡️ https://t.co/076YvIReUn

The trust-based philanthropy movement reimagines the role funders can have in building a more just and equitable society. New to trust-based philanthropy? Start here: https://t.co/3q7L3y8BvY Ready to go deeper? https://t.co/VZ1PsSYWkF #TrustBasedPhilanthropy @TrustBasedPhil

"How, in this moment, can there be racial-justice funders who do not adhere to trust-based principles?" - Nat Chioke Williams & Liz Bonner | @HillSnowdon Continue reading "Racial Justice Requires Trust" via @SSIReview.

In "A Framework for Corporate Social Good," John Brothers highlights the power of #trustbasedphilanthropy! 🌟 Instead of top-down approaches, he advocates listening to communities and building authentic relationships:

We want to hear from #foundations, #donors, and #grantmakers of all types to help us sharpen our focus for the next phase of the trust-based movement. All respondents will be entered for a chance to win a free consultation with a member of the team.