For the launch of my Fellowship report Grassroots Grantmaking: Participatory Approaches in Funding I will be hosting a series of online learning sessions outlined below.
Participatory Grantmaking 101
13th January 4-5pm (GMT)
This session will provide an overview of what participatory grant making is (and isn’t), the different models, the tools and approaches that funders can use to make that happen.
Confirmed speakers: Jen Bokoff and Cindy Gibson
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Systematic Change through PGM
DATE
We will hear from The Other Foundation who will share their experiences of creating systematic change for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in southern Africa. Confirmed speakers:
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Evaluating Participatory Grantmaking
18th January 4-5pm
Our speakers will explore differing approaches to evaluation and monitoring that aim to not only dismantle power but help improve our understanding and practice.
Confirmed speakers: Bonnie Chiu, Baljeet Sandhu and Melanie Kawano-Chiu
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Operationalising Participatory Grantmaking
DATE
We will be exploring how to do participatory grantmaking touching on the staff skills, time and resources as well as best practice for what you should be doing.
Confirmed speakers -Yvonne Campbell and Khadra Ahden
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Re-distributing Power
DATE
One of the fundamental principles of participatory grantmaking is re-distributing power, we’ll be talking about how we can all be doing this better
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The Future of Participatory Grantmaking
DATE
We want to be pushing our practice and will be presenting some examples of what the future of participatory grantmaking (and philanthropy) could look
Confirmed speakers: Rose Longhurst
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