Trust-Based Philanthropy
As trained Trust-Based Philanthropy Project facilitators, we can help you build culture, structures, leadership and practices to share power and better support nonprofits.
Trust-based Philanthropy (TBP) is more than a set of grantmaking practices. It's about breaking down engrained norms to practice more equitable and more effective ways of showing up with and for our partners, grantees and communities.
It's a holistic approach that centers power-conscious, equity-focused values to inform four key dimensions of a grantmaking organization's work: culture, structure, leadership and practices.
If you are new to trust-based philanthropy we encourage you to explore the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project's (TBPP) website and resources.
For those who are ready to begin or deepen your trust-based journey, we're here to support you.
Here's how we can help:
Intro to TBP
Experience the ethos of trust-based philanthropy through a series of facilitated sessions where your team will gain a shared understanding of key TBP concepts.
Evaluation and Reflection
Assess your organization's current culture, structure, leadership and practices to examine how trust shows up across your organization.
Trust-based Values
Clarify and align on organizational values that reinforce trust-based philanthropy.
Planning and Implementation
Identify priorities and action items to further advance trust-based philanthropy. Move from planning to implementation together across all levels of your organization.
Coaching
Connect one-on-one with one of our senior advisors to ensure you feel supported through your change management journey.
TBP Senior Advisors
Learn more about our senior advisors who have trained with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project:
Funders have aspirations of advancing equitable, community-centered work. TBP provides an explicit framework to get there.
Lalitha Vaidyanathan
Senior Advisor, The Giving Practice
Case Studies
Headwaters Foundation
Across a seven-year partnership, we supported Headwaters Foundation CEO emeritus Brenda Solorzano on her journey to build a trust-based organization.
BECU Foundation
As 2020 brought both challenge and reckoning, we walked side by side with the BECU Foundation through an internal strategy process that brought forward a deeper commitment to place, community and trust.
Get in Touch
Looking for support on your trust-based journey? We'd love to connect. Email us at hello@thegivingpractice.org.
