Centering Equity and Power-Sharing in Philanthropic Practices, Culture, Structures, and Leadership

The Blue Sky Funders Forum is excited to partner with the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, and the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project on a four-part webinar series about using trust-based values to guide your philanthropy’s grantmaking practices, culture, structures, and leadership.

While trust-based philanthropy tends to be most associated with a core set of practices such as unrestricted funding and streamlined paperwork, the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project’s four-dimensional (4D) framework invites us to consider how our grantmaking practices are intrinsically linked to our internal culture, structures, and leadership. Simply put, building trust and sharing power between funder and grantee requires us to proactively address how power and racial inequity show up at all levels of philanthropic work.

This webinar series is designed to build upon the series Blue Sky hosted with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project in 2021, but all funders are encouraged to attend this new series and will not feel behind if they did not attend the 2021 webinars.

Who should attend:

This webinar series is for anyone who works at a grantmaking organization, regardless of role and familiarity with trust-based philanthropy – however, most of the material will feel most relevant to those in senior leadership or decision-making roles. The series will offer enough introductory material for funders who are less familiar with trust-based philanthropy, while providing new material and deeper context for those who have attended past programs from the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project.

Format:

Each session will include a 60-minute panel discussion featuring case stories from foundation leaders who have operationalized trust-based philanthropy within their orgs, followed by a 30-minute facilitated breakout discussion for members of our partnering organizations. While we recommend attending all four sessions for an optimal experience, each individual session will be designed to stand on its own.

Session #1: TBP in 4D: Using Trust-Based Values to Transform Your Grantmaking
Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET

Session #2: TBP in 4D: Embracing and Embedding a Trust-Based Culture
Thursday, March 3, 2022, from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET

Session #3: TBP in 4D: Building and Reinforcing Trust-Based Structures
Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET

Session #4: TBP in 4D: Cultivating Trust-Based Leadership
Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET

Access the recording and resources here.

February 3, 2022