Participatory Grantmaking: Ceding Decision-making Power to Local Communities in Peel
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participatory grantmaking, trust based philanthropy, place based social innovation, community innovation, social innovation, immigrants, refugees, immigrant, community engagement, co-designAbstract
Philanthropic foundations are increasingly being challenged to make their funding more equitable, transparent, and accessible. Decision-making power in philanthropy has traditionally been concentrated in the hands of wealthy individuals or private foundations, while communities have had a limited say in the decisions that ultimately affect their lives. This article explores participatory grantmaking as a place-based social innovation approach that shifts decision-making power to the very communities impacted by the funding decisions. This article draws from the Tamarack Institute’s insights and learnings from an innovative Participatory Grantmaking Pilot project that focused on building equitable economies for immigrants and refugees in the Peel Region (Ontario, Canada) in partnership with the WES Mariam Assefa Fund.
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