Democratized forms of philanthropy: Resources

Trust-Based Philanthropy

• Trust-based Philanthropy Initiative.

• Vertrauen Macht Wirkung (‘Trust Creates Impact’).

Participatory Philanthropy or Participatory Grantmaking

• Participatory Grantmaking Community (link to website; link to resources gathered by the Participatory Grantmaking Community).

Community Philanthropy

• Global Fund for Community Foundations.

• Doan, D. (2019). What is community philanthropy? A guide to understanding and applying community philanthropy. Johannesburg, South Africa: Global Fund for Community Foundations.

• Jakovljević, M., & Doan, D. (2022). Community Philanthropy, Women’s Philanthropy, and Feminist Philanthropy. Johannesburg, South Africa: Global Fund for Community Foundations.

Community-Centric Fundraising

• Community Centric Fundraising (CCF).

• Community Centric Fundraising (CCF) Principles.

Social Justice Philantrophy

• Giving Compass.

• Barry Knight (April, 2024). “The Emerging Story of Philanthropy and Peace”. Alliance Magazine.

• Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace.

• Avila Kilmurray and Barry Knight. “Grantmaking for Social Justice and Peace: Some Practical Lessons.” Philea.

Mutual Aid

• Migration Solidarity Mutual Aid.

• Mutual Aid Hub.

Solidarity Economies

• Solidarity Economy Principles.

• Andrés Thompson and Florencia Roitstein (September, 2019). “Cuando la filantropía comunitaria se encuentra con el género y la política: historias de América Lat.” Ellasfilantropia.

• Organización el Buen Vivir.

Examples of co-created research on democratizing philanthropy

Crins-Wubbels, E., & Wiepking, P. (2025). An experiment with participatory grantmaking to support people without papers in the Netherlands. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

De Wit, A., Wiepking, P., Crins-Wubbels, E., Watson, W., & Maas, A. (2026). Measuring nonprofit capacities in the context of unrestricted funding: A case study on nonprofits supporting homeless people in the Netherlands. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing.

Dale, E. J., & Hemachandra, M. (2025). Adopting Community-Centric Fundraising: Findings from a National Study. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University.

Dale, E. J., & Plastino, N. (2022). Giving With Pride: Considering Participatory Grantmaking in an Anti-Racist, LGBTQ Community Foundation. The Foundation Review, 14(1).

Dean-Coffey, J., & Casey, J. (2024). Strategy for now. The Foundation Review, 16(2).

Fox, K., Post, M., & Barsoum, G. (2024). Organizer Learning Project: Centering community organizers’ ways of knowing in learning and evaluation projects. Grassroots Solutions.