Our global panel of speakers:
🎙 Moderator: Coco Jervis, @mamacashfund.bsky.social
🎙 Natasha Friend, @Camden Giving
🎙 Oleksandra Brashovetska @FridaFund
🎙 Melissa Zisengwe @People Powered
🎙 Jidan Koon, @One Project

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar: Participatory Grantmaking and Civic Participation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. What happens when the people closest to a problem control the resources to solve it? We're hosting a webinar to find out. At a time when democratic spaces are shrinking and institutional trust is fra...

🧵 What happens when the people closest to a problem control the resources to solve it?

Join us for a global webinar on Participatory Grantmaking & Civic Participation 👇

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📅 13 May 2026 | 3PM BST | 4PM CEST | 4PM SAST | 5PM EAT
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Participatory Grantmaking Community - Open Collective A global community of practice focused on sharing knowledge to improve participatory grantmaking and encourage its use within philanthropy.

This #GivingTuesday, help strengthen #CommunityPower! The PGM Community supports 2,000+ people worldwide to practise community-led decision-making. Help us grow the next generation of participatory grantmakers: donate, share, or sponsor a Start Well scholarship.

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🚀 We’re exploring launching the next Deepening Practice Cohort!

Are you a long-term PGM practitioner (5+ yrs) ready to connect with global practitioners, share lessons & shape the future of participatory grantmaking?

🌱 Submit your interest here: 🔗 lnkd.in/dZQAG_Fi
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Deepening the Practice: Learning, Unlearning, and Reimagining Participatory Grantmaking As the Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) field continues to evolve, so do the questions and commitments of those who practice it. In 2024, we…

What happens when seasoned participatory grantmakers dig deeper together?🌟

The Deepening Practice Cohort-1 surfaced tools, visions & questions for the future of PGM. Including; Power & process, burnout & care and more.
Read on; medium.com/participator...

💥We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 Start Well Programme Cohort- a bold brilliant and diverse group of changemakers. From Kenya, USA, Indonesia, India, UK, Nepal, Hong Kong, Malawi and Turkey.

😍Join us in welcoming them as we collectively learn and build together! 🔗 bit.ly/46VQ4AE

Digital Accessibility Updates
🌐Website Accessibility Enhancements such as navigation, color schemes, and page structure for users with visual disabilities 🔗 bit.ly/450Oo6A

📚Updated PGM Resources Database. Moved our Database to Airtable for better navigation, plus 50+ new resources
🔗 bit.ly/3GZFu11

🚨 Our 2024 Impact Report is live! 🚨
💥 Start Well & Deepening Practice
🌍 1,500+ members in 73 countries
📚 200+ open-access PGM resources
🗣 Events on PGM in crisis + evaluation

This is a movement, not a project. 🫶 Read it here: bit.ly/45wrnKv

#ParticipatoryGrantmaking #PGMCommunity #ShiftingPower

Finding My People, Rewriting the Script: A Reflection on the PGM Start Well-Cohort 1 By Sara Wilcox, Executive Director of Snow-Redfern Foundation

We love this powerful reflection on our Start Well #ParticipatoryGrantmaking learning programme from Sara Wilcox at the Snow-Redfern Foundation: medium.com/participator...

To strengthen their participatory grantmaking practice rooted in trust, accountability, a deep understanding of power, and PGM community values, participants will engage in a series of curated sessions;
📚 Collective learning
💡 Peer exchange
🌻 Personalised coaching
💹 Practical tools and workshops

Are you exploring and evolving your practice in Participatory Grantmaking? Do you need a community of fellow practitioners and a space for deep learning? This unique program is designed for practitioners who are beginning or evolving their participatory grantmaking practice, between 0-3 years!

PGM Start Well Cohort 2 Expression of Interest We are excited to launch the second Cohort of our Start Well program. The PGM Start Well program is tailored for individuals and organisations embarking on their journey into participatory grantmak...

Our Expression of Interest for the PGM Start Well Program-Cohort 2 is open!

🌻 We’re excited to invite expressions of interest for the program's second cohort!
✅ Interested in joining? Fill in the short form here:
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

PGM Community New Accountability Circle Members Keeping it community-led since 2022

Welcome to our new Accountability Circle members Arianne Shaffer, Yasmin Farah, and Gabrielle Bailey ✨ They will be joining our community-led governance - guiding mission, values, and priorities for our community.
medium.com/participator...
#participatorygrantmaking #philanthropy #shiftthepower

We'll be sharing details of our next cohort soon, stay connected for updates!

The program workshops covered PGM essentials such as; PGM evolution, history and frameworks, PGM models and best practices, PGM Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, in addition to peer-2-peer sessions, personalised coaching and informal debrief sessions.

PGM Start Well Program: Learning and Connecting. Over the last 5 years, the PGM Community of Practice has seen a growing interest in participatory grantmaking and identified an important…

😍We're excited to share about our inaugural cohort of the PGM Start Well Program!

Since Oct. 2024, 18 participants from around the world and working across various thematic issues through PGM engaged in deep learning and collective exchange. medium.com/participator...

We've created a #participatorygrantmaking starter pack - comment to help us find you & join in the conversation!!

Participatory Grantmaking Community - Open Collective A global community of practice focused on sharing knowledge to improve participatory grantmaking and encourage its use within philanthropy.

It’s #GivingTuesday - help us keep the Participatory Grantmaking Community thriving! We're building resilience, solidarity and open civic spaces. Your support covers accessibility, events and resources. Please share and donate: opencollective.com/pgmcommunity #ParticipatoryGrantmaking #ShiftingPower