Presented by the Social Innovation Forum in partnership with Philanthropy Massachusetts
“It’s an open secret: philanthropy today is top-heavy and insular. A glance at the world’s largest foundations and impact investment funds reveals that decision-makers tend to be disproportionately white, male, and from backgrounds of privilege. And decisions tend to be made in a closed, opaque way.” — www.lettinggobook.org
In their book, “Letting Go: How Philanthropists and Impact Investors Can Do More Good by Giving Up Control,” Ben Wrobel and Meg Massey chronicle stories of funders implementing participatory grant-making models by sharing decision-making power to those who have lived experience of the issue being addressed. “Letting Go” has garnered critical acclaim from leaders in the philanthropic community — both funders and nonprofits — for introducing funders to frameworks on how to implement participatory grant-making in their giving practices.
Join the Social Innovation Forum and Philanthropy Massachusetts for a conversation with Ben and Meg as they talk about key principles in their book, including participatory grantmaking, impact investing, and shifting power in philanthropy toward equitable giving and community empowerment.
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