Liz Bonner

Mar 1, 2024 | ssir.org | Shaady Salehi |Nat Williams |Liz Bonner |Lorrie Allen

The Future of Philanthropy Is Trust-BasedThe trust-based philanthropy movement has grown in rapid time, but there are still basic misunderstandings about this approach and its bold vision for a more just and democratic society. This supplement illustrates what a trust-based approach really means, why it is essential to effective philanthropy, and what will be possible if more funders embrace it. Sponsored by the Trust-Based Philanthropy ProjectView the digital edition and download the PDF.

Feb 29, 2024 | ssir.org | Nat Williams |Liz Bonner

Over the years, funders would tell those of us at the Hill-Snowdon Foundation, “You’re such an example.” They were so proud of our organizing work, especially in the US South. They pointed to how we centered our relationships with our partners and how we focused on racial justice as underlying and informing every issue. These acknowledgments could have served as a signal that we were doing enough, causing us to stop interrogating our own behaviors. But we did not stop.