Participatory Grantmaking Community
@pgmcommunity.bsky.social
We're a global collective working to share knowledge and practice in order to improve #ParticipatoryGrantmaking and encourage its use, with the goal of #ShiftingPower in philanthropy www.participatorygrantmaking.org
🚀 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...
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...
September 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🚀 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...
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...
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...
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...
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…
medium.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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...
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
😍Join us in welcoming them as we collectively learn and build together! 🔗 bit.ly/46VQ4AE
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
💥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
😍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
🌐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
Resource Database
From community created content to reports across the sector, there is no shortage of resources about participatory practices
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July 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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
🌐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
💥 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
June 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚨 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
💥 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
We love this powerful reflection on our Start Well #ParticipatoryGrantmaking learning programme from Sara Wilcox at the Snow-Redfern Foundation: medium.com/participator...
Finding My People, Rewriting the Script: A Reflection on the PGM Start Well-Cohort 1
By Sara Wilcox, Executive Director of Snow-Redfern Foundation
medium.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We love this powerful reflection on our Start Well #ParticipatoryGrantmaking learning programme from Sara Wilcox at the Snow-Redfern Foundation: medium.com/participator...
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...
🌻 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 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...
docs.google.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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...
🌻 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...
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
medium.com/participator...
#participatorygrantmaking #philanthropy #shiftthepower
PGM Community New Accountability Circle Members
Keeping it community-led since 2022
medium.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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
medium.com/participator...
#participatorygrantmaking #philanthropy #shiftthepower
😍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...
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...
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…
medium.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
😍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...
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!!
January 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We've created a #participatorygrantmaking starter pack - comment to help us find you & join in the conversation!!
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
Participatory Grantmaking Community - Open Collective
A global community of practice focused on sharing knowledge to improve participatory grantmaking and encourage its use within philanthropy.
opencollective.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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