Category: Resident-Led Grantmaking

Before recruiting committee members and issuing grants it is useful to make initial decisions on foundational elements such as the basic structure of a grants

Resident-led grantmaking, with grantmaking committees composed of residents from the neighborhoods that are targeted for capacity building grants, is an emerging trend within the field of grassroots grantmaking. Read about what we have been doing to foster and share learning about resident-led grantmaking and check out the resources on specific questions associated with resident-led grantmaking that are shared in this special section of our website.

The priorities you set for your grantmaking committee, the way they are treated, and the way that committee is managed – whether you intend it

The characteristics and outlook of the committee members are what differentiates resident-led grantmaking from other forms of committee-led grantmaking. When using resident-led grantmaking, the grantmaking

One of the things that is really fabulous is the way neighbors and everyday folks address the topic of conflict of interest. There have been

A lot of people, because my knowledge of neighborhoods, would start to seek out my advice on different things from civic perspective, social perspective, and

My organization had received grants from the Raymond John Wean Foundation in the past. I felt that it was important, at least to me, to