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Presentatie: FIN-Zomerdag over duurzame filantropie
Op dinsdag 30 juni spreekt Pamala Wiepking tijdens de Zomerdag van Fondsen in Nederland (FIN) in Leiden over duurzame filantropie. In haar bijdrage gaat zij
New Resource: Knowledge Repository on Trust-Based and Unrestricted Funding
Want to learn more about trust-based and unrestricted funding? 📕 The Center for Grantmaking Research has published a new curated knowledge repository on trust-based grantmaking
Presentatie: Impact Trade Fair – duurzame filantropie
Tijdens de Impact Trade Fair op 10 april verzorgde Pamala Wiepking, namens het Center for Grantmaking Research, een college over duurzame filantropie. In haar presentatie
Brochures: Trust-based philanthropy (ENG/NL)
❇️ Our team designed brochures to provide an overview of trust-based philanthropy for both funders and fundraising organizations. ❇️ These brochures provide an overview of:
Webinar: Participatory Grantmaking in de praktijk
📌 Op 1 oktober 2025 organiseerden de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam en Kansfonds een webinar over participatory grantmaking (PGM). Prof. dr. Pamala Wiepking (Center for Grantmaking
Rethinking Philanthropy: Participatory Grantmaking in Practice
❇️ Who decides where funding goes—and how? ❇️ This report presents a unique case study of Participatory Grantmaking (PGM) in the Netherlands, where a group