Who Defines Success? An Annotated Bibliography on Community-Centered Measurement and Evaluation

📕 The Center for Grantmaking Research has curated a new annotated bibliography on community-centered measurement and evaluation, with sources compiled by Dr. Dana Doan, Dr. Nicole Marwell, and Dr. Jennifer Mosley. The repository brings together practitioner resources and academic scholarship exploring how communities can play a stronger role in defining success, generating evidence, and interpreting outcomes. […]

Terugblik: Inspirerende bijeenkomst “Filantropie vanuit vertrouwen”

Op 7 februari 2025 organiseerde het Center for Grantmaking Research van de Vrije Universiteit een inspirerende avond over “Filantropie vanuit vertrouwen” in samenwerking met Pakhuis de Zwijger. Tijdens het evenement gingen experts en ervaringsdeskundigen in gesprek over de impact van vrij besteedbare financiering en de rol van vertrouwen binnen de filantropische sector. Onder leiding van […]

Interview – The Power of Unrestricted Funding

In this interview, Anna Korzeniewska sat down with Pamala Wiepking to talk about the importance of unrestricted funding for nonprofits. Anna is currently a global philanthropy fellow at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in addition to her important work as founder as the Social Impact Alliance for CEE. It can be viewed […]

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 ging zij in op wat filantropie inhoudt, hoe geefgedrag in Nederland zich ontwikkelt en welke rol institutionele filantropie speelt. Ook besprak zij belangrijke kritiekpunten en mogelijke verbeteringen. Bekijk haar presentatie […]

Curated Knowledge Repository on Trust-Based and Unrestricted Funding: An Annotated Resource Base for Funders and Practitioners

To support ongoing conversations on funding practices, the Center for Grantmaking Research has compiled a curated knowledge repository bringing together 55 essays, peer-reviewed articles, and media resources on trust-based grantmaking, unrestricted funding, participatory philanthropy, and learning-oriented accountability. ❇️ Interested? Click here to access the PDF. ❇️

New Publication: ‘Charity Lotteries in Philanthropy’ in the International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

Team members Wallace Watson and Pamala Wiepking recently wrote a piece in Springer’s International Encyclopedia of Civil Society on the role of charity lotteries in philanthropy. In this piece, they outline the development of charity lotteries within the philanthropic sector, examine their various organizational forms and ethical debates, and describe their changing role amid […]

The Impact Of Unrestricted Funding – Handbook (PDF)

❇️ Together with HVFC, this 14-page handbook was created to provide a practical guide for nonprofits to secure long-term, flexible financial support. ❇️ 📄 View the handbook in PDF version here

Rethinking Philanthropy: Participatory Grantmaking in Practice – Reports (PDF)

❇️ We designed a brochure to provide an overview of trust-based philanthropy for both funders and fundraising organizations. ❇️ 📄 See here the PDF version for funders | for fundraising organizations 🔗 Read here an interview with Pamala Wiepking (Center of Grantmaking Research) and Eline Krins (Kansfonds) about their research (in Dutch)

Trust-based philanthropy – Brochures (PDF)

Filantropie vanuit vertrouwen – Folders (PDF)

❇️ Wij hebben een folder gemaakt om een overzicht te geven van Filantropie vanuit vertrouwen voor zowel fondsen als fondsenwervende organisaties ❇️ 📄 Vind hier de PDF-versie voor fondsen | voor fondsenwervende organisaties

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