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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

While the BCF's board retains ultimate authority over grants, the foundation practices participatory grantmaking — the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending to the people that it is supposed to help.

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

Last week, the fund launched Propel Democracy, a new $5 million effort that seeks 'to catalyze investment in local organizing strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.'

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How this Slogan Has Defined Philanthropy for the Buffets and the NoVo Foundation

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12/12/2017

Peter Buffet put the $10M gifted to him in the NoVo Foundation, co-chaired by himself and his wife Jennifer. As of the end of 2015, according to the IRS, the foundation had $528 million in assets.