Trust-based funding approaches are the slow-food version of conservation finance. These approaches are intimate and time-intensive, by nature, and are built on personal relationships, significant upfront investments of time, and…
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Takeaways from a series of co-creation workshopsIn March 2023, Collective Mind launched the results of a major participatory research study on donor funding to networks. As a follow-up to this research,…
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Bridging the gap between funders and the needs of grassroots groupsIn previous blogs we have talked about the need for grassroots movements vs. funder’s resistance to risk, and questioned the meaning…
Continue ReadingFunding networks: Answering the what, why, and how
Networks often require donor funding to undertake activities to achieve their visions and missions. But, as we so often hear in our work with networks, mobilizing and managing adequate funds…
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