Research & Publications from Grassroots Grantmakers
Grassroots Grantmakers strengthens and connects funders who strengthen and connect residents where they live.
We do this by linking funders with the peers, information, tools and assistance that they need to build grassroots grantmaking programs that work and to position their next phase of work for success. We also conduct research and sponsor learning activities that build our base of knowledge about effective grassroots grantmaking programs.
This page includes publications from research that we have conducted and information on our current research agenda.
The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation's First Step for Community Engagement A Special Publication from Grassroots Grantmakers
Read what the team at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation has learned about using "living room meetings" to expand relationships they have with residents and provide more opportunity for more residents to shape and own the change they want to see in their community.
Check out this premiere edition of Grassroots Grantmakers new publication, "Sharing the Learning".
Read this collection of "on the ground" reflections from funders about what it takes to work effectively with low-income communities, prepared for Grassroots Grantmakers by The Diarist Project.
Check out the report this new report, written by Matt Leighninger for Grassroots Grantmakers, to explore what we are learning from local governments about the intersection between government and community.
Here is the executive summary of our report - A Legacy of Leadership and Support for Grassroots Grantmaking: A Retrospective Assessment of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation's Community Foundations and Neighborhoods Small Grants Program.
Read what we have learned about grassroots grantmaking programs that stand the test of time as a key ingredient in their organization's community change strategy.
Read this collection of "on the ground" reflections from funders about what it takes to work effectively with low-income communities, prepared for Grassroots Grantmakers by The Diarist Project.
Check out the report this new report, written by Matt Leighninger for Grassroots Grantmakers, to explore what we are learning from local governments about the intersection between government and community.
Read what we have learned about grassroots grantmaking programs that stand the test of time as a key ingredient in their organization's community change strategy.
