Marianne Glick, a leader of philanthropy and volunteer service in central Indiana, remembers when charitable giving by foundations amounted to imposing the donor’s ideas on people needing a hand.
The Glick Family Foundation’s board chair said she’s grateful a new approach is taking hold. Paying attention to what’s being sought in communities is a key component of trust-based giving, a concept in which funders and grant recipients collaborate as partners.
“Historically, philanthropists have come into communities, thought they had a good idea and then imposed their ideas on the community,” Glick said. “‘Here’s what my grant is for. You may not have asked for this, but this is what I’m going to give it for.’ It was not really done in conjunction with talking with the people who live in that neighborhood.”
Read the full article published by Dave Lindquist via the Indianapolis Business Journal.