Funder listening to shift power

Fund for Shared Insight is a national funder collaborative seeking to improve philanthropy by centering the people and communities at the heart of our work.

Join a growing community of foundations listening in ways that build meaningful relationships, advance equity, and shift power.

Join a growing community building meaningful relationships and advancing equity.

Our work is supported by leading grantmakers committed to listening well, responding to what they hear, and shifting and sharing power with those impacted by systemic racism and other structural inequities.

Ready to start listening?

Community on Board Toolkit

A tool for shifting power through foundation governance. Learn how to bring impacted community members on board.

Funder Listening Action Menu

The perfect starting point for funders ready to listen well across the many dimensions of their work, this carefully curated menu includes dozens of real-life examples of listening, responding, and shifting power to the people and communities impacted by the systems and structures we’re seeking to change.

Participatory Philanthropy Toolkit

This comprehensive resource features insights, discussion guides, templates, and other materials to help you design and implement grantmaking programs that can shift and share power with the people and communities at the heart of your work.

Community Listening Sessions: A Guide for Funders

Learn how to host listening sessions that encourage meaningful community engagement and empower those most affected — yet often least consulted — to influence your foundation’s work.

Funder Listening Assessment

Take a look at how your foundation listens to, learns with, and shares power with the people and communities most impacted by your work.

Insights for Change

Insights for Change features news and updates from Fund for Shared Insight, along with case studies and opinion pieces highlighting how philanthropy and nonprofits advance impact and equity by centering participant experience.