#power

Comprehensive research report from Churchill Fellowship examining philanthropic transformation globally, documenting trust-based approaches, participatory grantmaking, and power-shifting practices that redistribute decision-making from funders to communities.

Critical governance analysis from Gardens examining how "progressive decentralization"—gradually distributing control over time—can serve as excuse for founder control rather than genuine power redistribution in DAO contexts.

Power-shifting and movement-building framework from Equality Fund exploring how funders can genuinely redistribute power to catalyze social movements rather than controlling movement direction through philanthropic capital.

Equality Fund framework for feminist, power-aware grantmaking that addresses how competitive funding processes harm movements through "Step Up, Step Back" participatory allocation where funded organizations determine distribution together.

Academic paper providing critical power-aware analysis of Web3 systems, examining how decentralized technologies can either expand collective capacity or concentrate extractive power in new forms.

FemWealth feminist critique examining Web3's promise of citizen/denizen ownership of internet infrastructure, analyzing power dynamics, inclusion challenges, and whether decentralized technologies can genuinely redistribute digital power.

Article examining role of critical analysis in improving philanthropic practice, arguing that constructive criticism strengthens sector by exposing power imbalances and effectiveness gaps while exploring how philanthropy can create cultures welcoming accountability rather than defensiveness.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors comprehensive framework on power equity in philanthropy and systems change, showing how redistributing power from funders to communities catalyzes transformation while maintaining concentration prevents genuine change.

Stanford Social Innovation Review critical power-aware analysis examining how "Web3 for good" rhetoric can obscure extraction and power concentration while claiming social benefit, offering framework for distinguishing genuine impact from progressive branding.

Comprehensive framework and principles for trust-based philanthropy that addresses power imbalances in grantmaking through multi-year funding, flexible use of resources, and centering community leadership over funder control.