Community-based organisations (CBOs) are non-profits operating directly in communities, often with limited financial resources at their disposal. They tend to rely on volunteers, responsive to the unique needs of their community and often best placed to diagnose problems and identify solutions with residents. Many are financially excluded from mainstream grant funding because they operate in rural locations with limited visibility and recognition, and they don’t always have the administrative capacity to provide the financial, monitoring and compliance documents that traditional funders expect. Despite these constraints, they play a crucial role in grassroots development, community empowerment and creating sustainable social change. This learning brief looks at what the DG Murray Trust (DGMT) and its funding partners, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (CTAOP) and The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF), are learning about trust-based funding to support social change practitioners at a community.
To read this learning brief, download a PDF here or read it magazine-style on ISSUU here.
