Participatory Grantmaking Case Study: Durfee Foundation

Questions addressed include:

• What are your grantmaking and/or strategic priorities (in terms of geographic focus, issue, etc.)?
• Who decides the grantmaking priorities? The overall strategy for the fund?
• What’s the process by which these decisions are made?
• Is the participatory decision-making process the same for all grant types and sizes? If not, why?
• Who comprises your grantmaking selection panel(s)?
• How are they selected (e.g., by nomination, application, etc.)? How do you think about representation of specific population groups or geographies?
• What, if any, is the term limit for members of the selection panel? Why?