Flow Funding: The radical frontiers of trust-based philanthropy

Flow Funding is a cutting-edge approach to philanthropy, created by Marion Weber, fourth generation in a family of philanthropists, who refuted traditional models of grantmaking and chose to put trust and affection at the centre of all her work. 

Be The Earth’s Flow Funding Programme shares power with experienced activists and visionary leaders, who directly receive and allocate philanthropic funds based on trust, intuition, and their intimate understanding of grassroots work in their communities. This programme is now in its fourth year and we are excited to share with you the power of what this type of funding can achieve, and what we have learned along the way.

This approach prioritizes trust and relationships in order to democratise the distribution of wealth, minimise bureaucracy, and allow funds to reach people and projects beyond the scope of traditional philanthropy.

This webinar will share our methodology, learnings, insights, struggles, and successes, aiming to inspire and catalyse further change towards dismantling existing power structures and a philanthropy that truly serves the communities it aims to support.

We’ll provide a brief introduction to the Flow Funding Programme then you’ll hear from our fellows about how this initiative works in practice. At the end, there’ll be plenty of time for questions.

To attend, please RSVP to receive a link to access the webinar.

We hope you can join us for the webinar and we look forward to seeing you there. 

If you have any questions about this event, please email jessica@betheearth.foundation

Everyone is warmly welcome to attend this webinar but please note: this webinar will be exploring the Flow Funding methodology and there will be no funding opportunities or financial support offered in this session.