Grassroots organizations are the backbone of community transformation. They are often closest to the issues, with deep relationships, cultural understanding, and trust. Yet, they receive a disproportionately small share of global philanthropic funding.<\/p>\n
The Problem
\nDespite their importance, grassroots groups face:<\/p>\n
Barriers to access: Complex applications, language barriers, or lack of formal structure can exclude smaller orgs.
\nShort-term, restricted grants: These make it difficult to invest in long-term planning, staff development, or organizational growth.
\nLack of voice in decisions: Funding priorities are often set far from the communities being served.
\nThe Power of Flexible Funding
\nFlexible funding \u2014 also known as unrestricted or core support \u2014 allows organizations to decide where money is needed most. This could mean:<\/p>\n
Covering operational costs
\nInvesting in leadership development
\nPivoting quickly during crises (e.g., natural disasters, pandemics)
\nScaling successful programs
\nWhen organizations aren\u2019t forced to tailor their work to narrow funding streams, they can innovate, respond in real time, and stay aligned with their mission.<\/p>\n
Real Impact
\nStudies show that organizations with access to flexible, long-term funding:<\/p>\n
Deliver more sustainable outcomes
\nRetain staff longer
\nBuild stronger community trust
\nTrust-based funders are leading this shift by centering relationships, honoring community expertise, and funding with fewer strings attached.<\/p>\n
At Better Funding, we amplify these approaches \u2014 offering tools, research, and connections for funders ready to step into a more equitable, effective model of giving.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1441,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"resources-categories":[23,25],"class_list":["post-1440","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resources-categories-insights-ethically","resources-categories-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/1440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resources-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterfunding.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources-categories?post=1440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}