The Power of Us: Inside the Community-Led Grantmaking Experiment
From The UPLift with Tzedek: Real Talk for Real Change by Tzedek Social Justice Fund
October 6, 2025 · 41 min · Season 3 · Episode 9
About this episode
This episode explores the impact of community-led grantmaking and the experiences of those involved in the process.
What happens when grantmaking power is placed directly in the hands of the community? SPOILER ALERT: Amazing things. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on how the Tzedek Social Justice Fund flips the script on philanthropy-as-usual by placing community at the center of decision-making. Tera Coffey, Tzedek's Director of Community-Led Grantmaking, shares her reflections alongside members of the 2024-2025 CLG Committee (CLGC), who bring their stories, struggles, and discoveries to t...
People in this episode
Guest: Tera Coffey
Topics covered
- community-led grantmaking
- philanthropy
- social justice
- decision-making
- community empowerment
Keywords
- grantmaking
- community
- philanthropy
- Tzedek
- social justice
- empowerment
- decision-making
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tzedek Social Justice Fund, 2024-2025 CLG Committee
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