Community Cohorts
Magic Cabinet grantees work together in community-based cohorts where three nonprofit leaders meet quarterly over a five-year period – along with a cohort advisor and program officer – to share expertise, build relationships and decide, together, when and how to allocate their shared funding.
Building Community Power
Restoring balance
Grantees say cohorts help level power between funders and grantees.
Trusting in community
Cohort decision-making is led by grantees.
Supporting peers
The majority of grantees use cohort spaces for insight and advice.