The past four months in the LEAP universe have been intense. Following a series of group and individual consultation calls from October to December, we had to step into a lower gear at the end of 2020. We realised that we had fallen into the trap of wanting too much too fast and not making enough time for the essential…
My name is Romy Krämer, and I joined the group of LEAP initiators in August. I’m excited about the opportunity to contribute to another experiment in participatory grantmaking (read more about the first one here). I am especially excited about the opportunity to help create meaningful connections between the worlds of activism and social entrepreneurship via a shared funding tool…
A key value of LEAP is “genuine participation.” This is easier said than done. Currently, we are in the middle of running a series of online consultations with about 10-15 activists and social entrepreneurs each. We hope to gather feedback on our initial ideas, expand our network, and identify individuals who would want to join us to build this thing…