CASE STUDY A Human Touch to Ocean Funding How the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s relational approach yielded ocean innovation in Madagascar It’s not news that how funders relate to grantees matter. There’s a lot of talk—and advice giving—about how funders need to take the time and shift the power in their exchanges with grantees. Authentic relationships, where people feel heard and respected, are healthier and more productive. Building trust and flattening out power yields better outputs and outcomes. Indeed, when people connect in real ways beyond project or position, the work quite often becomes more meaningful and the results last. While many marine conservation funders underscore the importance of relating what happens with oceans to the well-being of humans, they don’t a

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