From experience this gets more and more desirable both the wealthier a donor is and the longer the donor has been wealthy for.
I think the papers phrase “agency” is missing something though. It’s not a sensation of making decisions or being listened to that people are drawn to generally. I’d say it was more ‘proprietorship’ or ‘feeling ownership over the project’, feeling like a causally relevant component of the whole endeavour.
From experience this gets more and more desirable both the wealthier a donor is and the longer the donor has been wealthy for.
I think the papers phrase “agency” is missing something though. It’s not a sensation of making decisions or being listened to that people are drawn to generally. I’d say it was more ‘proprietorship’ or ‘feeling ownership over the project’, feeling like a causally relevant component of the whole endeavour.
Agency is also, I find, quite patronising!