I agree it’s important to get more detailed about the types of funding gaps. I tried to make a similar point regarding talent here.
I appreciate some of my posts have probably contributed to this problem, though I also think it’s important to get the message out that there’s a lot more money available in general. I’ve struggled to strike a good balance.
One additional thing I dislike about the funding gap language is that it makes it sound like the gaps are all or nothing, when in reality there’s usually just a smooth diminishing returns curve.
Something that can help with is always specifying what ‘bar’ the gap is relative to e.g. “there’s a not much funding gap at the 20x cash transfers level, but there’s a large gap at the 5x transfers level.” This language also makes it clear which cause area you’re talking about.
I agree it’s important to get more detailed about the types of funding gaps. I tried to make a similar point regarding talent here.
I appreciate some of my posts have probably contributed to this problem, though I also think it’s important to get the message out that there’s a lot more money available in general. I’ve struggled to strike a good balance.
One additional thing I dislike about the funding gap language is that it makes it sound like the gaps are all or nothing, when in reality there’s usually just a smooth diminishing returns curve.
Something that can help with is always specifying what ‘bar’ the gap is relative to e.g. “there’s a not much funding gap at the 20x cash transfers level, but there’s a large gap at the 5x transfers level.” This language also makes it clear which cause area you’re talking about.