OK, I don’t believe that this is a yellow flag about, eg, Manifund’s judgement. But I can agree this should be a yellow flag when considering whether to accept Manifund’s money.
(fwiw, I think I’m much less risk tolerant than Manifund, and disagree with several decisions they’ve made, but have zero issues with taking money from this donor)
I read Patrick as saying that he didn’t see evidence of the “level of professionalism” that he would find necessary to “partake in a Manifund project with . . . an anonymous donor.” In other words, donor anonymity requires a higher level of confidence in Manifund than would be the case with a known source of funds. I don’t read anyone as saying that taking funds from a donor whose identity is not publicly known is a strike against Manifund’s judgment.
Yes, thank you for putting it this way, that was what I want to convey. For example I would be more comfortable with taking a grant funded by an anonymous donation to Open Phil as they has a history of value judgments and due diligence concerning grants and seem to be a well-run organisation in general.
OK, I don’t believe that this is a yellow flag about, eg, Manifund’s judgement. But I can agree this should be a yellow flag when considering whether to accept Manifund’s money.
(fwiw, I think I’m much less risk tolerant than Manifund, and disagree with several decisions they’ve made, but have zero issues with taking money from this donor)
I read Patrick as saying that he didn’t see evidence of the “level of professionalism” that he would find necessary to “partake in a Manifund project with . . . an anonymous donor.” In other words, donor anonymity requires a higher level of confidence in Manifund than would be the case with a known source of funds. I don’t read anyone as saying that taking funds from a donor whose identity is not publicly known is a strike against Manifund’s judgment.
Yes, thank you for putting it this way, that was what I want to convey. For example I would be more comfortable with taking a grant funded by an anonymous donation to Open Phil as they has a history of value judgments and due diligence concerning grants and seem to be a well-run organisation in general.
Sure, this seems reasonable