funding circles. Note that most funding circles I know require a large budget and are therefore inaccessible for most earn to givers.
Related: a small group of like-minded donors evaluating a specific organization.
Give each other recommendations. If you have expertise of specific cause area and you can recommend organizations (especially when you don’t have a conflict of interest with them), do talk about it to potential donors during networking events. Or, if you are a donor, do ask.
Thanks for posting this! I tend to agree, it’s not my comparative advantage to make grants as a mid-size donor; and it’s unlikely that I’ll beat the impact/​rigor of a fund.
I’m not sure that these particular examples will necessarily solve the issue of groupthink/​centralized decision-making as they still rely heavily on a few knowledgeable decision makers. For instance, I found that a lot of decisions in funding circles are deferred to the experts in the room. However, I’m hopeful that they can help. :)
Thanks for posting this! I tend to agree, it’s not my comparative advantage to make grants as a mid-size donor; and it’s unlikely that I’ll beat the impact/​rigor of a fund.
I’m not sure that these particular examples will necessarily solve the issue of groupthink/​centralized decision-making as they still rely heavily on a few knowledgeable decision makers. For instance, I found that a lot of decisions in funding circles are deferred to the experts in the room. However, I’m hopeful that they can help. :)