I think the crux here may be how the consolidated/bigger org would be funded and budgeted. If the funding that would be going to projects of the bigger org consists largely of the same short-term / specific-purpose grants that were going to the smaller orgs, it’s probably going to be difficult for the bigger org to commit to longer-term funding for a project.
I have some concerns about switching from many small orgs to fewer bigger orgs without simultaneously changing the funding model for this work from the current style of grants to (quoting Peter’s comment) “the enduring multi-year funding commitments that are necessary to sustain a large org.” Trying to run a bigger org on small-org style funding arrangements feels like it could be the worst of both worlds.
I think the crux here may be how the consolidated/bigger org would be funded and budgeted. If the funding that would be going to projects of the bigger org consists largely of the same short-term / specific-purpose grants that were going to the smaller orgs, it’s probably going to be difficult for the bigger org to commit to longer-term funding for a project.
I have some concerns about switching from many small orgs to fewer bigger orgs without simultaneously changing the funding model for this work from the current style of grants to (quoting Peter’s comment) “the enduring multi-year funding commitments that are necessary to sustain a large org.” Trying to run a bigger org on small-org style funding arrangements feels like it could be the worst of both worlds.