This is interesting and I look forward to reading more.
A more negative reading of this information would suggest that the issue may not be lack of fundraising skill within the organizations but rather that many of the interviewed ACE selected charities don’t get the funding they want because most people, or the donors the charities care about, don’t agree with ACE’s or the CEOs’ self-assessments that the charities are worth funding. That is, these folks may not donate for reasons having to do with the organizations not because of lack of relationship building, marketing, etc.
It’s a different sort of concern and suggests a different line of research inquiry, but may be worth keeping in the back of one’s mind.
Thanks for the input! If the above bullet points were evidence of funding constraints, then this “more negative reading” would be a plausible alternative explanation. But I’m not following how the above bullet points could be read in this way. Apologies if I’m missing something.
Are you thinking this applies to all 5 of the above bullet points? Or specific bullet points within that group?
This is interesting and I look forward to reading more.
A more negative reading of this information would suggest that the issue may not be lack of fundraising skill within the organizations but rather that many of the interviewed ACE selected charities don’t get the funding they want because most people, or the donors the charities care about, don’t agree with ACE’s or the CEOs’ self-assessments that the charities are worth funding. That is, these folks may not donate for reasons having to do with the organizations not because of lack of relationship building, marketing, etc.
It’s a different sort of concern and suggests a different line of research inquiry, but may be worth keeping in the back of one’s mind.
Thanks for the input! If the above bullet points were evidence of funding constraints, then this “more negative reading” would be a plausible alternative explanation. But I’m not following how the above bullet points could be read in this way. Apologies if I’m missing something.
Are you thinking this applies to all 5 of the above bullet points? Or specific bullet points within that group?