Writing since I haven’t seen this mentioned elsewhere, but it seems like it might be a good idea to do (and announce that you are doing ) a rapid evaluation of grantee organizations that received a majority of their funding from FF in order to provide emergency funding to the most promising in order to avoid loss of institutions. If this is something OP plans on doing, it should do so quickly and unambiguously.
I’m imagining something like a potentially important org has lost its funding and employees will soon begin looking for and accepting other opportunities. If they do leave, it could be very difficult to get them back or find suitable replacements. If whole organizations cease operations, it could set back work in their areas substantially since momentum will be lost, future organizations will have to deal with answering why this similar org didn’t work out, the ability to make credible commitments in the org’s given field will be at risk if they suddenly drop projects, and institutional knowledge will be lost. Similar to how other countries supplemented employee salaries instead of the US’s unemployment insurance approach during the pandemic.
Also for disclosure: I haven’t received any FF funding nor work in an org that did.
Writing since I haven’t seen this mentioned elsewhere, but it seems like it might be a good idea to do (and announce that you are doing ) a rapid evaluation of grantee organizations that received a majority of their funding from FF in order to provide emergency funding to the most promising in order to avoid loss of institutions. If this is something OP plans on doing, it should do so quickly and unambiguously.
I’m imagining something like a potentially important org has lost its funding and employees will soon begin looking for and accepting other opportunities. If they do leave, it could be very difficult to get them back or find suitable replacements. If whole organizations cease operations, it could set back work in their areas substantially since momentum will be lost, future organizations will have to deal with answering why this similar org didn’t work out, the ability to make credible commitments in the org’s given field will be at risk if they suddenly drop projects, and institutional knowledge will be lost. Similar to how other countries supplemented employee salaries instead of the US’s unemployment insurance approach during the pandemic.
Also for disclosure: I haven’t received any FF funding nor work in an org that did.