Orgs or “proto-orgs” in their early stages are often in a catch-22. They don’t have the time or expertise (because they don’t have full time staff) to develop a strong grantwriting or other fundraising operations, which could be enabled by startup funds. An org that was familiar with the funding landscape, could familiarize itself with new orgs, and help it secure startup funds could help resolve the catch-22 that orgs find themselves at step 0.
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Orgs or “proto-orgs” in their early stages are often in a catch-22. They don’t have the time or expertise (because they don’t have full time staff) to develop a strong grantwriting or other fundraising operations, which could be enabled by startup funds. An org that was familiar with the funding landscape, could familiarize itself with new orgs, and help it secure startup funds could help resolve the catch-22 that orgs find themselves at step 0.