During the calls I’ve offered to people considering applying to work as a grantmaker, I’ve sent this post to about 10 people already. Thanks for writing it!
I agree that this is the most common misconception about grantmaking. To be clear, (as we’ve discussed) I think there are some ways to make a difference in grantmaking which are exceptions to the general rule explained here, but think this approach is the right one for most people.
During the calls I’ve offered to people considering applying to work as a grantmaker, I’ve sent this post to about 10 people already. Thanks for writing it!
I agree that this is the most common misconception about grantmaking. To be clear, (as we’ve discussed) I think there are some ways to make a difference in grantmaking which are exceptions to the general rule explained here, but think this approach is the right one for most people.
Thanks Kit, glad to hear :) And yes, I agree!