For what it’s worth, I found this post kind of jarring/off-putting, and I’m not sure whether I should up- or downvote it, even though I agree with many of the points you’ve raised.
I think what’s making it feel off to me is that the framing suggests you’re giving an impartial take on the general question of “should you donate through funds?”, but the overall vibe I get is more like “we want to do some promo for Longview, and we’re using this broader question as a starting point to do that.”
It’s hard to point to any individual main cause of this impression, it’s mostly my gestalt impression of the piece and its emphasis on Longview’s funds and grantmakers and advantages, etc.
(People might think I’m guilty of similar things in posts I’ve written — which I would feel bad about if so, sorry — and I don’t think it’s a huge sin or anything, just wanted to flag that this is the reaction I had.)
For what it’s worth, I found this post kind of jarring/off-putting, and I’m not sure whether I should up- or downvote it, even though I agree with many of the points you’ve raised.
I think what’s making it feel off to me is that the framing suggests you’re giving an impartial take on the general question of “should you donate through funds?”, but the overall vibe I get is more like “we want to do some promo for Longview, and we’re using this broader question as a starting point to do that.”
It’s hard to point to any individual main cause of this impression, it’s mostly my gestalt impression of the piece and its emphasis on Longview’s funds and grantmakers and advantages, etc.
(People might think I’m guilty of similar things in posts I’ve written — which I would feel bad about if so, sorry — and I don’t think it’s a huge sin or anything, just wanted to flag that this is the reaction I had.)