Also, I’d agree that <$1Mil funding decisions aren’t the main thing I’m interested in. I think that talent and larger allocations are much more exciting.
For example, perhaps it’s realized that one small nonprofit’s work is much more valuable than expected, so future donors wind up spending $200Mil in related work down the line. Or, there are many systematic effects, like new founders are inspired by trends identified in the evaluations and make better new nonprofits because of it.
Also, I’d agree that <$1Mil funding decisions aren’t the main thing I’m interested in. I think that talent and larger allocations are much more exciting.
For example, perhaps it’s realized that one small nonprofit’s work is much more valuable than expected, so future donors wind up spending $200Mil in related work down the line. Or, there are many systematic effects, like new founders are inspired by trends identified in the evaluations and make better new nonprofits because of it.