On Collaborative Funding
Further to my thoughts on funders, I was delighted to learn several major grantmaking agencies and organizations from Alberta met this week to explore the possibility of working together in just such a way.
I assume collaboration and partnerships were the focus of discussion.
There are challenges of bridging across different missions, grantmaking strategies and methods, as well as levels of engagement and [...]
On Funders
Funders fund their own mandate, not yours. And therein lies the challenge.
While I’m working at a fortunate time … there are now more funding streams available to not-for-profit activities and projects than ever before … there are also some pretty tight strings attached to said funds, forcing many organizations to try and make a square peg [...]
