One pivot could change the entire nonprofit sector forever.
Shift to micro grants.
We need to ditch the 3-year 150k cash bomb for one organization approach and turn it into a ton of grants for various organizations that actually supports the ecosystem.
They don’t do it because…
1. It would mean more work.
2. Foundations are not socially connected to that many important orgs (even though we are all out here).
3. It would mean more costs for them to ensure the organizations were supported as to how to catalyze the grant.
4. It wouldn’t mitigate risk for their donors.
5. Most importantly, it would mean achieving the actual impact that would make them less relevant as gatekeepers to huge piles of cash.
Nonprofits need to build foundations out of their pie. The longer they are relied on, the longer our causes & communities will suffer.
The entire future of the sector and the impact of the work is at stake.