FOUNDATION DECK
Foundation
Philanthropy and grantmaking. RFPs, logic models, board dynamics.
10 prompts · 30 responses
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The RFP we released was written around…
An RFP that names a specific grantee in everything but the header.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
PROMPTS · 10
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The RFP we released was written around…
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Our theory of change starts with…
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The grant we approved last cycle will actually be spent on…
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Our impact measurement produces…
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'Trust-based philanthropy' at this foundation in practice means…
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The board chair's personal priority this year is…
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The convening we just funded will result in…
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The reason we renewed this grant is…
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Our equity commitment shows up in the budget as…
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Our 'systems change' strategy is…
RESPONSES · 30
An RFP that names a specific grantee in everything but the header.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A strategic focus area our largest grantee already worked on.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
An outcomes framework measured against activities.FOUNDATION
A land acknowledgment and a two-percent portfolio shift.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A DEI statement on the website, older than the DEI plan.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A 'community-led' process where the community sees the draft strategy.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A 'results chain' where the arrows go in both directions.FOUNDATION
A two-page proposal summary longer than the grant check.FOUNDATION
An evaluation budget larger than the program budget.FOUNDATION
A pre-post study with a sample of eight.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A randomized control trial on a community-building initiative.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A dashboard of lagging indicators about an intervention that hasn't started.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A logic model with outputs, no outcomes.FOUNDATION
A grant approved for the strategy, spent on operations.FOUNDATION
A theory of change that concludes 'more research is needed.'FOUNDATION
A root-cause analysis that stops at 'lack of awareness.'FOUNDATION
A 'learning grant' to an organization we plan to fund for ten years anyway.FOUNDATION
'Systems change,' on its fourth strategic refresh.FOUNDATION
An 'innovation initiative' that's the old program with a new deck.FOUNDATION
A 'movement-building' strategy, still the same twelve grantees.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
The trustee who asks the same question at every board meeting.FOUNDATION
A board member whose day job runs our largest grantee.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A founder's grandchild on the program committee.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
The program officer whose portfolio became the foundation's strategy.FOUNDATION
A reporting requirement that costs the grantee more in staff time than the grant is worth.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
An 'unrestricted' grant with a required narrative report.FOUNDATION
A board book nobody opened before the meeting started.FOUNDATION
A grant committee recommendation drafted the night before the meeting.FOUNDATION
A 'trust-based' relationship that still requires a due-diligence questionnaire.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
A renewal decision made because the grantee has a new ED we like.FOUNDATION🌶️ HOT
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