Evaluating your Grantmaking Process
We have looked at the elements of right-sizing a grant application, since one size does not fit all in philanthropy.
You can engage a professional to help dive into some of these finer details, but here are some useful exercises:
Right-Sizing Grant Applications - A Tiered Approach
Whether or not we realize it, we often operate in a tiered approach - we subtly judge the urgency and depth of a problem, and approach it accordingly.
Depending on the size of your organization and your granting scope and focus, applying a tiered approach may help save your staff, board, and grant seekers time and money.
Basic Principles of Right-Sizing Grant Applications
One size does not fit all philanthropists. One size does not fit all grant amounts. One size does not fit all grant types.
Rarely does one size really fit anyone, anywhere - not in clothing, not in parenting, not in life.
Right Sizing Grant Applications
Right sizing grants is important. Having spent time in philanthropy as well as assisting nonprofits with grant writing, I see the tension in right sizing grant requests.
How much information is necessary and how much is too much?