Comments on: Foundation Governance and Grantmaking http://thirdsectornetwork.org/2010/01/21/foundation-governance-and-grantmaking/ Multi-disciplinary perspectives on all things nonprofit, philanthropic and beyond... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jasmine McGinnis http://thirdsectornetwork.org/2010/01/21/foundation-governance-and-grantmaking/#comment-10 Jasmine McGinnis Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:40:38 +0000 http://thirdsectornetwork.org/?p=96#comment-10 John - You ask some FANTASTIC questions and I think it gets back to one of my earlier points. How do donors define "better performing/higher performing nonprofits"? Is it a matter of reputation/name brand recognition? Does this definition change during times of a crisis or not? I think it's an interesting conversation since SO many of the conversations in local media are concerning "making sure" you're donations are going to a "responsible" charity. . . .but yes, understanding how donors view these terms we throw around would be beneficial I think - in my mind it would help us develop some supply side theories of giving =) John – You ask some FANTASTIC questions and I think it gets back to one of my earlier points.

How do donors define “better performing/higher performing nonprofits”? Is it a matter of reputation/name brand recognition? Does this definition change during times of a crisis or not?

I think it’s an interesting conversation since SO many of the conversations in local media are concerning “making sure” you’re donations are going to a “responsible” charity. . . .but yes, understanding how donors view these terms we throw around would be beneficial I think – in my mind it would help us develop some supply side theories of giving =)

]]> By: John http://thirdsectornetwork.org/2010/01/21/foundation-governance-and-grantmaking/#comment-9 John Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:24:58 +0000 http://thirdsectornetwork.org/?p=96#comment-9 Jasmine, great post with good questions. In terms of the "who you know" regarding grantmaking, I wonder if there will be any noticeable difference in this in light of the current financial crisis. It would seem that the stakes for competition are higher...so what or whose needs are the greatest? Jasmine, great post with good questions. In terms of the “who you know” regarding grantmaking, I wonder if there will be any noticeable difference in this in light of the current financial crisis. It would seem that the stakes for competition are higher…so what or whose needs are the greatest?

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