how much should my microgrant program take funding from diverse individual funders?
pros
more credible independence
more money is always good
there will soon be a big supply of philanthropic money from independent funders
cons
overhead
even the c3 dollars of individual funders are probably more expensive than the c3 dollars of CG and other big funders
the more i fund things myself, the more license i feel to do weird experimental stuff. if it’s other people’s money i might be less willing to do weird shit with it.
how much should my microgrant program take funding from diverse individual funders?
pros
more credible independence
more money is always good
there will soon be a big supply of philanthropic money from independent funders
cons
overhead
even the c3 dollars of individual funders are probably more expensive than the c3 dollars of CG and other big funders
the more i fund things myself, the more license i feel to do weird experimental stuff. if it’s other people’s money i might be less willing to do weird shit with it.
For point 3: maybe have a standard message you share with potential funders that includes the line ‘I am going to do weird shit with this money.’