You don't hear this called out often. But it should be. Appreciation to @mulagostarr.bsky.social for doing so. Funders holding themselves and their grantees accountable would also force right-sizing of grants and inclusion of dedicated M&E/impact analysis $ as needed. ssir.org/articles/ent...
the beauty of Scott grants is not that they skip diligence, but that they rely on that of trusted co-funders and don’t put orgs thru another gratuitous process. we’d love to see a lot more of that.
fulana de tal@soulamami.bsky.social · 2y agoMy org was one of her beneficiaries. The money literally comes with no strings attached. This is how you do it. And billionaires are shook
Unsolicited reminder that “cost effective” doesn’t necessarily mean “consequential”, and “sustainable” doesn’t = “scalable”
our recent SSIR piece is about making the most of XL "Big Bet" grants. organizations should use them to make a transition from do-it-yourself to recruit-and-enable-others-to-do-it—and should not get any bigger than they have to before making that transition. ssir.org/articles/ent...
Big Bet Bonanza (SSIR)
Turning a one-time score into an impact jackpot.
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it's nice when the smart thing is the right thing.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2y agoSpain said it could give residency and work permits to about 900,000 undocumented migrants in the country over the next three years to help address a growing need for workers, even as other European countries embrace tougher stances on immigration.
nice to see nick kristof discover muso and co-founder/mulago fellow ari johnson. as kristof says, muso is "a triumph of public health nerdiness." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/o...
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