Decolonising Philanthropy, Aid, Development Assistance
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Smaller nonprofits could put far more funding to good use
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Nice post on Linkedin from Nidhi at Bridgespan which posits that smaller nonprofits could put far more funding to good use. Includes links to additional Bridgespan research and other resources.
“Too often, funders believe smaller organizations—which are frequently led by people from marginalized backgrounds who have a lived experience of relevant issues—don’t have the ability to absorb and effectively deploy large gifts. It’s time to debunk this “absorptive capacity” myth.”