View source for RFPh: Request for Philanthropy

Facilitated by Matthew Fitzgerald

= Description =

Foundations are kinda like clients. What if we saw them as agencies instead? The concept of an RFPh is a thought experiment to lift our heads up from grant applications and funding cycles to a bigger possibility for change.

= Notes =

RFPh(ilanthropy)

*RFPh vision statemen
*what are the components of an RFPh?
*things we find frustrating that should be made invigorating
*Principles
*reference philanthropy initiatives that are alligned/(somewhat) allied e.g. GEO
*no more spec work! we're not doing _____ anymore
*increaes general operating support
*patient, long-term funding

*How many fundations by invite only?
*Foundations that tell me being "..." know more about conditions on the ground than we do.

*Matt, Upwell, did youth philanthropy funding
*Rachel, entire funding agile "crazy funds"

*Foundations contantant in nature - look at the history and who is on previous boards
*Right wing funding infrastructure seams much more patient - long term - 
*should be more experimential, risky, selling adventurous nonprofit efforts
*"trickle down" how much is actually getting down to the street to the "doers"

      **RFP process that Gunner teaches