New emperor, old clothes? International funding – who’s setting the agenda?
Proactive vs responsive philanthropy
1 September 2008
Alliance magazine
Each foundation is faced with the question of how its agenda will be set – and reset. This article looks at both responsive and proactive styles, and their extreme versions of ‘reactive’ and ‘directive’ grantmaking. The article also argues that in the end the relevant question is not so much whether funder or funded partner is setting the agenda but rather whether they can set up a strong, generative partnership in the context of agendas that are much larger than either funder or partner.
Responsive grantmaking
