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November 2009 Quick Survey Analysis
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" A grant would allow some autonomy for the organisation. Contract allows nothing but instruction on whatever they want us to do. " Respondee
" A legally binding contract would prevent pulling the rug out form under a Charity which has "agreed" a funding programme running for a number of years. Project funding is unsuitable for establishing long lasting beneficial schemes. It suits only eye catching short term projects - and of course keeps grant funding bodies busy!! " Respondee
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... Sadly, in all of this the views of the 77% of our survey respondents who said grants were a better option for them are mainly ignored, or even patronised. ‘Grants have their place in the funding mix’ we hear, but it looks like an ever diminishing and narrow place. The demand for grants is increasingly portrayed as backwards and outmoded, or evidence of some kind of ‘dependency’. In fact it is an entirely rational desire for the funding option that is most widely accessible and manageable for charities, and which allows the most flexibility to respond to beneficiaries’ needs. Find out what DSC says.
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