The Problem of the Persistent Proposer
Every program officer can tell horror stories about the grantseeker who keeps applying, keeps getting declined, and keeps coming back for more. Some of these persistent proposers are as pugnacious as G.I. Joe, some as meek as Casper Milquetoast, but all endure repeated rejection while perpetually submitting doomed proposals. As mentioned earlier, the persistent person makes the best grantee, but when the ideas are not competitive, persistence crosses the line to fanaticism, and the virtue turns into a vice.
What are you to do? In most cases, it makes sense simply to treat the persistent proposer as one would treat any other applicant. Accept the proposal, read it, consider it on its merits, and if it is ...
Get The Insider's Guide to Grantmaking: How Foundations Find, Fund, and Manage Effective Programs now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
