Choosing a Grantmaking Style
A foundation's theory of change has a direct effect on its style of grantmaking. The passive foundation is highly likely to make a series of isolated, unconnected grants based solely on the proposals it receives during a given time period. The proactive foundation is likely to make clusters of individual grants tied together by a subject or a theme, while remaining very receptive to requests from outside. The prescriptive foundation is apt to carve out well-defined and strategically conceived initiatives, leaving relatively little receptivity to requests from outside. The peremptory foundation chooses grantees according to its own specific and strongly held visions, and it is not at all receptive to unsolicited requests. ...
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