Public and Private Conversations

Projects have a number of stakeholders, and all of these stakeholders should be part of the site visit. The obvious ones are the foundation and the applicant organization, but others include partner organizations, community-based organizations in the areas that will be targeted by the grant, the people living in these areas, interested policymakers, and so on. For the most part, the conversations during the site visit should be open, or public, and be accessible to all of the stakeholders. There are times, however, when private conversations—with only one or two of the stakeholder groups present—are legitimate or even necessary. For example, there may be personnel issues surrounding the project, and it is appropriate ...

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