Investing in Infrastructure: What Holds Foundations Back From Funding Technology?
Many grantmakers already understand the importance of infrastructure—yet that understanding isn’t often reflected in their grantmaking. This often leaves nonprofits underdeveloped when it comes to technology and organizational infrastructure. This Idealware article comments on a recent letter to numerous philanthropic institutions petitioning for increased prioritization of infrastructure investments, and profiles a few of the reasons donors are reluctant to invest in nonprofit infrastructure.