Foundation Project

This (obviously biased) survey is an opportunity to give your feedback on the ideas connected with an (obviously biased) article at: https://brookfieldgroup.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/not-fit-for-purpose-why-im-done-with-the-foundation-world/

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* 1. I am a... (can be more than one)

Charity employee

Charity trustee

Charity founder

Foundation employee

Foundation trustee/grants committee member

Mole from the Big Lottery worried about whether we're talking about them too

Other (specify, don't specify, it's up to you)

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* 2. How much do you agree that these things happen (regardless of whether they should or should not happen)?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Strongly Agree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Agree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Neither agree nor disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Strongly disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Only care about ‘their’ money	Only care about ‘their’ money Strongly Agree	Only care about ‘their’ money Agree	Only care about ‘their’ money Neither agree nor disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Strongly disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Strongly Agree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Agree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Neither agree nor disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Strongly disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Strongly Agree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Agree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Neither agree nor disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Strongly disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Strongly Agree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Agree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Neither agree nor disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Strongly disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Procure programmes rather than fund innovation	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Strongly Agree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Agree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Neither agree nor disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Strongly disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Strongly Agree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Agree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Neither agree nor disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Strongly disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Strongly Agree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Agree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Neither agree nor disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Strongly disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Strongly Agree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Agree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Neither agree nor disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Strongly disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Strongly Agree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Agree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Neither agree nor disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Strongly disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Turn innovators into operators	Turn innovators into operators Strongly Agree	Turn innovators into operators Agree	Turn innovators into operators Neither agree nor disagree	Turn innovators into operators Disagree	Turn innovators into operators Strongly disagree	Turn innovators into operators Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Strongly Agree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Agree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Neither agree nor disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Strongly disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Rely on grantees to do all the work	Rely on grantees to do all the work Strongly Agree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Agree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Neither agree nor disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Strongly disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Strongly Agree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Agree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Neither agree nor disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Strongly disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Fail to share insight	Fail to share insight Strongly Agree	Fail to share insight Agree	Fail to share insight Neither agree nor disagree	Fail to share insight Disagree	Fail to share insight Strongly disagree	Fail to share insight Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Strongly Agree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Agree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Neither agree nor disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Strongly disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Strongly Agree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Agree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Neither agree nor disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Strongly disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Strongly Agree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Agree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Neither agree nor disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Strongly disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Exclude service users and front-line workers	Exclude service users and front-line workers Strongly Agree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Agree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Neither agree nor disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Strongly disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge
Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Strongly Agree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Agree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Neither agree nor disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Strongly disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Don't know/you write so inarticulately I can't judge

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* 3. How much do you agree/disagree that these are bad things if they do happen (regardless of whether or not they happen)?

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly disagree	Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Strongly Agree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Agree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Neither agree nor disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Strongly disagree	Hoard power within a group of people who don’t give enough time (and don’t always have the expertise) to be effective Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Only care about ‘their’ money	Only care about ‘their’ money Strongly Agree	Only care about ‘their’ money Agree	Only care about ‘their’ money Neither agree nor disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Strongly disagree	Only care about ‘their’ money Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Strongly Agree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Agree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Neither agree nor disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Strongly disagree	Base grant-making processes around their own convenience with little respect for social need or the organisations they are funding Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Strongly Agree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Agree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Neither agree nor disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Strongly disagree	Embrace a ‘ticking’ culture Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Strongly Agree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Agree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Neither agree nor disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Strongly disagree	Set up funding in a way that encourages charities to compete rather than collaborate Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Procure programmes rather than fund innovation	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Strongly Agree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Agree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Neither agree nor disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Strongly disagree	Procure programmes rather than fund innovation Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Strongly Agree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Agree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Neither agree nor disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Strongly disagree	Procure everything through applications, leaving grantees continually guessing what a foundation might want, rather than just stating what they want to achieve and proactively going out to find partners Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Strongly Agree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Agree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Neither agree nor disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Strongly disagree	Distrust charities with money rather than empower them with it Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Strongly Agree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Agree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Neither agree nor disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Strongly disagree	Build decision making committees out of people without expertise to make decisions Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Strongly Agree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Agree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Neither agree nor disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Strongly disagree	Make charities jump rather than seek them out and support them long term Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Turn innovators into operators	Turn innovators into operators Strongly Agree	Turn innovators into operators Agree	Turn innovators into operators Neither agree nor disagree	Turn innovators into operators Disagree	Turn innovators into operators Strongly disagree	Turn innovators into operators Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Strongly Agree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Agree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Neither agree nor disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Strongly disagree	Turn social leaders into perpetual beggars Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Rely on grantees to do all the work	Rely on grantees to do all the work Strongly Agree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Agree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Neither agree nor disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Strongly disagree	Rely on grantees to do all the work Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Strongly Agree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Agree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Neither agree nor disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Strongly disagree	Think in binary - 'yes's or 'no's as judgments rather than conversations Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Fail to share insight	Fail to share insight Strongly Agree	Fail to share insight Agree	Fail to share insight Neither agree nor disagree	Fail to share insight Disagree	Fail to share insight Strongly disagree	Fail to share insight Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Strongly Agree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Agree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Neither agree nor disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Strongly disagree	Define sustainability as the growth of an organisation through revenue rather than the dissemination of an idea, concept or approach into the mainstream beyond the organisation Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Strongly Agree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Agree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Neither agree nor disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Strongly disagree	(Try to) make loads of money out of porn, arms, tobacco, gambling and killing the environment via their endowments when they shouldn't Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Strongly Agree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Agree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Neither agree nor disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Strongly disagree	Hire conservative lawyers and financial managers in order to excuse risk aversion Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Exclude service users and front-line workers	Exclude service users and front-line workers Strongly Agree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Agree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Neither agree nor disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Strongly disagree	Exclude service users and front-line workers Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge
Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Strongly Agree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Agree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Neither agree nor disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Strongly disagree	Never set out to really achieve something as organisations themselves Don't know/you write so inarticulately that I can't judge

Foundation Project

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* 1. I am a... (can be more than one)

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* 2. How much do you agree that these things happen (regardless of whether they should or should not happen)?

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* 3. How much do you agree/disagree that these are bad things if they do happen (regardless of whether or not they happen)?

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* 4. Anything you want to add?

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* 5. I'm primarily based in...

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* 6. The work I do is primarily focussed on communities in...

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* 7. The organisation I primarily associate with when answering these questions has an annual total income of...