Your mention of the year-end leftover $$ reminded me of a time I was writing grants for a library and we had a local corporate foundation we worked with. Because the library staff understood that I was only as effective a grant writer as the info they sent me, I was able to write solid proposals and reports. When the foundation had a surplus and wanted to spend it, our library got it. So yes, be a good grantee, even when you are not an actual grantee, and good things will happen.
I love your story, Carol. It sounds like your colleagues understood the nuance involved in moving from non-grantee to grantee. No doubt, you were behind much of that culture of learning.
Your mention of the year-end leftover $$ reminded me of a time I was writing grants for a library and we had a local corporate foundation we worked with. Because the library staff understood that I was only as effective a grant writer as the info they sent me, I was able to write solid proposals and reports. When the foundation had a surplus and wanted to spend it, our library got it. So yes, be a good grantee, even when you are not an actual grantee, and good things will happen.
I love your story, Carol. It sounds like your colleagues understood the nuance involved in moving from non-grantee to grantee. No doubt, you were behind much of that culture of learning.