[Foundation-l] Fundraising Letter Feb 2012

[Thomas Dalton]

On 9 February 2012 20:01, Emmanuel Engelhart <emmanuel at engelhart.org> wrote:
> Without any financial autonomy (that means the ability to raise and invest
> funds), a chapter can only beg for money. I do not share your vision of the
> chapter's future - neither for the "old" nor for the "young" ones.

Plenty of charities are funded primarily or exclusively by grants and
they manage. It's not a great position to be in, but it can work. I do
think chapters should fundraise, but its a more nuanced question than
you suggest.