Brilliant: Communication Between Grantmaker and Grantwriter

At times something really good comes out of the interaction of foundations and grantseekers. Sometimes the dialog emerges strong and meaningful from the hierarchy of those who have and those who need. In this case it is the Duke Endowment sponsoring a luncheon presentation by Hal Williams. Williams is a commanding speaker, idiosyncratic, funny, a little didactic, but always informative (a term he would probably dislike). For a grantmaker, this DVD is exciting and worth at least a couple of viewings. It is a huge foundation addressing the needs of their grantseekers for clarity and meaning in the grants process. See Charity L. Perkins (cperkins@tde.org) for a copy of The Duke Endowment Focus on Results Grantee Workshop, January 2008.