Ben’s Blog

jhr just got great news. The Sigrid Rausing Trust, based in the UK, has agreed to provide jhr with 75,000 pounds of funding, each year for three years. This money is largely ‘unrestricted’–meaning that it is designed to cover jhr’s core operational costs such as office space and employee benefits.

More foundations should  provide unrestricted or core operational grants. So few of them do. This type of funding is crucial because it allows jhr to concentrate on what we should be worried about–our programs–instead of keeping a roof over our heads. It also means that more of our other funders money will go to programming costs, not to administration. This is better value for potential donors, meaning jhr will likely be able to raise more money in the future.

Unrestricted funding is a win-win. We win. And the Sigrid Rausing Trust wins by investing in the long-term success of jhr. We will do them proud.

Other funders take note. Get on the unrestricted bandwagon. Now!

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