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#FixTheForm is a grassroots international movement to identify and fix the worst elements of funding application forms that waste time and money. By surveying more than 500 grant seekers across 9 countries, #FixTheForm has gathered comprehensive data on the grant seeker experience.
The sixth episode of Impact Audio features Kari Aanestad, co-founder of #FixTheForm and associate director at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. She shares insights that can help grantmakers across the philanthropic sector improve processes and make a real impact.
Listen to learn about:
• The top three pain points for grant applicants, by a landslide
• Grantadvisor.org and the origins of #FixTheForm
•Takeaways from the survey of more than 500 grant seekers (65% with at least 8 years
experience)
• The potential limits of demographic data collection
• Criticisms of (and future goals for) the movement
Drawn from a longer conversation about #FixTheForm, these excerpts include great suggestions for reducing grantee burden in the service of equity. We hope you enjoy listening.
For additional resources, visit our episode notes: https://www.submittable.com/impact-audio/kari-aanestad/