8. "it's actually a good thing that the amount is "small"" In response to In response to 3
any competent nonprofit executive director would jump at the opportunity to leverage this high profile donation to solicit matching funds from other orgs, foundations, banks etc
this is much better than if Disney gave a large one-time gift because other orgs would be like "oh y'all good and you don't need our money"
nope.
nonprofits need SUSTAINABLE funding. Disney's one-time gift enables the nonprofit to attract more of it. The thinking from Foundations is that if Disney has found this org financially and operationally stable enough to gift, then we should too.