If We Had $1,000,000: What Could The DSF Do With 4x ...? with Jacob Kaplan-Moss
summary
Current DSF budget sits around $250k a year (about $160k corporate, $90k individual, ~$35k in event grants); imagining a $1,000,000 budget means concrete changes: hire an executive director, expand the fellowship program to three full-time fellows, create a $200k feature‑grants pot, triple event grants and add hardship grants, and pay people to triage PRs and run the foundation. Funding strategy contrasts major donors (corporate, foundations, sovereign funds) with many small donors; practical tactics include sponsored promotions, stock donations, and company‑funded sponsored roles.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01DSF budget breakdown
- 3:54A $1M DSF budget
- 5:41Hiring director & fellows
- 6:46Expanding grants
- 8:56Fundraising strategies
- 11:08Small vs major donors
- 13:34Attracting major donors
- 15:23How you can help
- 17:51Medium efforts
- 19:36High achiever actions
- 21:43Corporate support
- 22:27Q&A
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