# Major Grants committee

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/major-grants-committee/35871>\
**Category:** Governance\
**Created:** [January 29, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/major-grants-committee/35871 "2020-01-29T02:23:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![barbra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/barbra/32/15533_2.png) [@barbra](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/barbra)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/major-grants-committee/35871/51 "2020-01-30T00:27:36Z")

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Let me add that I’m talking from experience. I participate in a community with a very wealthy foundation. I have seen first hand the following dynamics take form:

- people are skittish about criticizing the official party line because they want funding for their project
- sycophants shut down dissent because they hope it will win them the favors of the power that be.

The worst thing is that the foundation in question is not even falling for these things or acting maliciously but nonetheless they happen because _human nature_. It didn’t ruin the community but created toxic dynamics. It’s especially important we work not to replicate these because we have a 2-2 and for that relationship to stay productive it needs to be a relation of equals.

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