I am a big fan of few-strings attached, low-onerousness grants! Obviously this is a very self-interested position. But still—I think a lot of powerful ideas and creative energy are kept at bay by burdensome and controlling foundation grantmaking processes.
It seems like there’s been a substantial recent trend in offering these kinds of grants. Some examples:
Nadia Asparouhova maintains a list: GitHub - nayafia/microgrants: A list of microgrant programs for your good ideas