Small Grants Can Be Great

A benefactor who gives millions to a museum or a hospital often attracts big headlines, as does the federal government, when it spends big bucks on a local highway project. By comparison, a few thousand dollars given for paint and brushes to help create a community mural might not seem so significant. But, ideastream's David C. Barnett reports that the impact of a small grant can be greater than the number of zeroes attached to it.