Some thoughts on funding specific features/bugfixes in FOSS projects.
The fastest way is to do it yourself and submit a PR. This is true even if your PR is rejected.
The most cost effective approach is unrestricted funding to the project itself and trust experts to effectively prioritize.
For restricted funding: The cost to fund any particular feature = cost to do the work now + cost not to do other work now.
(The second term is usually much much higher than most people think reasonable)
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