Intermediate Guide to Reading Form 990
This interactive, virtual course is designed to help grantmakers better understand the funding perspective and how to use the IRS Form 990 as a tool to assess organizational and collective impact.
Beginner’s Guide to Reading Form 990
This course is designed to ground you in the basics of the IRS Form 990 — including practical and purposeful ways to leverage information from a 990 with a nonprofit, financial, or foundation lens.
Financial Analysis for Grantmakers
This two-day, interactive course takes a deep dive into the fundamentals of grant proposal financial review and analysis, including organization and project budgets, financial statements, audits, and the IRS Form 990/990EZ.
Principles of Limited-Life Philanthropy for Foundations
Join us as we examine the historical evolution of the limited-life model, its growing relevance in modern philanthropy, and the ethical, financial, and operational implications of time-limited giving.
Grantmaker Risk Management
In this virtual course, we’ll explore a trust-based, risk-tolerance/management framework that both honors the grantee partnership and leads to increased impact.
Financial Analysis for Grantmakers
This two-day, interactive course takes a deep dive into the fundamentals of grant proposal financial review and analysis, including organization and project budgets, financial statements, audits, and the IRS Form 990/990EZ.
Grantmaker Ethics and Accountability
Ideal for foundation staff, donors, and others engaged in grantmaking, this course provides step-by-step guidance and practical tools to help navigate ethical challenges in grantmaking.
Site Visit Essentials for Grantmakers
Learn how innovative site visit methods can help balance power dynamics and establish more authentic relationships, enabling grantees to showcase their strengths within their authentic context.
Proposal Analysis in Grantmaking
This two-day, virtual course is designed to challenge grantmakers to learn as much about the grantee organization, program, and community as possible so that opportunities to build capacity and partnerships are recognized and supported.
Philanthropy 101
Philanthropy 101 is a two-day, online course designed to ground new professionals in the basics of foundations, nonprofits, grantmaking, the field of philanthropy, and how philanthropy interacts with other sectors — namely, business and government.