Professional Writing for Grantmakers

This live online course from the Johnson Center guides you step-by-step to sharpen your voice and written delivery. By the end of this session, you will increase your exposure to grantmaking tools and writing experience to build confidence in your ability to develop, edit, and revise narratives.

Grantmaker Risk Management

This virtual workshop from the Johnson Center explores 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 workshop from the Johnson Center provides practical tools and step-by-step guidance to help you 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 from the Johnson Center 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.

Proposal Analysis in Grantmaking

This two-day, virtual course from The Grantmaking School 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.