Site Visit Essentials for Grantmakers

Understanding site visits as a tool for relationship-building

In recent years, there’s been a push in philanthropy to redistribute power, center relationships, and partner in the spirit of service. Join us to learn how innovative site visit methods that adhere to these principles allow grantees to showcase their strengths within their authentic context.

This session will:

• Encourage you to reflect on how current practice supports traditional power structures within philanthropy.
• Enable you to advocate for, design, and carry out site visits in an equitable manner that respects the expertise and capacity of your grantee partner.

Individual Price: $195
Group Rate: $165 per person

Course Instructor

Gladys Hairston, M.A., has worked in philanthropy for over 17 years. Over the past decade specifically, she worked for a philanthropic foundation in North Carolina and participated in various funder and evaluation collaboratives at the state, regional, and national levels. This previous philanthropic experience includes working as a Program Officer and Director of Learning and Evaluation to build relationships with nonprofit partners and networks, as well as to directly evaluate grant-funded initiatives or contract with external expertise for third-party evaluations. Most recently, she has designed and implemented a regional learning and evaluation project for a regional funder collaborative to gauge grantee organizational development progress, nonprofit sector impact, and funder-nonprofit relationships. She currently leads or manages several evaluations of philanthropic initiatives in North Carolina. Learn more about Gladys.

Who should attend this course?

This course is intended for foundation staff, donors, and others engaged in grantmaking. If you do not fit this profile but are interested in attending, please email emily.brenner@gvsu.edu before registering.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

This course may be subject to cancellation if it does not reach the minimum number of registrants. In the event of a cancellation, you will be notified at least two weeks before the course start date and will be offered a full refund or the option to transfer your registration to another Johnson Center course. Refund requests for any other reason must be made at least two weeks prior to the start of the course.

Questions about this event or about your registration?

Call 616-331-7585 or email emily.brenner@gvsu.edu.