Philanthropy’s Quest for Equity: Past. Present. Future.

Online

This interactive program presents a historical timeline to describe and examine milestones in the history of American philanthropy, weaving perspectives to analyze modern philanthropy’s quest for equity as practice, process, and vision.

Introduction to Board Service

Online

This virtual program is designed for people interested in board service or those looking to strengthen and refresh their knowledge and skills, and for executive directors to more effectively work with their boards.

Proposal Analysis in Grantmaking

Online

This two-day 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.

Beginner’s Guide to Reading Form 990

Online

This workshop is designed to ground you in the basics of Form 990 — including practical and purposeful ways to leverage information from a 990 with a nonprofit, financial, or foundation lens.

Site Visit Essentials for Grantmakers

Online

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.

Financial Analysis for Grantmakers

Online

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.

Volunteer Resource Management

Online

This interactive workshop will explore the evolving role of volunteer managers in the U.S., as well as current trends, strategies, and tools for effective volunteer management.

Grantmaker Risk Management

Online

This workshop from The Grantmaking School explores a trust-based, risk-tolerance/management framework that both honors the grantee partnership and leads to increased impact.

Intermediate Guide to Reading Form 990

Online

This interactive, virtual course will help funders and nonprofit professionals better understand the funding perspective and how to use 990s as a tool to assess organizational or collective impact.