Beginner’s Guide to Reading Form 990
OnlineThis 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.
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Basic Grantwriting
OnlineJoin other grantseekers and nonprofit professionals in this two-part workshop designed to help develop your grantwriting skills.
Philanthropy’s Quest for Equity: Past. Present. Future.
OnlineThis session will present 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.
Making Smart Revenue Choices
OnlineFREE! This virtual lunch & learn with Dr. Bill Cleveland will provide specific insights and tools to help you determine how to best generate sufficient revenue to cover budgeted expenses in your nonprofit organization.
Intermediate Guide to Reading Form 990
OnlineThis session is ideal for funders or for nonprofit professionals keen to understand the funding perspective and how to use the 990 as a tool to assess organizational or collective impact.
Grantmaker Ethics and Accountability
OnlinePresented in partnership with the Council on Foundations, this two-hour workshop from The Grantmaking School provides practical tools and step-by-step guidance for navigating ethical challenges in grantmaking.
Proposal Analysis in Grantmaking
OnlineThis 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.
Health & Racial Equity in Grand Rapids: Social Determinants of Health Data for Action
OnlineFREE! Join researcher Melyssa Tsai O’Brien to explore social determinants of health data in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as a case study to help you better understand approaches to strategies that promote action aimed at equitable opportunity and health.
Introduction to Board Service
OnlineThis 4-hour session 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.
The Whole Story: Financial Analysis for Grantmakers
OnlineThis robust course provides grantmakers of any experience level with valuable tools and insights to facilitate funding decisions.
Grantmaker Risk Management
OnlineFrom The Grantmaking School comes this workshop exploring a trust-based, risk-tolerance/management framework that both honors the grantee partnership and leads to increased impact.