For Foundation Staff and Grantmaking Organizations
Strengthen your grantmaking with flexible professional development options.
Upcoming Public Trainings

Philanthropy is a constantly evolving field. Let us help you navigate the sector with cutting-edge research, tools, and strategies you can use to develop or update your approach.

Our competency-based courses focus on the skills needed to advance your career, strengthen your organization, and improve the impact of your giving.

We design each course in partnership with fieldwide experts to assist you in aligning your work with the mission, vision, and values of your foundation.

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I’ve taken online courses from The Grantmaking School and have been very pleased with the quality. My schedule makes it difficult to travel to courses in person so this is an excellent option for me to continue strengthening my grantmaking skills.”

Jennifer Roller

President, The Raymond John Wean Foundation

Jennifer Roller

President, The Raymond John Wean Foundation
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Johnson Center workshops are among the very best online experiences I have ever had. They are uniformly well designed and delivered, highly engaging, efficient, and relevant. I am so grateful that these trainings are online! Keep them coming, please!”

Karen Ansara

Chair, New England International Donors

Karen Ansara

Chair, New England International Donors

The Grantmaking School

The Grantmaking School helps you build critical knowledge and skills across every stage of the grantmaking cycle. Highly rated by foundations across the nation, The Grantmaking School’s courses are available as public trainings, private offerings, and fully customized programs.
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Upcoming Courses
Full Calendar

Wed January 29

Philanthropy 101

12:30 pm

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Wed February 19

Proposal Analysis in Grantmaking

12:30 pm

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Wed February 26

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

1:00 pm

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“

I felt very engaged the whole time [on Zoom]. The balance between lecture, breakout rooms, and short breaks was just right for helping me learn and process information. I never felt pressure to have the ‘right’ answers, which allowed me to relax into some deeper and interesting conversations. I've taken a number of online classes and the design for this one was excellent.”

Corey Smitke

Senior Grants and Data Associate

Corey Smitke

Senior Grants and Data Associate
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Philanthropy’s Quest for Equity was incredibly informative around the challenges, failures, and more recent opportunities for challenging systems of oppression and discrimination in the U.S. through grantmaking. The facilitators were really helpful in thinking through and navigating what can — and should — be an uncomfortable conversation. I absolutely recommend the course for colleagues working in philanthropy who are keen to deepen their awareness on this topic and connect with like-minded peers to reimagine what the future of U.S. philanthropy could look like.”

Miranda Russell

Open Society Foundations

Miranda Russell

Open Society Foundations

Tools for the Field

The Program Officer Competency Model©

Foundation program officers play a critical, nuanced role at the intersection of resources, strategies, and stakeholders. The Program Officer Competency Model is intended to support the hiring, cultivation, retention, and professional success of staff, and — most importantly — to elevate the importance of these competencies over traditional credentials that often lean on formal networks and advanced degrees.
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