Presented by Amy Bolek, Founder and President of Bolek Grant Writing, this is an introductory training designed to equip participants with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to start writing successful foundation grant proposals.
Informing the Context for Philanthropic Work Grantmaking 101 is a two-day course that helps staff and board members new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This interactive course will present a historical overview of philanthropy, review a foundation's leadership and governance structure, provide an overview of grantmaking practices, explore the various roles within philanthropy, and touch on emerging trends. Learning Objectives The Purpose of Philanthropy: Understand the history of philanthropy and the national and local infrastructure supporting it. Learn how funding practices are related to foundation type, when it was created, and its funding goals. The Practice of Philanthropy: Learn effective grant management processes, including accepting proposals, reviewing proposals, making decisions, managing grants, and measuring success. The People of Philanthropy: Review a foundation's leadership and governance. Understand how to develop fruitful relationships with stakeholders. This program will be limited to 15 participants. Looking for Grantmaking 201? Go here. Schedule (tentative) April 22 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT (a networking reception will immediately follow from 4:30 - 6:00 pm) April 23 | 8:00 am - 3:30 pm EDT Location Barnes & Thornburg, 11 S Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Pricing Members: $225.00 Non-Members: $450.00 Questions? Connect with Julie Markland at [email protected].
An Advanced Guide to Philanthropic Effectiveness Grantmaking 201 is a two-day course that offers a next-level look at effective grant management processes. We will dig deep into emerging trends and learn strategies to refine the purpose, enhance the practice, and maximize the impact of your giving. Learning Objectives Purpose of Philanthropy Develop strategies to match your goals and priorities using six grantmaking models: responsive, strategic, proactive, collaborative, initiative, and participatory. Discuss trends shaping philanthropy, such as strategic grantmaking and impact investing. Learn how to stay nimble, adapt, and earn trust. Practice of Philanthropy Explore effective grant management processes, including developing and communicating criteria, accepting and reviewing applications, conducting site visits, communicating funding decisions, and measuring effectiveness. Learn how to read and review key financial documents, including IRS Form 990, grant budgets, audit reports, balance sheets, and income statements. Gain a better understanding of how you can support nonprofit capacity and how grantees perceive and utilize capacity-building efforts. Generate strategies to define grantee needs and how to assist in fulfilling their missions. People of Philanthropy Gain experience in developing and managing relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g. grant committees) and external stakeholders (e.g. grantees and community partners) This program will be limited to 15 participants. Schedule (tentative) April 22 | […]
Using Data in Grant Writing will help participants understand how to identify, gather, and use relevant data to support a successful grant application.
Many advocacy organizations and others involved in systems-change encounter fundraising challenges on multiple fronts. It can be difficult to identify and develop relationships with grantmakers interested in supporting this work, and it requires skill to illustrate the impact of such work in a way that resonates with funders. The outcomes of systems change and advocacy work are more nuanced, and making the case for funding such programs requires a specialized style of grant writing. Join Elevate and GrantStation for a webinar covering the basics of grant writing for systems change. Elevate will start with a few definitions and information about lobbying, and then move into a few more advanced concepts, such as identifying aligned funders and defining activities, outputs, and outcomes in grant proposals. Grant Writing for Systems Change will be held on August 20 at 2:00 pm Eastern time. Register today and save your seat! Description: If you're doing advocacy or systems change work, you may face challenges on two key fronts: identifying and cultivating funders who support this kind of work, and clearly illustrating the impact your efforts create. Because systems change and advocacy can be more challenging to explain than direct service work, you’ll need to describe your […]
Participants will have the confidence to use SAVI and to provide limited technical assistance to others on the mechanics of SAVI, as well as the basics of data literacy, pitfalls, sense-making, storytelling, and informed decision-making.
