New Grantmakers Institute: Essential Skills & Strategies
| Date: | 4/22/2010 - 4/23/2010 |
| Time: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Location: | The State Bar of California 180 Howard Street, 4th Floor |
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For a new grantmaker it is essential to hit the ground running by equipping themselves with the tools and best practices for making sound funding recommendations. However in the current economic climate, many foundations have been forced to make administrative cuts to limit staff travel and trainings.
The New Grantmaker Institute is a cost–effective, local option that develops important skills and helps to build lasting peer relationships.
Essential Skills & Strategies for New Grantmakers will help grantmaking professionals build a framework and best practices for ethical and effective grantmaking. In this two-day highly interactive workshop participants will have the opportunity to engage with their peers around opportunities and challenges of the work, i.e. identifying key factors in making funding decisions, and understanding expectations and core tensions of their role as foundation staff. In addition to developing a network of peers, participants will have a rare opportunity to hear from philanthropic leaders, and become familiar with resources available to support their continued professional development.
Learning Objectives
- Being Grounded in Philanthropy
- Communicating Funding Recommendations and Decisions
- Making Sound Funding Decisions
- Reading Financial Statements
- Managing Personal and Professional Challenges
- Managing the Grant Portfolio
- Maximizing the Impact of Grants
- Navigating Legal and Ethical Issues
Who Can Attend
This professional development workshop is for grantmakers who are relatively new to the field (less than two years) or for more seasoned grantmakers who are looking to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their skills.
Fee
NCG Members: $450
Non-Member Funders: $575
(Includes all meals and program materials)
Faculty
The curriculum will be taught by the following philanthropic professionals and leaders:
- Bea Boccalandro, President, VeraWorks
- Jim Canales, President & CEO, The James Irvine Foundation
- Brent Copen, Senior Manager, La Piana Consulting
- Tom David, Senior Strategist, Community Clinics Initiatives, The Tides Foundation and California Endowment
- Rosemary Fei, Principal, Adler & Colvin
See all NGI 2010 faculty bios.
About the Curriculum
Essential Skills & Strategies for New Grantmakers curriculum is a new, innovative, national curriculum created through a partnership between the Council of Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. In 2006 NCG was one of the first Regional Associations of Grantmakers to pilot this curriculum.
Program Testimonials
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Cancellation Policy
Out of consideration for staff planning and anyone whomight e on the program waiting list, we ask that registrants notify NCG staff at least 3 business days prior to an event should they need to cancel their participation.
Cancellation fees will be assessed as follows:
- Cancellation through April 1: Full refund
- Cancellation on April 2 - 16: 50% of workshop fees
- Cancellation on or after April 19: No refund available