The Craft of Grantmaking

Not the Same Old Professional Development

The Craft of Grantmaking is NCG's latest approach to professional development, one that aims to provide meaningful professional development opportunities to members at key points throughout their careers: entry point, 3-5 years in the field and in the later, "seasoned" period of more than 10 years in the field. The process of revitalizing and rebuilding NCG’s professional development program is under the leadership of a group of facilitators who were applied to be part of a special institute for those responsible for designing and organizing this new set of professional development activities. The Heart of Grantmaking Retreat exemplifies the NCG’s new professional development approach. By providing members with an time way from their daily chores to reflect on their role in their foundations, the "Heart of" allows for truth telling that is leads participants to feel revitalized and reconnected to their work – with real concrete ideas as to how to improve relationships with grant seekers, colleagues and trustees.