Events

PFC Introduction to Good Grantmaking Webinar Series

This webinar series will focus on grantmaking and other emerging tools available in the philanthropic toolkit. Designed for board and staff members of grantmaking foundations, the series of four webinars will allow participants to explore the grantmaking process together and interactively. Each webinar will be supported by reading materials and resources.

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Webinar #1
The Basic Framework and First Steps
September 27, 2018

This webinar will provide an overview of the steps in the grantmaking process. It will cover grantmaking style and philosophy and developing and using grant guidelines. It will touch on the steps involved in finding proposals, scanning the landscape, and defining exclusions. We will also look at the key points in the process of approving a grant, including screening, site visits, and making the decision.

Webinar #2
After Approving the Grant
October 25, 2018

So the grant was approved. What next? Some will say the real work begins now. How best to communicate the grant decision to a grantee, and any conditions and reporting requirements. The webinar will also discuss managing the grant with interim and final evaluations, and perhaps course correction along the way. And finally review how to close out a grant constructively.

Webinar #3
Good Grantmaking is Good Relationship Building
November 8, 2018

Grantmakers rely on great relationships to be effective and have impact. Strong relationships also matter in creating trust with community partners, especially when things aren’t going well. A relationship between funder and community partner can run up against issues of power and inequality. Being aware of these imbalances is essential to working together effectively. The webinar will explore challenging conversations, listening openly, and being aware of “unconscious” biases and assumptions.

Webinar #4
More than Just Money
November 23, 2018

In this final webinar, we will go beyond grantmaking, and explore emerging tools available in the philanthropic toolkit. Grantmakers have become increasingly sophisticated in how they activate resources available to them, to advance the issues they are working on. This webinar will look at additional models, including operating your own programs, convening and disseminating knowledge and collaborations with government.