Welcome
The Grantmaking School offers the first university-based program for teaching the techniques and ethics of advanced grantmaking specifically to foundation grantmaking professionals. We craft our curriculum to meet the practical needs of experienced grantmakers on topics such as strategic grantmaking, due diligence, ethics and accountability.
Our courses address the complex work of foundation grantmaking professionals who are central to foundation effectiveness.
Grantmakers also play a pivotal role in assessing needs, analyzing solutions and improving lives within the communities they serve. Advanced education equips them to maximize the impact of their grantmaking in the face of increasingly complex and seemingly intractable social problems.
Advanced Proposal Analysis in Summer and Fall of 2008!
Advanced Proposal Analysis: A Critical Examination of Complex Issues
June 11-13, 2008
San Francisco, California
**This course is now full. If you are interested in being placed on a waiting list, please contact Allison Lugo Knapp at knappal@gvsu.edu or 616.331.7585. **
Hosted by the James Irvine Foundation and sponsored by Northern California Grantmakers.
November 12-14, 2008
Hartford, Connecticut
Hosted by Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and sponsored by Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Associated Grant Makers and Maine Philanthropy Center.
New Courses Coming Soon!
Interested in learning more about building a grantmaking strategy? Want to gain a deeper understanding of managing portfolio issues?
Find out more about Advanced Grant Portfolio Management I & II: A Strategic Approach to Grantmaking for Maximum Impact or download our 
PDF Summary.