This session is being hosted in conjunction with the PEAK2019 annual conference. If you are unable to attend the full conference, please use this page to register for our regional chapter meeting. If you are attending the full conference, this session is included in your PEAK2019 registration fee and you do not need to register for this event.
Individual personalities as well as small team quirks can force a single grantmaking process into many directions. Some staff want more comprehensive materials from an applicant. Others want a one-paragraph narrative. Some staff need explicit deadlines with a checklist of requirements, while others need only the date and the basic material to send a grant recommendation to the board.
Topics will be crowdsourced in the session, but may include uncovering workarounds devised by staff, deciding how much leeway to give individuals or teams, designing technology training for different skill levels, and managing expectations around the degree of flexibility.
Participants will:
- Define the mandatory “can’t ever change” parts of your foundation’s grantmaking process
- Decide how much flexibility is appropriate for your foundation
- Practice problem-solving on challenges that don’t fit your standard operating model
- Communicate changes to staff
There will also be designated time to network with regional peers and discuss the year ahead for our chapter. Since this session will be hosted in conjunction with the PEAK2019 conference, we hope to have many more members from across our region joining us in person!
Speaker:
Jessica Richards, Program Officer, William Penn Foundation
Location:
Hyatt Regency Hotel
650 15th Street | Denver, CO
Room TBD