GM101 - Baltimore

Grants management is often the department where program, finance, communications, application, approval and administrative functions overlap. Grants managers perform a diverse set of tasks and maintain a wide range of professional relationships to ensure high quality grants administration across programs. This integrated day of training:

Learning Objectives:

• Provides a basic understanding of grants management within grantmaking organizations.
• Builds awareness of the U.S. and international philanthropic context in which grantmaking takes place including types of grantmakers and grantees.
• Suggests best practices for grants managers to adopt.
• Builds an understanding of grantmaking’s U.S. and international legal and regulatory landscape.
• Shares ways to assess the health and financial sustainability of prospective grantees.
• Outlines the internal administrative and tracking processes that support a grantmaking cycle.
• Frames grants management as a profession and offers some suggestions for networking, skill building, learning, and development.
• Provides opportunities for networking and learning from peers.