So you got the grant, now what? While many new to grantseeking consider the grant check to be the end of a long process, from the grantmakers' perspective that process has just begun. This program helps you learn how to make the most of your existing relationships with grantmakers. Based on the Foundation Center's new book, After the Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewardship, panelists addressed a variety of stewardship issues including meeting and communicating with funders, issues related to reporting on grants, and troubleshooting advice when things don't go as planned. Panelists include grantmakers who are chapter authors or featured case studies in the new book, as well as other local foundation representatives.

So you got the grant, now what? While many new to grantseeking consider the grant check to be the end of a long process, from the grantmakers' perspective that process has just begun. This program helps you learn how to make the most of your existing relationships with grantmakers. Based on the Foundation Center's new book, After the Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewardship, panelists addressed a variety of stewardship issues including meeting and communicating with funders, issues related to reporting on grants, and troubleshooting advice when things don't go as planned. Panelists include grantmakers who are chapter authors or featured case studies in the new book, as well as other local foundation representatives.

Celeste E. Terry discusses the activities, priorities and projects of the United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland.

Explore the relationship between philanthropy and the digital revolution! First presented at the Grants Managers Network’s Annual Conference, Foundation Center president Bradford K. Smith provides a comprehensive overview of the realities and possibilities of technology in philanthropy and the Center's wide variety of tools and services for grantmakers and grantseekers alike. Entering the revolution headfirst through responsible and smart technology reveals the potential for positive change.

Betsy Baker, president of The Grant Authority, discusses best practices for approaching individual and corporate donors.

Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is interviewed by Susan Weiner, executive director of the Georgia Council for the Arts.

This introductory course provides an overview of the funding research process for those seeking grants from foundations, corporations, and grantmaking public charities.

Lisa Tuttle, Public Art Program Education and Outreach Coordinator, Fulton County Arts Council, discusses how to write a well-developed, clear and organized public art proposal. This presentation offers insight into the proposal writing and commission selection process.

Learn the essential information and practical tools needed to ensure a successful collaboration. Erik Speakman highlights keys to organizational sustainability for arts and cultural organizations.

In this program, cosponsored by the Foundation Center-Atlanta and the Fulton County Arts Council, Sherry Heyl, Founder, Concept Hub, Inc., focuses on how to direct your organization's social media endeavors.

Lillian Kuri, Program Director for Architecture, Urban Design and Sustainable Development at The Cleveland Foundation, discusses the past, current and future urban planning projects of the Cleveland Foundation.

Adam Natale and Jan Selman discuss how advocacy can sustain funding for the arts. Learn how to bolster your organization's case for funding through arts promotion and advocacy.

For the third installment of the Philanthropy and Faith series, three speakers—Dr. Robert Franklin, Lynn Walker Huntley, and Dr. Layli Phillips—share their thoughts about the intersection of philanthropy, faith, and race in a lively discussion moderated by Lesley Grady.

Cass Brewer, a partner at Morris, Manning & Martin, explains the nuts and bolts of the low-profit limited liability company (L3C), which is a cross between a non-profit and a for-profit. It is a new form of business enterprise that is specifically designed to further a socially beneficial mission and, in the right circumstances, can qualify as a program-related investment for foundations.

Kelly Hornbuckle, Marketing & Communications Manager at the Georgia Restaurant Association, discusses how nonprofit organizations can leverage Web 2.0 tools and do more with less.

Wendy Stewart, Senior Vice President and Senior Client Manager at Bank of America and Rachel Epps Spears, Executive Director, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta discuss financial recordkeeping and reporting, investment policies, and internal controls to help nonprofits remain financially fit.

Linda Springer from Cleveland Social Venture Partners discusses the structure and background of CSVP, as well as its activities and projects.

Rachel Epps Spears, Executive Director, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta shares the pros and cons of having a fiscal sponsor and what organizations can do to avoid potential problems when entering into a fiscal sponsorship agreement.

Dr. William Hiller, executive director, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, and Dr. Helen Williams, program director for education, The Cleveland Foundation, discuss the role of grantmakers in supporting education and actively engaging in activities to strengthen education policy in Ohio.

Dan Pallotta, author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential, reviews restrictions imposed on nonprofits and argues that they should be allowed to use standard business tools to create robust and healthy charities. He addresses the public's perspective on the costs of fundraising, marketing, and overhead.

Cleveland Colectivo members Walter Wright, Katharyne Starinsky, and Noelle Celeste discuss how they are strengthening Cleveland by identifying and making collective investments that nurture innovative projects. A giving circle of like-minded friends, neighbors, and colleagues, Cleveland Colectivo engages members who pool their funds and invest in projects that they see as worthwhile and exciting in Cleveland.

Dr. Barbara Clemenson, adjunct instructor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, shares essential skills, prerequisites, and activities for sharing financial information and making difficult decisions in turbulent economic times, outlining how to analyze an organization's financial situation—its mission and lines of business, expenses and income—and how to implement changes aimed at securing an organization's financial outlook.

Dr. Barbara Barlow, executive director of Injury Free Coalition for Kids, and Jan Epstein, executive director of Allstate Foundation, speak with Michael Seltzer about their philanthropic partnership. Gain insight into how they started, built and sustained this multi-year relationship.

Dr. Barbara Barlow, executive director of Injury Free Coalition for Kids, and Jan Epstein, executive director of Allstate Foundation, speak with Michael Seltzer about their philanthropic partnership. Gain insight into how they started, built and sustained this multi-year relationship.

Dr. Barbara Barlow, executive director of Injury Free Coalition for Kids, and Jan Epstein, executive director of Allstate Foundation, speak with Michael Seltzer about their philanthropic partnership. Gain insight into how they started, built and sustained this multi-year relationship.