Skills, insights, and connections for a stronger social sector, from the foundation up.
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- Attend a live training or special event
- Learn on my own time
- Build my nonprofit skills
- Get training for my organization
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Live Training and Special Events
In-person or online, learn from our training experts and your peers in the field.
Leadership Conversations Series: 10 Tips for Partner Engagement
Join Allison Motz of Ascend Advisors and Brandie Smith, MPA, for this key session of our new leadership series Conversations and we’ll explore who your existing partners are and how to engage your competitors to improve program outcomes
Topic(s) Fundraising Proposal Writing
Introduction to Proposal Writing
Topic(s) Fundraising Foundation Giving Proposal Writing
Event
2-Day Grant Writing Workshop
During this 2 day workshop, you'll gain a greater understanding of what it takes to create a competitive grant application for your organization.
On-Demand Training
Access the training you need, on your own time.
Introduction to Corporate Giving
Corporate grantmakers are different from traditional foundations in many ways. Is your organization ready to seek corporate support?
Topic(s) Management Impact, Outcomes, Evaluation
Introduction to Fundraising Planning
Planning focuses your organization by setting fundraising priorities and helps give staff and board members a roadmap to success.
Topic(s) Management Impact, Outcomes, Evaluation
Introduction to Project Budgets
Learn the basic elements of how to draft a project budget with confidence.
Topic(s) Management Impact, Outcomes, Evaluation
Topics
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Proposal Writing
Build the essential knowledge and skills to craft effective grant proposals.
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Fundraising
Nonprofits thrive when they have strong, diverse sources of funding.
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Governance
Get the skills to strategize, build infrastructure and scale so that your organization can make social change.
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Management
Your organization’s success depends on the growth of the individuals working for it – including you. Start maximizing your human resources.
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Starting a Nonprofit
Learn the characteristics of effective nonprofits and assess your readiness.
Resources
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Blog
Social sector leaders giving fresh takes on everything from fundraising to data management.
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Knowledge Base
A collection of answers to your most pressing social sector questions.
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Sample Documents
A winning collection of grant proposals, letters of inquiry, business plans, and other documents you need to make your case to funders.
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Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
The social sector’s library of books and articles, selected by Foundation Center’s librarians and researchers.
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Foundation Directory Online
Discover the funders most likely to fund your organization.
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Collaboration Hub
Search vast resources related to collaboration in the social sector.
Training for Organizations
Transformative learning experiences addressing your organization’s most pressing needs.
Whether your desired goal is to craft something specific like an outcomes measurement approach, or whether you are looking for longer-term solutions such as designing a fundraising plan, we have the experience to design the right learning solution to get it done.
About GrantSpace
GrantSpace is Foundation Center’s learning community for the social sector. GrantSpace provides easy-to-use, self-service tools and resources to help nonprofits worldwide become more viable grant applicants and build strong, sustainable organizations.