Grantmaker Education
Read and watch resources for grantmakers.
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Read ArticleGiving Days: Bringing Strength and Awareness to Communities
Each year, spring heralds giving day events around the country. While community events come in all shapes and sizes, the giving day model is an effective way to educate and engage the public around ar
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Read ArticleGone Phishin': What to Watch for and How to Keep from Being a "Big Phish"
Phishing attacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. Find out some simple steps to keep yourself from getting caught from Foundant's own expert, Cory Brester.
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Read ArticleCultivating Culture, One Meeting at a Time
Bad meetings suck the life out of people and can also lead to bad decisions, reduced motivation, and conflicts - yet, for many, meeting time continues to increase.
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1:15:07Watch VideoCollaborative Grantmaking: Aligning Funders to Drive Impact
This on-demand webinar highlights the role of collaboration among funders to support nonprofits and make a bigger impact. Three Foundant clients share real-world stories of what they've done.
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Read ArticleOn Relationships: Recalling the Heart & Mind of Philanthropy
Often as funders and consultants, we’re distant from the work on the ground and it seems easy for us to stand up, out and above to advise on what should be done, and how it could be done.
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1:16:29Watch VideoFunder-Grantee Relationships: Getting to Impact Together
This on-demand webinar highlights three real-life funder-grantee relationships that have found success in a variety of ways.
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Read ArticleData Traps: Breaking Free
Dealing with data leaving you overwhelmed? Here is our list of common data traps and how you can break free of them.
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Read FlipbookQ&A on Data: Real Advice, Real Grantmakers
Tracking and using data can be overwhelming. Dive into what Grantmakers & Grantseekers are doing to deal with their data.
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Read FlipbookOn Philanthropy: What's Changed?
While the pressures of change may continue to present challenges, if we have learned anything, it is that knowledge, information and working toward shared goals can help.
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Read FlipbookQ&A: Tracking Impacts and Outcomes
Real-world #PhilanthropyExperience from your peers. What do impacts and outcomes mean to you? What has been your most successful way(s) to measure the impact of your grantmaking?
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Read FlipbookFunding and Evaluation Infographic
Understanding roles can help you hone in on which "measuring stick" you need to use in order to better track funding outcomes.
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Read ArticleFraud Prevention: Focus on What's in Your Control
Fraud is a buzzword no one particularly enjoys talking about. The word itself carries a negative connotation for all the obvious reasons and many organizations completely avoid the subject.
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1:01:42Watch VideoData Security, Foundant, and You
During this on-demand webinar, you'll learn some common security frameworks, how to assess your needs as an organization, and how to create action items you can take away and implement immediately.
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1:05:01Watch VideoSelf-Dealing and Conflicts of Interest
In this on-demand webinar, find clear, easy-to-follow steps to help you recognize each, avoid self-dealing, and manage conflicts of interest.
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52:43Watch VideoMeasuring Impacts and Outcomes
In this on-demand webinar, learn the strategies funders use to create impact, determine where you fit it in the process, and take steps to ensure your organization is measuring results effectively.
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Read ArticleDon’t Go It Alone: Owning and Proposing Your BIG Idea
Discussing how to bring your big idea to the table when you've found something you're fired up about and need to get everyone else on board.
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Read ArticleMaking the Connection: Philanthropic Relationships in a Noise Filled World
Making & creating connections isn’t a complicated practice, but it takes work & commitment. In our noise-filled world, how can funders communicate, and be intentional with grantee relationships?
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1:06:14Watch VideoThe Funder’s Role in Collecting, Tracking, and Using Data
This on-demand webinar focuses on the funder’s role in collecting, tracking, and using data from the real-world perspective of three Foundant clients in a funder role.
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Read FlipbookBecome an Intentional Data Collector: An actionable guide for funders
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Read ArticleReady! Fire! Aim?
Don’t ask, “What can technology do for me?” Instead ask, “How can I leverage technology to do better?” The right solution should be an extension of your knowledge, talents, and passion..
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