The Association of Baltimore-Area Grantmakers (ABAG) regularly hosts educational events for local grantseekers. The next three events of 2018 are listed here, and additional announcements will be made throughout the year as events draw closer. For more information, or to register, visit ABAG's website.
Note that members of Maryland Nonprofits receive a discount for registration for these events.
For Grantseekers: Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape
With more than 1,450 foundations in Maryland and a growing landscape of corporate funders, donor advised funds, giving circles, and public charities, the first step to grant seeking is understanding the basic operations of organized giving. How do different types of grantmakers make decisions? What are the current local priorities in philanthropy? How do I, or can I, get to know grantmakers? Where can you get more information?
The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers invites the staff and board members of nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and social enterprises to our recurring program on foundations and the broader landscape of philanthropy in Maryland. This learning opportunity is most appropriate to new grantseekers and to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore and central Maryland. The webinar uses questions, or polls, to actively engage participants in building a common knowledge of foundations and other grantmakers.
Continuing Education Credit: Full participation in For Grantseekers: Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape (1/19/18) is applicable for 1 point in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
When: May 18, 2018, 9:30-10:30am
Where: Webinar
Cost: $25 (members of Maryland Nonprofits can receive $10 off by locating the discount code in the Maryland Nonprofits member portal)
For Grantseekers: Budgeting 101
Presented by a foundation program officer who reviews hundreds of proposals each year and a nonprofit expert with decades of finance experience, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers invites new and experienced grant proposal writers to a workshop on nonprofit budgeting. The presentation will describe approaches to developing a budget, tips on how to present your budgets to funders, the nuts and bolts of what funders are looking for in your budget, and how to tell the story of your work through the numbers.
Presented by Lara Hall, Senior Program Officer, Blaustein Philanthropic Group and Nancy Hall, President of 501c3 Solutions.
This workshop is for grantseekers. Space is limited to 40 participants.
When: March 3, 2018, 8:00-11:30am
Where: Baltimore Community Foundation, 2 E Read Street, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202
Cost: $100 ((members of Maryland Nonprofits can receive $10 off by locating the discount code in the Maryland Nonprofits member portal)
For Grantseekers: Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape
With more than 1,450 foundations in Maryland and a growing landscape of corporate funders, donor advised funds, giving circles, and public charities, the first step to grant seeking is understanding the basic operations of organized giving. How do different types of grantmakers make decisions? What are the current local priorities in philanthropy? How do I, or can I, get to know grantmakers? Where can you get more information?
The Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers invites the staff and board members of nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and social enterprises to our recurring program on foundations and the broader landscape of philanthropy in Maryland. This learning opportunity is most appropriate to new grantseekers and to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore and central Maryland. The webinar uses questions, or polls, to actively engage participants in building a common knowledge of foundations and other grantmakers.
Continuing Education Credit: Full participation in For Grantseekers: Foundations 101 and Maryland's Philanthropic Landscape (1/19/18) is applicable for 1 point in Category 1.B – Education of the CFRE International application for initial certification and/or recertification.
When: July 27, 9:30-10:30am
Where: Webinar
Cost: $25 (members of Maryland Nonprofits can receive $10 off by locating the discount code in the Maryland Nonprofits member portal)
The Helen J. Serini Foundation is a member of the Association of Baltimore-Area Grantmakers, but is not involved with the planning or execution of these events. Questions should be directed to Elisabeth Hyleck at ABAG: ehyleck@abagrantmakers.org.
Current grant partners with the Helen J. Serini Foundation who are interested in attending one or all of these events but lack the financial resources to do so are encouraged to contact Kerry McHugh for scholarship opportunities.