Education and Training

The Johnson Center for Philanthropy provides education and training in the areas of data management, grantmaking and philanthropy, and nonprofit management and leadership.

The Community Research Institute gathers, analyzes, interprets, and shares national and local data through partnerships with nonprofit and neighborhood groups in an effort to assist local and regional nonprofit leaders with decision making, grant writing, and program evaluation. To parallel their community work, the Community Research Institute has created the Nonprofit and Data:  A How-to Series for nonprofit and foundation practitioners.  The series, which covers topics such as data collection for grants and program development, can be downloaded from iTunesU.

Find out more information about the Community Research Institute and their trainings at cri.johnsoncenter.org.

The Grantmaking School addresses the complex work of foundation grantmaking professionals who are central to foundation effectiveness.  Grantmakers play a pivotal role in assessing needs, analyzing solutions and improving lives within the communities they serve. Advanced education equips them to maximize the impact of their grantmaking in the face of increasingly complex and seemingly intractable social problems.  The Grantmaking School provides two advanced education courses: Advanced Proposal Analysis and Advanced Grant Portfolio Management.

Find out more information about The Grantmaking School and their courses at tgs.johnsoncenter.org.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Institute promotes good practice in the nonprofit sector by providing support, education, and information to leaders of nonprofit organizations.  Education from the Nonprofit Leadership Institute includes workshops and seminars covering topics of timely interest to the nonprofit sector, geared toward board members, executive directors, and nonprofit staff.

Find out more information about the Nonprofit Leadership Institute and their current workshops and seminars at nli.johnsoncenter.org.