Led by Council on Foundations staff with collectively decades of experience with global philanthropy, the Global Grantmaking Essentials will also feature guest speakers with deep knowledge on specific issues or countries.
Course Hours
- Wednesday, November 12: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
- Thursday, November 13: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
- Wednesday, November 19: 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
This virtual training will be conducted live on Zoom and is designed around your participation, creating space for you to directly engage with peers and content. We ask that you plan to be fully present during the hours of the training, minimizing distractions to the best of your ability. We do not offer a recording of the course due to platform and privacy issues. Please plan to actively participate during all three sessions.
Each of the three sessions is 4 hours and includes two breaks.
About Global Grantmaking Essentials
The Global Grantmaking Essentials course is built on the Council’s more than 40 years of experience in supporting foundations who work and grant internationally.
This three-day training will provide attendees with a thorough understanding of the regulatory frameworks governing global grantmaking, offer tools and resources to help navigate these complex systems, and suggest better ways of operating internationally based on trends, data, and research.
Global Grantmaking Essentials also includes time for networking and discussion based on the type of grantmakers in attendance, providing unique space for dialogue and reflection among peers.
Who Should Attend
This training is primarily designed for grantmaking, program, or legal staff at U.S.-based foundations with no prior experience making global grants or for staff with working knowledge who are seeking additional insights and tools.
Global Grantmaking Essentials is open to staff at independent and family foundations, corporate grantmakers, community foundations, and public charity grantmakers such as global intermediaries. This training is also open to Board members of foundations.
Please note, this course is limited to foundation staff and Board members only. Foundations registered outside of the U.S. are welcome to participate but please note the course is targeted to U.S.-based grantmakers with a focus on U.S. law as it impacts global grantmaking.
Participants will explore the following during the course:
- Introduction to Global Grantmaking
- The Legal Basics of Global Grantmaking
- The Scary Acronyms
- Receiving Country Laws
- Working with Intermediaries
- Locally Led Development
Group Rate
Trainings are designed to be taken individually at a personal workstation, not in a group setting. Registration rates are per person. Group rates are for Council Members that send 5-7 people from one organization, each person must be registered individually to attend. Email educate@cof.org to register a group.
Cancellation Policy
All registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to educate@cof.org. All cancellation refunds before October 12, 2025 will incur a 25% administrative fee per registration. No refunds will be provided after October 12, 2025.
