Grand Valley State University

LearnPhilanthropy is a resource website for grantmakers to learn about grantmaking practices, tips, techniques, successes, and lessons learned. The site also offers material about the field of philanthropy more broadly. Many of these resources are sourced directly from foundations (thus peer-to-peer learning), others are created by LearnPhilanthropy.

LearnPhilanthropy is a resource website for grantmakers to learn about granmaking practices, tips, techniques, successes and lessons learned. The site also offers material about the field of philanthropy more broadly. Many of these resources are sourced directly from foundations (thus peer-to-peer learning), others are created by LearnPhilanthropy. LearnPhilanthropy's website is central to its success as it's the main content delivery vehicle and connection point for foundation staff seeking learning material. This OE grant will enable several key upgrades to the site that will support improved navigation and search on the site as well as the sale of eBooks.

LearnPhilanthropy is a new resource to support learning in and across foundations. Using an online platform, like a wiki, LearnPhilanthropy will provide grantmakers with learning resources and promote connections among peers for the purposes of sharing philanthropic practices, successes, challenges, lessons learned, and more. The initiative was incubated at the Council on Foundations during a three-year pilot, and this grant will support the transition of LearnPhilanthropy to a new, permanent home at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Rapids State University. In addition, the funds will support improvements to the technology platform as well as the expansion of learning resources and their use by foundation staffs across the country.