How did we get started?

The Grants Managers Network provides a forum to exchange information about grants management and its relevance to efficient and effective grantmaking. GMN is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations and its members meet at the regional and national level to improve the practice of grants management and build collegial relationships. GMN provides a number of services to its members including: an online community knowledgebase, quarterly newsletters and salary surveys.

Membership in the GMN is open to any person currently employed by a grantmaking organization who holds responsibility for grants management or for a portion of the grants management function.

What's next?

• GMN will hold its third Annual Conference on April 7 - 9 in Chicago. The conference will include sessions on legal, financial and technological issues.
• GMN signed a letter of agreement with the Council on Foundations to produce a second edition of the popular manual, Best Practices in Grants Management.
• GMN is partnering with seven other organizations on a "Standards Project" to try and forge a consensus in the sector on developing common standards for the documentation required for application and reporting.
• The GMN Board has formed a search committee to recruit an Executive Director for the organization.