Anne Arundel Funders Roundtable: The Benefits of Due Diligence

Due diligence, a term borrowed from business and finance, is the process through which a grantmaker learns more about a nonprofit's financial and organizational health, but also if a potential grant fits the grantmaker's mission and goals. Join local funders for a conversation about your due diligence process – whether it involves many steps or just your gut instinct! We have invited your colleague Greg Cantori, Executive Director of the Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation, to suggest best practices and offer his perspective on the benefits of due diligence. We will reveal how little federal law requires of grantmakers and help you consider what makes sense for your style of grantmaking.

A little more on Greg. Since 1999, Greg has led the Knott Foundation, a Catholic family foundation committed to honoring the founders' legacy of generosity to strengthen the community. Previously, he served for seven years as Executive Director of Light Street Housing Corporation where he implemented the vision of "Homelessness to Homeownership". Greg currently serves as President of One Less Car and is also a Board member of the Maryland Philanthropy Network. Living in Anne Arundel he commutes to Baltimore by bicycle (22 miles each way) and has logged more than 100,000 bicycle commuting miles!

The Anne Arundel Funders Roundtable is open to private and public funders making grants in Anne Arundel County. The Roundtable is jointly staffed by the Maryland Philanthropy Network and the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County. It meets at least three times a year and is a non-solicitation environment. Lunch will be served.