Cohort Programming

RoadMap has partnered with dozens of foundations and national organizations to provide high quality, accessible, and customized capacity-building support to their grantee partners. Through this work, 180 organizations have completed direct capacity projects, nearly 500 organizations have attended our workshops and trainings, and 30+ multi-year cohorts have been designed by RoadMap.

Our capacity-building cohort programs are designed specifically for foundations that are committed to strengthening the sector by investing in the infrastructure building and programmatic work of their grantees. These programs encompass a wide range of offerings, including comprehensive training series and workshops tailored to meet the unique needs of each grantee cohort. We also provide direct assistance, assessments, and coaching.

What makes our cohort programming special?

Our cohort experiences create a collaborative and supportive learning environment for grantees. Grantees receive direct assistance from our consultants, take part in custom training and offerings, and benefit from tools that measure their progress. As facilitators, we value open dialogue and foster a sense of community among grantees, enabling them to learn from one another. Our approach to hands-on support means we prioritize personalized guidance around collective pain points. A collaborative cohort experience grounded in shared learning and a community of practice allows grantees to refine their strategies while driving impact.

Sample Offerings

Unique to RoadMap is our ability to customize existing programming and develop new programming to support the specific needs of a cohort. Because our bench of consultants often come from the movements we support, they are well aware of the fact that current content may need tweaking and adapting, and that new content needs to be developed to directly address the ever evolving political, economic, and environmental issues movement organizations are facing especially in turbulent times. Below are sample offerings; if your cohort has a programmatic need not reflected in this list, complete this intake form so we can talk more about your needs.

  • Organizational development projects: Long-term capacity projects in support of organizational strategic questions and growth
  • Executive/leadership coaching: Coaching programs including bi-weekly sessions for executive and senior leadership
  • Customized virtual training: Trainings span organizational fundamentals (e.g., strategic planning, board development, leadership transitions), human resources, finance, conflict transformation, and more, and include the ability to directly engage with our consultants. For example:
    • Mastering Strategic Cohort Fundamentals: This webinar provides cohort grantees with the foundational principles of strategic planning, providing a comprehensive overview of strategic frameworks and methodologies and offering a deeper understanding of how to chart the course for organizational growth.
    • Navigating Conflict Transformation: Designed to provide an inside look at effective conflict resolution strategies, this webinar equips participants with actionable insights while offering grantees the unique opportunity to delve into the intricacies of managing and transforming conflicts within their organizations to foster a more harmonious and productive organizational environment.
    • Unlocking HR, Finance, and Digital Security: Designed to provide a holistic view of HR, finance, and digital security, this webinar series offers cohort grantees specific knowledge to bolster their organizations. Participants gain valuable knowledge related to HR best practices, financial management insights, and digital security strategies.
  • Post-training 1:1 support: Follow-up support or direct Q&A following virtual trainings
  • HR/Operations: Direct support related to HR policies and operational infrastructure
  • Finance training cohort: Custom webinars on financial topics such as nonprofit budgeting, fiscal growth, fiscal sponsorships, accountability and approvals, policies and best practices, integrating fund development and operations roles in finance, and more
  • Digital security cohort: An intensive program for organizations to build out their digital security practices and policies
  • My Healthy Organization Assessment: Access to RoadMap’s assessment tool for social change or social service organizations; the tool also includes a guided consultant interpretation and action plan
  • Case study/peer learning spaces: Case study development and evaluation to help inform future capacity-building projects, including the opportunity to create a peer learning space in tandem with our consultants

To learn more about cohort programming, contact Stephanie Rodriguez.

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