Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

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Community-Centered Leadership: Values, Boundaries and Rituals

GEO program manager, Jaser Alsharhan, explains how principles of community-centered leadership can be leveraged to create safe, trusting and thriving communities.

September 13, 2021

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Transforming Funder and Evaluator Relationships for a More Equitable and Effective Field: A Field Conversation

This summer, the Funder and Evaluator Network (FEAN) partnered with GEO to present a pair of webinars drawing from FEAN’s Call to Action Series.

August 13, 2021

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Request for Proposals: Website Design and Development with Content and Customer Relationship Management System Integration

GEO is planning a major website redesign with content and customer relationship management system integration in support of our organizational goals and meet our evolving needs. This Request for Proposals is to identify a vendor partner with the skills, experience and vision to support this effort.

July 30, 2021

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Changing the Face of Philanthropy

Denise Herrera, in her former role as Senior Capacity Building Officer at St. David’s Foundation, reflects on the importance of creating and cultivating a pipeline of future leaders who reflect the values and cultures of the communities they serve.

July 14, 2021

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Addition by Subtraction: Part Two

In part two of his blog, Neel Hajra shares examples of how foundations can practice addition through subtraction in their philanthropic organizations.

June 25, 2021

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Addition by Subtraction: Part One

In part one of his blog, Neel Hajra reflects on adding through subtraction in our philanthropic practice and questions some of the field's self-imposed limitations.

June 17, 2021

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Great News for the GEO Community

GEO is thrilled to share we has been selected as one of 286 organizations receiving funding in a new round of grants from MacKenzie Scott.

June 15, 2021

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Reflections on GEO’s 2021 Learning Conference

Nadege Souvenir reflects on GEO's 2021 Learning Conference, asking if philanthropy is ready to move from the way we were to the way we should be.

June 7, 2021

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Shifting Power through Co-Creation: Reflections from Empowerment Economics to Spark Dialogue

Jessica Santos, PhD reflects on the importance of shifting power in our philanthropic practice by leveraging co-creation processes.

May 17, 2021

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Shifting Evaluation and Learning to Center Equity in Philanthropic Practice

Kara Carlisle and Anita Patel, co-chairs of GEO's 2021 Learning Conference, write about the importance of shifting evaluation and learning approaches to center equity in philanthropic practice.

May 3, 2021

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