Resources

From publications to toolkits, GEO’s resources lift up experiences from your peers to help you turn knowledge into action.

Publication

A Change Management & Deep Equity Primer: The What, Why, How & Nuance

This publication from Movement Tapestries offers insights and guidance for organizations navigating equity-embedded transformations, and the challenges that can come with embarking on such journeys.
  • January 16, 2023
  • Sheryl Petty, Ed.D.

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  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Guidestar or IRS Business Master File

    We are thinking of cancelling our Guidestar subscription and carrying out our due diligence with the free IRS’s Business Master File. Has anyone done this and what has your experience been?
    • January 17, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Spending Policies

    We are a public foundation that will become a private foundation at some point in the future. We are looking for samples from both public and private foundations to review. Would you please share your policy with me?
    • January 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Community Leaders Capacity Building

    We are seeking information regarding leadership strategies and/or programs that help to build the capacity of individuals.
    • December 12, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Sources of Innovation for Grantmakers and Call for Case Studies

    We put together this resource on ways to source innovation. I would be delighted if you had case studies to offer that demonstrate your foundation’s use of any of the listed methods.
    • December 2, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Emergency and Out-of-Cycle Grants

    We would like to refine our criteria and processes for funding emergency and out-of-cycle grant requests and hope that other GEO members are willing to share how you handle these requests.
    • December 2, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Consultant Agreements

    We are reviewing our agreement documentation for consultants. I would be grateful if GEO members would be willing to share any template agreements they might have.
    • December 1, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList

    GEOList Summary: Close out Process for Grants

    We are in the process of revisiting our grant close out process so I'm reaching out to this group to ask you to please share how you do close outs for your grants.
    • December 1, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Supplemental Grant Agreements

    We are looking for a draft agreement for mini grants that are awarded to current grantees who have received a lager annual grant.
    • November 1, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Matching Gift Programs

    We are considering whether to establish a matching gift policy for our own employees. In particular, do you limit the qualifying organizations eligible for a match to those that are in keeping with your own foundation’s mission?
    • November 1, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Policies on Trustee Recommended Discretionary Grants

    We are interested in learning what policies other foundations have in place regarding trustee discretionary grants.
    • November 1, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed