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

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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 Summary: Models for Incorporating Youth Voices into the Granting Process

    Advice on enhancing internal granting process to better include voices, perspectives and opinions of our primary beneficiaries (teens, college students and young adults).
    • November 27, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Best Practices in Knowledge and Learning

    Have you conducted any analyses on organizational practices/supports for improving knowledge sharing and learning, either internally or with grantees and partners? Could you share your findings?
    • November 6, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Learning Communities

    1. Have you been part of successful learning communities, and if so – what made them successful? 2. How have you evaluated your learning communities?
    • November 1, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Shared Services Model

    Has your organization funded or worked with these initiatives (in the nonprofit or governmental sector)? Please share any key lessons learned and/or contacts at organizations/institutions/units of government who might be willing to share this information.
    • October 11, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: General Operating Support, Part II

    Have you experienced reluctance with executive directors allocating unrestricted funds to strengthening organizational leadership? Have you seen the same dynamic in your capacity-building work?
    • October 8, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: General Operating Support, Part I

    Have you experienced reluctance with executive directors allocating unrestricted funds to strengthening organizational leadership? Have you seen the same dynamic in your capacity-building work?
    • September 27, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Making Use of Non-Winning Award Applications

    We are interested in learning about ways to share the inspiring stories and promising practices from the ~65 applicants who did not receive an award. Does anyone have experience with such a situation, or ideas about how to make the best use of the information we have gathered?
    • August 30, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Support for Capital Campaigns

    If your foundation provides funding for capital (buildings and/or land conservation), what kinds of processes do you use to plan for and respond to these kinds of campaigns? Do you deal with these kinds of requests inside of your regular guidelines and budgets?
    • August 7, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Engaging a Family Foundation Board in Strategic Planning

    We would like to learn more about strategies for engaging a large family foundation board in a process that seeks to more deliberately define the specific vision, strategies, objectives, and metrics for each program area.
    • August 3, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Dashboards

    We'd like to learn from the experiences that other Foundations have had with dashboards and performance management tools. Do you have a dashboard that you’d be willing to share? Can you point us to effective tools for ongoing monitoring of progress and/or performance management?
    • July 26, 2012
    • Rumsha Ahmed