Resources

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: Grantee Staff Salaries

One of our program teams would like some information about the extent to which other foundations conduct due diligence on the salary levels of grantee staff members who are to be covered by a requested grant.
- January 7, 2014
- Rumsha Ahmed
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Many Hands, More Impact: Philanthropy's Role in Supporting Movements

GEO has prepared a publication that provides a framework for understanding the array of roles that funders can play in supporting movements and networks.
- November 7, 2013
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Investing for Impact: Building the Capacity and Infrastructure of High-Performing Nonprofits

Investing for Impact: Building the Capacity and Infrastructure of High-Performing Nonprofits
- October 21, 2013
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GEOList Summary: Foundation Infrastructure Review

In recent years, our Foundation’s grant making has outpaced our infrastructure. We are planning to bring in a consultant to help compare our practices to similar sized foundations and create recommendations to improve our work. Has anyone engaged in a similar project? Lessons learned?
- September 28, 2013
- Rumsha Ahmed
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Executive Summary: Working Better Together

Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive. This publication offers insights on the core capacities nonprofits need to collaborate and how funders can help.
- September 20, 2013
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Resource List: Working Better Together

Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive.
- September 20, 2013
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Discussion Guide: Working Better Together

Working Better Together: Building Nonprofit Collaborative Capacity
- September 20, 2013
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Working Better Together: Building Nonprofit Collaborative Capacity

Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive. This publication offers insights on the core capacities nonprofits need to collaborate and how funders can help.
- September 20, 2013
- Discussion Guide: Working Better Together
  
  Working Better Together: Building Nonprofit Collaborative Capacity
- Executive Summary: Working Better Together
  
  Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive. This publication offers insights on the core capacities nonprofits need to collaborate and how funders can help.
- Resource List: Working Better Together
  
  Collective action is an effective way for nonprofits to increase their impact, but key capacities are needed to enable these types of partnerships to thrive.
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GEOList Summary: Best Practices on Sponsorships

We are exploring the possibilities and implications of our sponsorship investments and would like to compare the standards and systems of funders/grantmakers in the nonprofit sector. Does your organization sponsor community events?
- August 1, 2013
- Rumsha Ahmed
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GEOAsks: Berta Colon and Michele Lord, Public Interest Projects

In this issue of GEOASKS we talk to Berta Colón and Michele Lord of Public Interest Projects, an intermediary organization that focuses on social justice work.
- July 17, 2013