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: Managing Communications When A Foundation Is Narrowing Its Focus

    How do we invite conversations with the two communities we’ve identified for this shift, without sounding alarms both within those communities (by some who might fear that the Foundation will impose an unwelcome agenda) and outside those communities (by former grantees who will no longer be eligible for funding)?
    • March 27, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
  • Member Story

    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: John T. Vucurevich Foundation

    Collaborations for Change is a strategy used by the John T. Vucurevich Foundation as a key to solving issues. JTVF seeks to understand community issues through partnerships with others.
    • March 22, 2018
    • Shantaé François
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    GEOList Summary: When and How to End a Grantee Relationship

    I’d like to hear from funders about formal or informal criteria you have for ending funding for a grantee in cases NOT related to a changing strategy.
    • February 27, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
  • Member Story

    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: Social Venture Partners Arizona

    Increasing nonprofit capacity to deliver positive social impact through multiyear, general operating support
    • November 16, 2017
    • Shantaé François
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    Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?

    Through our research over the past 20 years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has identified a set of grantmaker practices that help nonprofits achieve better results. Every three years, GEO conducts a study to help us understand how we are doing as a field, including trends over time as well as new areas of inquiry.
    • November 1, 2017
  • Event Materials Members Only

    Member Call: How Can We Be In This Together? Highlights and Resources

    Highlights, Key Takeaways and Resources from the October 16, 2017, Member Call: How Can We Be In This Together? A Funder Discussion with Nonprofits.
    • October 30, 2017
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    GEOList Summary: Meet with Program Officer Event

    I’m working on planning a monthly informal event where grantees or applicants can come into the office, perhaps first thing in the morning for coffee, and ask questions. Not just questions about the Foundation and our work, but also general questions about writing good grant proposals, how to contact a foundation, etc. Does anyone currently do anything like this? Has it worked well? Do you have a particular way of publicizing it or extending invitations?
    • October 16, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Collecting Feedback from Grantees

    Do you collect feedback from every organization that sought funding/partnership, or only those that ended up being approved for funding? What was the rationale for that decision? What method do you use to collect feedback? Surveys? Interviews? An online platform? On the front end, how do you frame up for grantees the opportunity to receive feedback? What expectations do you set about its use, and how do you communicate the ways in which you use it afterward?
    • September 22, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
  • Member Story

    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: GAR Foundation

    How GAR Foundation is narrowing its focus to have a deeper impact in the community.
    • August 24, 2017
    • Shantaé François
  • Member Story

    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: Vancouver Foundation

    How Vancouver Foundation made progress by getting out of the way and supporting nonprofits to do the work.
    • July 20, 2017
    • Shantaé François