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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: Grant Coding Schemes

    We are in the process of realigning our grants coding scheme to better connect with our strong social determinants of health lens and would appreciate learning about other foundations’ coding schemes, particularly those larger health-oriented foundations.
    • August 14, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Board Member Approval Process

    Is anyone aware of structures where current board members do not ratify the election of new board members?
    • August 10, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Financial Assessment in Due Diligence Phase of Grant Review

    I am curious about how other funders conduct financial assessments of their prospective grantees during the due diligence phase? What is your process, what do you review, and what sort of tool(s) do you use?
    • August 9, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: "Annual Reports" or Summaries of an Organization's Learnings

    We are looking for examples of great “annual reports” OR any self-reflective summary of an organization’s learnings in ANY media format. We’re curious to see how other foundations have approached both the content and mode of sharing that content with partners.
    • August 4, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Reflective Practice in Philanthropy

    I am wondering if folks have examples or tips on how to adapt reflective practice methodology in a foundation setting?
    • July 31, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: External Advisory Committees Use by Foundations

    If you do use Advisory Committees with external members, what formal and informal approaches do you use? When and how do you use the committees, and what is their role? How do you select the members?
    • July 31, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Guidelines and Templates for Research Design

    We’d like to provide some general research design guidance or criteria for grantees to consider as they develop their research grant proposals. If any of you have examples of such resources that you’ve developed that you would be willing to share, please reach out.
    • July 31, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Stipend and Wage Funding Policy

    I’m curious if other funders who fund stipends or wages for youth or adult programming could share what their policies are and any considerations that went into creating them.
    • July 31, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    Trustees as Partners in Learning and Evaluation

    This piece is written to help foundation trustees navigate their own role in relationship to learning and evaluation and to explore how boards can help build a culture that embraces learning.
    • July 26, 2017
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    GEOList Summary: Diversity Plan and General Ops

    Do any of you have a Diversity Plan/Policy in place as it relates to staff, board/committee members and contractors? If so, would you share with me? If you offer General Operations grants, do you offer them annually? Do you restrict them in any manner? A nonprofit can only apply every other year? A nonprofit could apply every year, but only up to a certain percentage of their budget? Do you offer the opportunity every other year?
    • July 24, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed