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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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    The Learning Conference 2017 Discussion Guide: Who Do You Think We Are?

    At GEO’s Learning Conference 2017, Trabian Shorters of the BMe Community discussed how negative portrayals of black men and African American communities affect the ways we interact with communities. And Trabian outlined how “asset-framing” and changing the way we think and talk about certain communities can be used to combat bias, shift perspective and inspire constructive action.
    • July 7, 2017
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    The Learning Conference 2017 Discussion Guide: Escaping the Echo Chamber

    Jessamyn Shams-Lau, the executive director of the Peery Foundation, gave a Short Talk at GEO’s Learning Conference 2017 that offered an insider look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of building an organizational culture of seeking, discussing, and implementing feedback at a family foundation.
    • July 7, 2017
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    The Learning Conference 2017 Discussion Guide: Learning and Equity Plenary

    Grantmakers committed to equity know that it must be incorporated into every facet of their work, including learning and evaluation. This session showcases different perspectives on this topic.
    • July 6, 2017
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    GEOList Summary: Evaluation Spending

    We are working on our evaluation budget at the moment and trying to decide how much to allocate. What percentage of your portfolio budget do you spend on evaluation? Could you also provide what field you work in?
    • July 5, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Making Grants Applications More Accessible

    I’d be interested to hear of ideas or changes your organization has made (big or small) to make online grant applications more accessible, particularly to individuals who are blind, have low vision, are deaf, and/or have limited hearing. I recognize that the grants application is just the beginning, and so I’m keeping in mind informational webinars, Q&A sessions, and how individuals connect with us are also a part of the equation here. If there are any suggestions, we’d love to hear of them.
    • July 5, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Learning from outside the US to Apply within the US

    Are you aware of other grantmaking efforts underway that are similarly looking to identify ideas from abroad to explore how they might be adapted here in the U.S.? Can you suggest any organizations or people in the US and abroad we should be learning from and with as we go?
    • July 5, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Insurance Billing Capacity

    We are considering developing a capacity building initiative to support a cohort of our health and social service grantees who have expressed an interest in developing (or expanding upon existing) billing systems for both public and private insurance. Do any of you have any experience with supporting individual grantees or groups of grantees in developing billing capacity, and if so, would you be willing to share your lessons learned as we explore how best to structure this opportunity?
    • July 5, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Looking for Training on IRS Grant Regulations for Community Foundations

    I have a couple of accounting staff looking for training that will cover the tax regulations around the grants we make (ex. We can grant to 501©3’s, but not 501a6…gifts cannot be made to specific individuals at a NPO, but can be made to support a position). I’ve found the information on the GEO website regarding this information for private foundations, but I need it specifically for community foundations. Any resources would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!
    • July 5, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

    How listening to the needs of its community inspired a foundation to develop a new capacity building program that supports civic leadership, community collaboration and more equitable outcomes.
    • June 22, 2017
    • Shantaé François
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    GEOList Summary: Funders Giving Awards to Individual Staffers at Nonprofits

    We are interested in learning more about foundations recognizing/rewarding the work of individual staff members at nonprofit organizations, and how such programs are structured.
    • June 20, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed