Resources

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

Publication

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 Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Travel and Expense Guidelines

    We’re currently working on developing some travel and expense guidelines for our program staff. Anyone open to sharing their travel policies with us?
    • March 15, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • Annual Report

    Year in Review 2016

    In 2016, we prioritized finding new ways to build connections with each other and experimented with ideas to make some of our most popular programs even more valuable. 2016 Annual Report.
    • March 9, 2017
  • Member Story

    Change Incubator Story — What Are Some Whys and Hows of Grantee Inclusion?

    We are interested in expanding beyond the idea of inclusion, which still implies an “includer” that provides access to an “includee.”
    • March 6, 2017
    • Justin Laing
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Study on Regranting

    We are embarking on an exercise to consider the role and various models of regranters and intermediaries - building on internal learning as well as the various guidance that's out there. Have any members conducted a similar exercise, and if so do you have anything you're willing to share?
    • March 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Religious Views of Committee Members

    A community foundation is grappling with committee members bringing their personal religious beliefs to the grant committee decision table. Do you know of any writing, guidance, procedures or policies around dealing with this issue?
    • March 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • Playbook

    How Can We Prepare for Collaboration?

    In recent years there has been an increased call for more collaboration in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. The problems that we seek to address are large and complex, and a go-it-alone mentality will not result in meaningful impact.
    • February 4, 2017
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: HR Policies to Attract and Retain Employees Given the High Cost of Living

    For organizations located in high costing-of-living cities, do you have HR policies/practices in place to attract and retain employees given the high cost of living in your location?
    • February 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Giving Day Software Platforms

    Is your Foundation using a specific software for giving days? If so, would you mind sharing brief successes or challenges with your software and/or a link to the vendor website?
    • February 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Guidestar or IRS Business Master File

    We are thinking of cancelling our Guidestar subscription and carrying out our due diligence with the free IRS’s Business Master File. Has anyone done this and what has your experience been?
    • January 17, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Spending Policies

    We are a public foundation that will become a private foundation at some point in the future. We are looking for samples from both public and private foundations to review. Would you please share your policy with me?
    • January 1, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed