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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Member Story
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: Examples of Forward Leaning Work By Intermediaries

What is the risk position should intermediaries be taking in their respective ecosystems? How far out front on issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice should they be? What are best practices in staying in authentic integrity with the field/movement when they may be playing a resourcing role? Should intermediaries lead the way in diffusing the power dynamics of philanthropy through democratizing decision making and more?
- June 16, 2017
- Rumsha Ahmed
Member Story
Smarter Grantmaking in Action: Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

How empowering community members through capacity building and collaboration strengthens engagement to motivate lasting social change.
- May 25, 2017
- Shantaé François
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GEOList: Intermediary Grant/Data Management for Corporate/Foundation Funders

We would be interested in learning more about systems and/or process that other intermediary grant makers may have used to help streamline the communication and flow of data between their fundraising and grant making teams.
- May 25, 2017
- Rumsha Ahmed
Member Story
Smarter Grantmaking in Action: GHR Foundation

How co-designing with grantees and partners from Day 1 can lead to stronger collaborations, flexible solutions and more meaningful impact.
- April 20, 2017
- Shantaé François
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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
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
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Collaboration Profile: Kaiser Permanente

Capturing and documenting how and when to partner with others so staff have a clearer idea of the organization’s collaboration approach -- and what works.
- October 4, 2016
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Collaboration Profile: Iowa West Foundation

Shifting from responsive grantmaking to strategic investments requires new skill sets, a new communications approach and new partnerships.
- October 4, 2016
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Collaboration Profile: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation takes an intentional approach to supporting networks within the field of ocean conservation by employing strategies that weave together organizations into networks and foster productive grantmaker-grantee relationships.
- October 4, 2016