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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 Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Range of Indirect Cost Rates

    We are interested to get information and hear feedback from foundations that have set policies outlining indirect costs rates. If you are willing to share your policy with us, we would be most grateful!
    • December 9, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Professional Development

    Does your foundation have a process for developing and reviewing individual professional development plans for any or all of its staff? If so, can you share templates that are used and/or examples of the types of areas, activities, and measures that folks typically include in their plans?
    • December 5, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Recommendations on Program Evaluators

    We are planning to issue an RFP for an external evaluator for the next phase of This Way Ahead; we will share the RFP later this month with a select group of evaluation firms. We would appreciate your recommendations of evaluators we should include on our short list.
    • December 4, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Request for Holiday and Bereavement Policies

    Our foundation is working towards revising our bereavement and holiday schedule policies to be more inclusive and flexible for a diverse staff. I am writing to request members to share their current policies with our foundation, and any information that may be helpful.
    • December 2, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Developing an Effective Strategic Planning Process

    Can we facilitate a meaningful strategic process that goes from very broad to very narrow? If yes, what process do you suggest? If no, what approach has worked well for your organization? What resources have you found to be useful for similar strategic planning efforts?
    • December 1, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • Member Story

    Member Story: Greater Houston Community Foundation

    Member Story: Greater Houston Community Foundation
    • November 18, 2015
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    GEOList Summary: Board Decisions: Grants, Contracts and Vendors

    We are revisiting our policies on which funding actions are brought to the Board and which are decided at the staff level. We’re very interested to know what other foundations do, and your ‘decision rules” for taking such actions to the Board or having those decisions made at the staff level.
    • November 12, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Constituent Research for Web Design

    Has your organization conducted surveys, interviews and/or user testing in relation to your website or broader online presence? What was your process, and what kind of response did you get?
    • November 10, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Relationship Management Software

    We are interested in Organizational Relationship Management software for our relationships with grantees and community representatives. Are there other relationship software products that you'd recommend?
    • November 3, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Collaborative Platform Suggestions

    Searching for a simple, collaborative platform to have discussions, share developments and resources in an easily accessible manner.
    • October 30, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed