Growing Social Impact in a Networked World
A Grantmakers' Gathering on Networks
San Francisco | October 17-18, 2011
Hosted by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Monitor Institute
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Contacts and Committee
About GEO
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a community of more than 2,600 individuals representing 350 grantmakers that are challenging the status quo in philanthropy to help nonprofits achieve more. Understanding that grantmakers are successful only to the extent that their grantees achieve meaningful results, GEO promotes strategies and practices that contribute to grantee success. GEO currently focuses on these key areas: Money, Learning for Improvement, Leadership Development, Stakeholder Engagement and Scaling What Works. For more about GEO, visit our Website at www.geofunders.org.
Our Partner
Monitor Institute is a social enterprise that is part consulting firm, part think tank, and part incubator of new approaches. Our mission is helping innovative leaders develop and achieve sustainable solutions to significant social and environmental problems. We believe that achieving these solutions requires bold leaders to integrate innovative ideas, effective action, and efficient capital. And we believe that today's complex challenges call for leadership from all three sectors — business, government, and nonprofit. For more information, see www.monitorinstitute.com and www.monitor.com.
GEO Conference Contacts:
Registration, Hotel Information, Special Events and Program: Kamasha Hendrickson,
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or 202.898.0219
Eligibility and Membership: Laurel Jacobsen,
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or 202.898.5728
Sponsorship: J McCray,
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or 202.898.1823
Marketing and Communications: Danielle Yates,
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or 202.355.9541
Planning Committee Members:
- Kathy Reich, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (chair)
- Warren Cook, Maine Network Partners
- Roberto Cremonini, Cremonini Consulting Network
- Annie Hernandez, The Lumpkin Family Foundation
- Audrey Jordan, The Annie E. Casey Foundation/Lawrence Community Works
- Robin Katcher, Management Assistance Group
- Adene Sacks, Jim Joseph Foundation
- Chris van Bergeijk, Hawaii Community Foundation
- Gayle Williams, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation




