GEO Priorities

Four Areas for Smarter Grantmaking

Challenging the status quo is rarely easy, especially in a field traditionally resistant to change. But we believe that smarter grantmaking leads directly to stronger nonprofits and better results.

To advocate for change, GEO provides its members with resources and networking opportunities to help them improve in four areas:

Learning for Improvement

GEO helps grantmakers and their grantees establish key learning strategies, build a learning culture and develop learning programs to transform the causes and communities they care about. + more

Leadership Development

GEO helps grantmakers nurture skilled leaders and support a culture of collective leadership as a means of building nonprofit performance. + more

The Money

GEO promotes grantmaker practices aimed at strengthening grantees’ financial sustainability, including longer-term funding, general support grants and less redtape for grantees. + more

Stakeholder Engagement

Because complex social problems can be addressed only when all affected parties come together to identify the problem and seek solutions. GEO encourages grantmakers to engage grantees and members of the community in their work. + more