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In the News:
- March 21, 2012Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?
Writing a commentary for Philanthropy News Digest, J McCray shares the results of GEO's national study which found that grantmakers have been slow to embrace more flexible forms of funding. + more
- March 18, 2012Get rid of red tape and restrictionsWriting for the Washington Post's Capital Business section, J McCray calls on grantmakers to streamline requirements and remove restrictions on funding to give nonprofits the flexible capital they need to innovate and thrive, and to listen to what they say would make the biggest difference to their success. + more
- March 18, 2012Foundations Didn’t Increase Focus on ‘Nonprofit Success’ in Downturn, Study FindsThe Chronicle of Philanthropy's Caroline Preston wrote about the results of GEO's new survey, Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?, for the The Giveaway blog and March print edition.
- March 14, 2012Nonprofit Resilience Relies on Smarter Grantmaking
Press Releases:
- March 12, 2012National Survey Reveals Impact of Economic Recession on Grantmaker Practice
Listening to and Learning with Grantees is Linked to Improvements in Practice
Washington, D.C. — Grantmakers that have strategies in place for listening to and learning with grantees, are more likely to provide the types of support that grantmakers and grantees agree are essential to boosting nonprofit success, according to a new field study of grantmaker practice commissioned by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
- March 01, 2012Call for Papers for GEO co-edited edition of The Foundation Review
Abstracts of up to 250 words are being solicited for Volume 5, Issue 1 of The Foundation Review. This issue will be a themed issue on “Collaborative Approaches to Growing Impact” and will be co-edited by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, a powerful coalition of more than 370 grantmaking organizations committed to building stronger, more effective nonprofits.
- January 04, 2012GEO Welcomes Heather Peeler as Vice President of Programs
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is pleased to announce the addition of Heather Peeler as the organization’s new vice president of programs. In her new role, Peeler will join GEO’s senior leadership and be responsible for leading the program team through producing all of GEO’s conferences and seminars, content and resources, member engagement and communications.
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