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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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    Get on the Balcony: How Grantmakers Can Ignite Change

    This publication seeks to offer some helpful approaches for jump-starting a change initiative, drawn from the reflections of GEO members who have been tasked with assessing challenges and cultivating the conditions for a productive change process.
    • September 20, 2018
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    GEOList Summary: Pediatric Vision Services

    I am researching pediatric vision programs that provide diagnostic and corrective services for a private foundation in the KC area. The foundation is primarily interested in programs with school-based delivery. I’m interested in learning about similar programs across the country and any lessons learned from foundations’ investments in those programs.
    • September 14, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Structuring matching grants

    What requirements do you put on the match? For example, must the funds be from a new donor to qualify, or do you simply look at total contributed income in one year versus the previous year? How do you calculate/verify the amount of qualifying funds raised? For example, do you require final 990s or audited financial statements?
    • September 13, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Communicating about strategy change

    For those of you who have been through foundation strategy shifts, I am wondering what you have learned about communicating with grantees and non-grantees throughout the process? What worked well, and what did not seem to go so well?
    • September 13, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Faith Community Nurse Grant Opportunity Samples

    Our foundation is interested in creating a grant opportunity for local faith communities to apply to support the creation or ongoing support of an existing program. If your foundation has this type of opportunity, I’d be interested in your grant criteria, etc.
    • September 5, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Compensation levels for peer reviewers

    As the professional fall gets underway, I write with a question about payment of peer reviewers. We are currently examining our practices, and I am curious if there is an implicit consensus about compensation for reading and evaluating grant applications among funders.
    • September 4, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Cemetery Association Funds

    Our Foundation has been approached by a local Cemetery Association [501(c) 13] wishing to establish an endowed fund with us. Can anyone provide guidance on whether this is a permitted relationship? If it is permitted, are there specific expenditure responsibility requirements Do you classify it as a Donor Advised or Agency Fund?
    • August 31, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Recommendations for focus group convenings

    I am interested in any frameworks or tools, best practices or top three tips for doing focus groups well while respecting the community's time.
    • August 31, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Conflict of Interest Policies

    We are currently reviewing our Conflict of Interest policy for our Board, Community Advisory Council and Staff. I would appreciate receiving copies of any other Foundation’s conflict of interest policies for general information.
    • August 29, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    Question on whether you have an impact investing dashboard to share

    I’m wondering if any of you involved in impact investing have developed a dashboard that helps to create a snapshot of your investments.
    • August 28, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell