Resources

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: Grant Holdback

    We are considering implementing holdbacks on grants. We are wondering if any other foundations do this, how much you hold back, and how well it works with your grantees.
    • September 25, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Performance Measurement Tracking

    For those of you whose grantees conduct their own evaluation activities, how are you collecting and storing that data? What software or programs have you found useful?
    • September 22, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Donation Drowning a Nonprofit

    I was wondering if you would be able to be point me in the direction of some resources that we could share with them to highlight that while sometimes a large gift can be great, sometimes it is not.
    • September 11, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Cycling Off

    What practices does your foundation have for cycling grantees off from funding? If you have adopted this practice, how many consecutive years of funding do you allow and how do did your foundation determine that timing? Also, how do your grantee’s deal with the “gap” year(s)?
    • September 11, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Consultant Evaluation Framework

    I’d be interested in talking offline with anyone who has recently worked with consultants on developing/redeveloping an evaluation framework to hear about your experience with the firm you chose any advice you can give as we approach this project.
    • September 3, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Op-Ed Process

    At your foundation, do foundation trustees and/or staff have a practice of writing op-eds or letters to the editor and if so, what is the process for doing so? Is there an approval process before publication?
    • September 2, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • Member Story

    Member Story: Southwest Florida Community Foundation

    Member Story: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
    • August 20, 2014
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Building Board Membership

    What methods have you used or seen used to encourage community members to join nonprofit boards? What has been your success rate?
    • July 30, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed
  • Playbook

    How Do We Know If Our Stakeholder Engagement is Working?

    Effective stakeholder engagement starts and ends with respect — respect for the expertise that those on the front lines bring to the problems affecting their community, and respect for their capacity to develop solutions if given the chance.
    • July 15, 2014
  • GEOList Members Only

    GEOList Summary: Leadership Development or Capacity-Building Programs

    We are contemplating creating a small grant making program to honor the legacy of the founder of our foundation.
    • July 11, 2014
    • Rumsha Ahmed