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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 Summary: Disaster Response Policies

    Does your foundation make grants for disaster relief and recovery when disasters occur outside of your community, whether in the U.S. or internationally? If so, do you have any policies or guidelines on when you make grants for disaster relief and recovery, and at what level of funding?
    • September 29, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Covering Trustees' Spouse Travel Expenses

    Our practice has been to cover spouse travel expenses but some have raised questions whether we should continue to do this.
    • September 28, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Network Funding

    Can anyone involved in resourcing networks point to a good model for collaborative network leadership making decisions about how to allocate pooled cash resources among network initiatives?
    • September 28, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Professional Development Policy

    We are interested in hearing from other funders who invest in professional development for their employees and if you might consider sharing your policy/procedure with us?
    • September 25, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Collecting Feedback from Grantees

    Do you collect feedback from every organization that sought funding/partnership, or only those that ended up being approved for funding? What was the rationale for that decision? What method do you use to collect feedback? Surveys? Interviews? An online platform? On the front end, how do you frame up for grantees the opportunity to receive feedback? What expectations do you set about its use, and how do you communicate the ways in which you use it afterward?
    • September 22, 2017
    • Aerial Reese
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    Smarter Grantmaking in Action: The Florida Bar Foundation

    By confronting gaps between its mission and its way of doing business, The Florida Bar Foundation is deepening impact in the communities it serves.
    • September 21, 2017
    • Shantaé François
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    GEOList Summary: Intellectual Property Clause

    We are curious to know how other Foundations manage protection of intellectual property within grant agreements.
    • September 15, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Personal Beliefs in the Grant Selection Process

    Does anyone have a policy that speaks to the role of personal beliefs in grant-selection discussions?
    • September 15, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Keynote Speaker on Evaluation for Learning

    Has anyone attended a conference or training that had an amazing speaker on Evaluation?
    • September 13, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Best Practices on Organizing a Grantee Convening

    I am interested in learning about best practices on how to organize an effective grantee convening. We work in an international context, and would love to hear how other international grantmakers have planned and organized grantee convenings that are inclusive of diverse cultures.
    • September 11, 2017
    • Rumsha Ahmed