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 Summary: Racial Equity Funding

    Vancouver Foundation is launching a new youth engagement initiative focused on racial equity (specifically Indigenous, immigrant and refugee young people). We’re in the process of developing our grant applications, reports and criteria. I’m curious about the other funders out there that do racial equity grantmaking and wondering if it would be possible to get more information about your own grant applications, reports and criteria. And if there are any projects that you’ve funded that really stand out to you I’d love to hear about them as well!
    • June 7, 2018
    • Austin Frizzell
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    GEOList Summary: Foundation Equity & Inclusion Statements/ Non-discrimination Policies

    I’m curious if this is a common practice and what funders have learned in the process to draft/implement these types of statements.
    • March 27, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Diversity Question on Grant Applications

    One thing they'd like to ask about is diversity of organization staff, leadership and board. How do you ask about this on your grant applications?
    • March 9, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Studies in Nonprofits

    Richmond Memorial Health Foundation is exploring ways to better understand the current state of diversity, equity and inclusion in regional nonprofits' Boards and staff. We will likely focus on NP's with missions that are health-related
    • March 9, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Supporting Grantees on Harassment-Free Workplaces

    Are you providing resources on developing anti-harassment policies, trainings to create atmospheres free of harassment (including specific resources on sexual harassment), and ensuring organizations have systems in place for reporting incidents and investigating those reports free of retaliation?
    • February 26, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Funding Of Nonprofit Organizations That Are Led and Predominantly Staffed By People of Color

    If you or another funder you know has specifically funded organizations led and predominantly staffed by people of color, could you share the funder's name (and hopefully a contact person) with us?
    • February 15, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Collaborative Grantmaking Models for Racial Justice

    We’re looking for like models that engage one or both of the following: co-design between funders and community and arts and culture funding focused on racial justice.
    • February 14, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: General Operating Support Frame

    Does anyone have models of operating support that are deeply rooted in the core values of your Foundation and also work to deconstruct systemic funding inequities?
    • February 5, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    GEOList Summary: Grant Program Specifically for Oppressed Populations

    As part of our journey to make our funding more equitable, we are thinking about creating funding streams for specific populations, particularly those who have been historically oppressed.
    • February 5, 2018
    • Aerial Reese
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    Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?

    Through our research over the past 20 years, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has identified a set of grantmaker practices that help nonprofits achieve better results. Every three years, GEO conducts a study to help us understand how we are doing as a field, including trends over time as well as new areas of inquiry.
    • November 1, 2017