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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    Shaping Culture Through Key Moments: Case Studies

    Five stories about shaping culture
    • November 15, 2016
  • Member Story

    Member Story: Peery Foundation

    Member Story: Peery Foundation
    • October 19, 2016
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    GEOList Summary: Staff Shaping Organizational Culture

    We are looking for examples of times when non-senior level staff members have had an influence on organizational culture.
    • September 30, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Sabbaticals

    Examples of policies and guidelines regarding sabbaticals.
    • April 21, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Celebrating Foundation Anniversaries and Milestones

    Have any other Foundations celebrated an anniversary in recent years and willing to send along information about how you celebrated?
    • February 9, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Foundation Staff Surveys

    We are looking for examples of survey instruments that help us understand staff interests in developing their knowledge, dispositions, and skills as it relates to becoming more effective grant makers, collaborators, and agents of continuous improvement.
    • January 7, 2016
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    GEOList Summary: Request for Holiday and Bereavement Policies

    Our foundation is working towards revising our bereavement and holiday schedule policies to be more inclusive and flexible for a diverse staff. I am writing to request members to share their current policies with our foundation, and any information that may be helpful.
    • December 2, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed
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    Discussion Starter: Our Culture

    The discussion starter can be used to delve into questions that are often challenging to raise and to surface issues that may be invisible.
    • October 22, 2015
  • Publication

    The Source Codes of Foundation Culture

    Philanthropy evolves slowly, despite (or maybe because of) very few external constraints or imperatives. Historically, good stewardship of philanthropic resources has focused on preserving capital and growing assets for the benefit of future generations. But given the complex, evolving nature of challenges like poverty and climate change, as well as what we have learned about how best to support nonprofit success and community impact, we must shift our conception of good stewardship in order to make significant progress in solving large-scale problems.
    • October 8, 2015
    • Discussion Starter: Our Culture

      The discussion starter can be used to delve into questions that are often challenging to raise and to surface issues that may be invisible.

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    GEOList Summary: New Office Space

    Our Foundation is in the process of building and furnishing a new building. We are interested in speaking with any Foundations who have recently moved or will soon be moving into new office space
    • September 1, 2015
    • Rumsha Ahmed