The Race Matters Toolkit provides a comprehensive look at how race and equity directly impact foundation officials and program staff, community members and policymakers and advocates.
With this guide, GEO seeks to reassert the value of flexible, reliable funding with an updated analysis and set of examples to illustrate how a commitment to flexible, reliable funding can support the sector to be more equitable and community driven in its practice.
In addition to advancing EDI in our own work and that of our grant partners, we want to share learnings from the Diversity in Theater initiative with the broader theater community and other funders working at the intersection of arts and social justice. Have you taken on a similar learning, evaluation, and field-building initiative at your foundation? If so, would you be willing to share your process and approach with us, including potential pitfalls to avoid and opportunities to explore?
What strategies do you use to reach out to LGBTTQ+ communities to encourage applications for projects benefitting? How do you track the applications received and grants made to LGBTTQ+? Any insights/suggestions/learnings you have to share?
Join GEO, Northern California Grantmakers and Philanthropy California for a series that provides training for philanthropic practitioners to understand how anti-Black racism and white supremacy influence the field of philanthropy and our practices and to provide opportunities for action in your organizations based on what you learn.
Indiana grantmakers are welcome to join Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) and GEO for this four-part learning series. This cohort-style opportunity provides a space for grantmakers to come together for shared learning and relationship building, supporting each other throughout their implementation journey.
This rich conversation amongst peers will be “more questions than answers,” but we hope that you’ll be able to share and hear about some experiments to advance equitable grantmaking globally.
Participate in this Member Call focused on how funder practices around transitions can hinder or support the ability of leaders of color to be successful in their roles.
Join Marcus Walton, president and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), and Kyle Caldwell, president and CEO of Council on Michigan Foundations (CMF) as to share their reflections and their vision for the future of philanthropy both nationally and in Michigan.