Grantmakers in the GEO community develop and deepen an intersectional racial equity analysis, including understanding (1) philanthropy’s historical roots in racism and exploitation, (2) the contemporary realities created and sustained by systems of oppression and (3) the current context of the communities they serve.
Grantmakers in the GEO community advance responsive and equitable practices such as providing long-term, flexible support to communities harmed by intersecting systems of oppression; centering community and shifting power in their grantmaking, capacity building, learning, and evaluation; and fostering equity in internal operations.
Grantmakers in the GEO community have an equity-centered learning mindset and embrace vulnerability, collective learning and unlearning, and collaboration.
Grantmakers in the GEO community work effectively within a larger ecosystem of people and institutions, advancing equity across sectors.
In 2022, GEO launched a planning process aimed at mobilizing the GEO community around an explicit and holistic direction to center philanthropic practice on operationalizing racial equity. The resulting strategic direction, unveiled in 2024, articulates GEO’s vision, mission, …