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Peer Communities & Cohorts

Through GEO peer communities and cohorts, members harness the power of community to share insights, learning and experiences, while moving to solutions that advance racial equity and transform philanthropy. Peer communities offer opportunities to dig deep on specific practices and collaborate with peers.

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Capacity Building Champions

Capacity Building Champions is an engaged and vibrant learning community of grantmakers who embrace grantee-centered capacity building as a strategy for supporting nonprofits to thrive.

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Strategic Learners Network

GEO members who are committed to leveraging research, evaluation, and learning to transform philanthropic culture and practice.

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Community-Driven Philanthropy

A network of GEO members who are deeply engaged in the work of connecting funders and the nonprofit communities we serve. The peer network uplifts community-driven grantmaking practices via peer networking, coaching, learning, and other activities.

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Equitable Operations

Dedicated to identifying, interrogating and shifting internal practices within human resources, finance, risk management and information technology (IT).

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Change Leaders In Philanthropy Fellowship

A 10-month intensive peer cohort program for senior leaders who are responsible for shepherding organizational culture and practice change.

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Equity-Embedded Change Management Cohort™

Supports experienced equity practitioners to advance lasting changes within the GEO community and beyond.

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Equitable Operations

GEO’s Equitable Operations Community is dedicated to identifying, interrogating and shifting internal practices with the goal of operationalizing intersectional racial equity. In areas from human resources and finance to risk management and information technology, the community supports participants to strengthen internal policies and practices in ways that match a grantmaker’s equity commitments.   

Featured Event

Strategic Learners Network Quarterly Call

Quarterly call for members of GEO’s Strategic Learners Network. A typical call includes an overview of a new or emerging learning approach or tool, storytelling and live coaching with other grantmakers, and opportunity to connect with likeminded peers …

  • Peer Communities

In the Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellowship, the tools, the facilitation within each of the retreats, the dialogue between fellows between retreats have been so valuable. I really think I have gone miles ahead of what I probably would have had I not been a part of the Fellowship.

Ellen Liu, Chief Program Officer, Ms. Foundation for Women

Upcoming Peer Events

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Get to Know GEO

Join us to discover events, peer learning opportunities, resources, and ways to…

  • Member Orientation

Connect with GEO

Join Grantmakers for Effective Organizations at our office in Washington, D.C. to…

  • Peer Communities

Senior Leader Convening

GEO is holding a two-day Senior Leader Convening based on the particularities…

  • Role-based Convening

Get to Know GEO

Join our next member orientation to learn about community benefits and discover…

  • Member Orientation

2027 Learning Conference

Save the Date for GEO’s 2027 Learning Conference, from May 25-26, 2027…

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