Perspectives

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    The Obstacle is the Path

    Hear from GEO CEO, Marcus Walton, as he reflects on the impact of the circumstances created by COVID-19 on him personally and how the GEO community is even more important during times of uncertainty.
    • April 28, 2020
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    Adapting Capacity Building During COVID-19

    GEO’s Capacity Building Champions, a community of GEO members who are passionate about stronger nonprofit partners, convened recently to discuss how grantmakers are adapting their capacity strengthening offerings to meet the needs of their grantee partners and communities during the COVID-19 crisis.
    • April 20, 2020
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    Smarter Grantmaking Practices During—and Beyond—COVID-19

    As a community of grantmakers advocating for philanthropy to put nonprofits and communities at the center of our work, we at GEO think the most important questions grantmakers should be asking center around how you can change your practices to be of greater service to your grantees and others serving communities during this time of crisis and beyond. However, these practices are not only needed during times of crisis. We can make permanent changes that shift more power to people working on the ground to strengthen communities.
    • April 15, 2020
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    Joint Statement Calling for Increased Giving In This Time of Crisis

    Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions. The challenges that we are collectively facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of our societies here at home and across the globe. We’re all doing things we never imagined doing, but we’re doing them in the interest of the greater good.
    • April 2, 2020
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    A New Role for Funders in Field Building Toward Social Change: Moving from Driving the Car to Filling the Tank

    The Bridgespan Group shares key findings from their new report that examines how funders and practitioners can work together to drive field-level social change.
    • March 30, 2020
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    Trust-Based Philanthropy is Trending. What Will It Take to Sustain It?

    Last week, over 200 foundations signed a pledge calling upon philanthropy to adopt a more trust-based approach towards their nonprofit partners amidst the mounting uncertainty of COVID-19. Hear from GEO board members and members of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project steering committee as they urge the sector to embrace this approach in long-term way.
    • March 25, 2020
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    A Note from GEO CEO, Marcus Walton, on COVID-19

    The global COVID-19 outbreak being felt here and across the world is forcing philanthropy to reconsider our practices to be more responsive to nonprofits and communities. GEO CEO, Marcus Walton, shares his perspective on the evolving situation.
    • March 20, 2020
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    See the Forest and the Trees: 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2020

    In this post from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Tory Martin shares highlights from their new report 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2020.
    • March 2, 2020
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    Learning What Works: Practitioners Leading with Equity

    Charles E. Carter of Project Evident shared reflections from his experience at the Equitable Evaluation Teaching Case workshop and insights from Project Evident's new DEI Evidence Matrix, a tool that can support the alignment of key stakeholders and the intentional building of diversity, equity and inclusion into evidence and evaluation practices.
    • January 14, 2020
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    Cross-post: An eye towards the future: Trust-based funding

    In this cross-post from the inaugural fellow at The Patterson Foundation, Hannah Saeger Karnei, she explores her experience learning about the Ford Foundation's BUILD program.
    • December 16, 2019