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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a coalition of grantmakers committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. Understanding that grantmakers are successful only to the extent that their grantees achieve meaningful results, GEO promotes strategies and practices that contribute to grantee success.
GEO provides philanthropy's change agents with the resources, ideas and connections they need to make the greatest contribution to the nonprofits they invest in.
Currently, GEO has more than 1400 individual members representing 350 grantmaking organizations. Learn more about membership.
GEO is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. GEO's theory of change guides the work of the organization.
GEO’s definition of organizational effectiveness is the ability of an organization to fulfill its mission by measurably achieving its objectives through a blend of sound management, strong governance and a persistent rededication to assessing and achieving results. More...
GEO continuously looks for new ways to meet the growing thirst for information on organizational effectiveness practices. Current programs include:
History
In 1997, representatives from The James Irvine Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation saw a need for a place where funders committed to improving organizational effectiveness could convene to share knowledge and practices and advance the discourse. To meet this need, the founders created Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
In 2001, GEO hired Kathleen Enright as its first executive director, and in 2002 GEO became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In 2002, The Grantmakers Evaluation Network merged with GEO. This blending has enriched the dialogue on effectiveness and enhanced the resources available to help grantmakers achieve measurable results.
GEO's staff of ten works with the board of directors and the task groups to develop new content, programs and services for funders interested in improving nonprofit performance.
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