Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders

This newest publication from GEO and Interaction Institute for Social Change argues that involving multiple stakeholders isn’t a ‘nice-to-do’ but a ‘must-do’ in order for grantmakers to get a true sense of problems and be innovative in developing solutions. +more

News & Events

New Dates for GEO's Popular Engage for Results Workshop
Make your grantmaking more effective by increasing the involvement of those most affected by it. Click here to learn more about this workshop, taking place at the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
GEO's Scaling What Works Announced
GEO's newest program, Scaling What Works, is included in a White House announcement on May 27, 2010. Visit our new page to learn more about this initiatve. +more
New Tear Sheets from GEO and ASF
GEO and the Association of Small Foundations are collaborating to develop short, informative “tear sheets” on grantmaking topics of interest to our members. The first one, “How Grantmakers Can Help Address Key Financial Challenges Facing Nonprofits,” is now available online on the ASF Website. Read the PDF copy here.
The Case for Stakeholder Engagement
Kathleen Enright, GEO president and CEO, and Courtney Bourns, director of programs, co-authored a feature article in the February issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review entitled “The Case for Stakeholder Engagement.” +more
GEO Leadership Case Study: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation's Neighborhood Builders Award
Read our latest case study on this unique program for nonprofits, in which each selected organizations sends one executive director and one emerging leader to a year-long leadership and management training program, and the organization receives a $200,000 general operating grant over two years. Download GEO's full in-depth case study on the program here.