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Do you believe that grantmakers can improve their practices to help ensure that their nonprofit partners achieve more?  

GEO knows that better results and stronger nonprofits require smarter grantmaking. And because change is never easy, we provide our members the tools and resources to succeed.

Become a GEO member today!

Why join GEO?

GEO Membership will help you to:

• Act in the best interest of your grantees. Learn strategies to help your nonprofit partners build their capacity to weather an increasingly complex environment to achieve extraordinary things.
• Make the case for improvements in practice within your organization. Use GEO’s resources to start the internal conversations necessary to achieve changes in your organization.
• Engage stakeholders more meaningfully. Involving grantees and other members of your community in your foundation’s decision-making will allow you to make smarter investments.
• Learn from your peers and your nonprofit partners. Find out what your peers are doing to assess impact, and harness evaluation results to inform strategy and increase the ability of nonprofits to make more informed decisions.
   

 How can GEO help me do my job better?

• Come together with peers to address shared challenges in grantmaking. GEO conferences offer unparalleled opportunities for grantmakers to convene on issues of fieldwide concern. Members receive discounts and priority registration for GEO’s sellout events.
• Build your online network. GEO’s Web site offers new ways to share challenges and questions with your peers under our Network with Members section. GEO’s members-only listserv is a space to receive instant support and guidance from peers.
• Connect with thought leaders in our Member Directory and promote your organization’s research and upcoming events to fellow members online. Our Web site offers thousands of resources on organizational effectiveness, specifically tailored to meet the needs of grantmakers.
• Improve grantmaking practices with intimate peer-to-peer learning opportunities. GEO’s Action Learning programs bring grantmakers together in intimate gatherings to answer their most pressing questions or develop critical skills.
• Access cutting-edge content. Interested individuals at member organizations are the first to receive copies of new GEO publications. Members can also subscribe to our concise monthly e-newsletter IMPACT. Additionally, members are eligible to receive discounts on GEO co-branded publications with Fieldstone Alliance and Jossey-Bass. Starting in 2009, GEO members are also eligible for a 10 percent discount on a Foundation Review subscription.
• Receive valuable discounts on invaluable services. All member organizations receive a 5 percent discount on the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s services, including the Grantee Perception Report® and the Comparative Board Report,® typically a $500 to $1,500 value.

Eligibility

GEO’s members are leaders in philanthropy. To be eligible for GEO membership, your organization must be:

• A grantmaking institution, such as a foundation, a corporate giving program, a government funder, a United Way or a venture philanthropy organization, or
• An infrastructure group that serves grantmakers as its primary members.

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Would like to know more about the benefits of GEO membership? Other questions? Contact Laurel Jacobsen. + e-mail jacobsen@geofunders.org