General Operating Support: Action Guide
What is general operating support? How are grantmakers providing it? GEO’s answer to these questions (and more) were inspired by a spirited conversation that took place in early 2007 on the GEO listserv.
Resource Type: Publication
Learning for Results
This publication explores what it means to be a “learning organization;” how to make the case for a stepped-up commitment to learning to your staff, board and grantees; andstrategies to embed learning in your day-to-day grantmaking work.
Listen, Learn, Lead: Grantmaker Practices that Support Nonprofit Results
GEO’s Change Agent Project seeks to inspire change in grantmakers so they can help their grantees achieve meaningful results. This report on Phase 1 of GEO’s Change Agent Project delves deeper into what is necessary to instill change in grantmaking practices. This publication was reprinted in 2010.
Investing in Leadership (Vol. 2): Inspiration and Ideas from Philanthropy’s Latest Frontier
This publication explores a sampling of the leadership development practices being utilized now in the nonprofit sector.
Investing in Leadership (Vol. 1): A Grantmaker’s Framework for Understanding Nonprofit Leadership Development
Given the vast literature on leadership development and the challenges of translating research and theory into practice, this publication explores a sampling of the leadership development literature.
Capacity Building for Impact: The Future of Effectiveness for Nonprofits
Capacity Building for Impact: The Future of Effectiveness for Nonprofits