Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
For Support Of The 2018 National Conference
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/30/2017
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a leading philanthropic infrastructure organization and has over 500 grantmaker-members committed to improving the practice of philanthropy in order to sustain strong, effective nonprofits. It sponsors education programs (including a biennial conference), facilitates peer-to-peer communication and learning forums, maintains a pipeline of ideas to consider for improving grantmaking practice, and publishes original research and user-friendly teaching guides on a wide variety of organizational-development and capacity-building topics. This grant will support the 2018 National Conference being held in San Francisco.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.geofunders.org
Address
1310 L Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for legal technical assistance
This grant is for legal technical assistance to help increase understanding of the current landscape as grantees engage in DEIJ-related charitable activities.
for general operating support
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is a community of funders committed to transforming philanthropic culture and practice by connecting members to the resources and relationships needed to support thriving nonprofits and communities. With more than 6,000 grantmakers across the globe, GEO members are united by the drive to shift grantmaking from transactional to transformational and to center equity as key to effectiveness. GEO sponsors education programs for funders, including a biennial national conference; facilitates peer-to-peer communication and learning forums; maintains a pipeline of innovative ideas for improving grantmaking practice; and publishes original research and user-friendly teaching guides on a wide variety of organizational development and capacity-building topics. This grant is for general operating support as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
