Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
For General Operating Support
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Amount$585,000
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Program
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Date Awarded6/11/2018
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a leading philanthropic infrastructure organization with a community of more than 600 grantmaker-members committed to improving the practice of philanthropy in order to sustain strong, effective nonprofits. It sponsors education programs for grantmakers including a biennial national conference, facilitates peer-to-peer communication and learning forums, maintains a pipeline of innovative 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. In addition to this grant, the Hewlett Foundation is also a member of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
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 general operating support
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is a leading philanthropic infrastructure organization with a community of more than 600 grantmaker-members committed to improving the practice of philanthropy in order to sustain strong, effective nonprofits. The Hewlett Foundation is a member. The group sponsors education programs for funders, including a biennial national conference; facilitates peer-to-peer communication and learning forums; maintains a pipeline of innovative 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 is for general operating support and supplements an existing grant as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
