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GEO Guest Post: A Bold Vision for Philanthropy in 2038

GEO Guest Post: A Bold Vision for Philanthropy in 2038

May 1, 2018 By Nell Edgington

Note: As I mentioned last week, I am at the Grantmakers for Effective Organization’s (GEO) conference this week curating a group of fantastic bloggers. First up is Kathy Reich. Kathy directs the BUILD initiative at the Ford Foundation and is vice-chair of the GEO board of directors. Below is her post. And you can follow the […]

Is This 21st Century Philanthropy’s Defining Moment?

May 8, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

The Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ (GEO) conference wrapped up last week leaving participants with much to ponder. (If you missed the three guest posts in the GEO conference blog series, you can still read Kathy Reich’s post, Sean Thomas-Breitfeld’s post, and Pia Infante’s post.) Over the course of the three days of the conference, I […]

Philanthropy in Troubled Times: Blogging the 2018 GEO Conference

April 24, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Next week, as part of the 2018 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Conference, I’m excited to host some exceptional guest bloggers here on the blog. GEO’s biennial conference is where the most engaged philanthropists gather to talk about how they can more effectively support nonprofit leaders. GEO has asked me to host a blog series about […]

Investing in Stronger Nonprofits: An Interview with Linda Baker

December 6, 2016 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Linda Baker. Linda is the Director of Organizational Effectiveness at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In this role, she leads the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) team as they invest in grantees to build their core strengths and maximize their impact. Through these investments, the OE team aims […]

Improving Philanthropy: An Interview with Melinda Tuan

July 5, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Melinda Tuan, project manager for Fund for Shared Insight (Shared Insight), a collaborative effort among funders to make grants that improve philanthropy. In that capacity, Melinda plays a key role in guiding and facilitating Shared Insight’s activities including operations, communication, grantmaking, and evaluation. Melinda is an independent consultant […]

What Will Be Philanthropy’s Next Chapter?

May 10, 2016 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

I am often asked by nonprofit leaders, “Where are the funders who understand what nonprofits really need?” Well, they were at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations conference (#2016GEO) last week in Minneapolis. After attending the conference and curating a great group of bloggers who recapped each day (you can read Phil Buchanan’s Day 1 post here, […]

GEO Guest Post: What Philanthropy Wants To Be

May 5, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Note: As I mentioned last week, I am at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations conference this week curating a group of bloggers. The third blogger is Mae Hong, Vice President of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Her guest post is below. And for a full rundown on the conference check out #2016GEO. I can’t get the Buffalo Springfield lyrics […]

GEO Guest Post: Bringing Equity to the Forefront in Grantmaking

May 4, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Note: As I mentioned last week, I am at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations conference this week curating a group of bloggers. Next up is Trista Harris, President of the Minnesota Council on Foundations. Her guest post is below. And don’t forget you can also follow the conference from afar on Twitter #2016GEO. Day two of […]

GEO Guest Post: Counter-Culture — Focusing Internally to Make More Impact Externally

May 3, 2016 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Note: As I mentioned last week, I am at the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations conference this week curating a group of bloggers. First up is Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). His guest post is below. In full disclosure, some of the foundations he mentions below are clients or funders of […]

Blogging the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Conference

April 28, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’m really excited to announce that I will be doing something a little different on the blog next week. I am attending the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference in Minneapolis May 2nd – 4th, and GEO has asked me to curate a set of bloggers to report on the conference. I have rounded up a […]

Flipping the Default Setting on Philanthropy: An Interview With Kathleen Enright

October 14, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity blog interview, I’m talking with Kathleen Enright, founding president and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO). GEO is a diverse community of more than 450 grantmakers working to reshape the way philanthropy operates and advance smarter grantmaking practices that enable nonprofits to grow stronger and achieve better results. Prior to […]

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