- Program Civil Society
- Program Area Strengthening Civic Space
- Grant Amount $50,000
- Grant Period July 1, 2014–December 31, 2015
- Location Washington, DC, United States
- Geographic Focus United States
About this grant
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is an association of more than 500 grantmaking organizations committed to building strong and effective nonprofit organizations. The grantee helps grantmakers improve practices in areas which have been identified by innovators in the field as critical to nonprofit success. It carries out this work through a variety of products and services, including conferences, peer learning opportunities, publications, an online resource library, newsletters, and networking opportunities. Its objectives are to promote innovation, raise awareness, build knowledge, and support behavior change leading to improved grantmaker effectiveness. Last year, the grantee continued to support grantmakers with multiple peer-to-peer learning opportunities including three conferences, two community-of-practice programs, and five new publications on topics such as networks, nonprofit collaborative capacity, and funding movements. In 2014, it will launch a Change in Philanthropy initiative, a set of approaches aimed at supporting foundation leaders’ efforts to spark fundamental change within their institutions.