Funding Effectiveness: Lessons in Building Nonprofit Capacity - Hardcover

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) is a community of grantmakers dedicated to building strong and effective organizations. Through research, conferences, its Web site, publications, and other activities, GEO highlights knowledge and practices in the field that advance the organizational effectiveness movement. More information about GEO and a host of resources and links for funders is available at www.geofunders.org.

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A Guide to Improving Organizational Effectiveness of Grantee Organizations

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) offers leaders of grantmaking and nonprofit organizations a must-have resource to promising practices in organizational effectiveness and capacity building.

Funding Effectiveness is a collection of essays written by some of the most well-known and respected practitioners in the field who share their personal and professional experiences and offer practical suggestions and information about implementing change.

"This book will be a practical addition to the growing library on organizational effectiveness strategies. Its authors provide depth to the scope of the issue and there are lessons learned for funders."
?Deva Hirsch, vice president, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

"This book will significantly advance the knowledge of private funders interested in strengthening nonprofit organizations. The varied expertise and experience of the authors provide an excellent overview of the complex issues involved in building the capacity of nonprofit organizations."
?Patricia Wyzbinski, fund advisor, Nonprofit Management Fund, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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In today?s uncertain environment, foundations and nonprofit organizations are under increasing pressure to focus on performance and results. In order to achieve their missions and effect lasting social change, nonprofits look for guidance and support from grantmakers dedicated to improving organizational effectiveness.

From Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)?a community of grantmakers dedicated to building strong organizations?comes a guide to promising practices in capacity building. Written for leaders of both grantmaking and nonprofit organizations who are dedicated to improving the sector?s effectiveness, Funding Effectiveness offers a compelling collection of essays from many of the most highly regarded practitioners in the field. Throughout the book these experts share their personal and their organizations? lessons learned in the area of organizational effectiveness, and they offer practical suggestions and action steps for implementation.

Funding Effectiveness addresses such critical topics as relationship building, partner identification, the importance of research and analysis, evaluation, and the need for flexibility. This essential resource outlines the successful approaches used by dedicated funders and

• Describes the need to set clear goals and expectations
• Demonstrates the effectiveness of collaboration
• Emphasizes the importance of creating a culture of measurement
• Contains numerous examples of valuable lessons learned

The book?s contributors are luminaries in the field and represent a variety of leading foundations such as The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund, and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.