Those who write about and research scale increasingly support an expanded view that includes many pathways to grow impact. After all, the most important thing to scale is not the size of an organization, but the results it achieves. This webinar will explored one of the approaches that GEO features in our new publication Pathways to Grow Impact: spreading an idea or innovation.

When nonprofits are able to gather and make meaning from information about the effects of their work, they can refine strategy, shift resource allocation, assess progress and inform an on-going dialogue with funders and other partners about how to achieve the greatest impact. This webinar focused on the benefits of gathering and interpreting data with practical steps for grantmakers interested in supporting their grantees in this practice.

November 2012

GEO hosted a teleconference featuring Social Innovation Fund intermediary speakers and other GEO members to address the specific challenges that rural grantmakers face in seeking to grow impact in rural communities. 

November 2012

Learning communities are powerful vehicles for both individuals and communities to amass a shared collection of experience from learning and results from collective action. This webinar focused on ways for grantmakers to support successful learning communities, and the grantee experience of learning communities.

June 2012

An organization's capacity to navigate the unpredictable scaling process successfully depends largely on its people. This webinar explored the importance of supporting nonprofit talent development, the unique talent development needs of nonprofits seeking to grow their impact and how grantmakers can help.