Briefing Papers
Reframing the Conversation: A GEO Briefing Paper Series on Growing Social Impact
Conversations on scale and innovation continue to dominate philanthropic discourse as the social sector forges new pathways to achieve greater impact with limited resources. Motivated by the desire to explore and expand upon current approaches to growing social impact, invite wider participation in the scaling conversation and showcase practical examples and peer-to-peer advice, we developed this briefing paper series as part of the Scaling What Works initiative. Authored by Dara Major and other contributors, the collection pulls together the best thinking, research and actionable approaches to scaling impact and provides additional resources for grantmakers that want to dive deeper into paper concepts and questions. + more
Lessons Learned Funder Guides
Lessons Learned from the Social Innovation Fund
The launch of the federal Social Innovation Fund has drawn new attention to how private and public sector funders can channel scarce resources to issues, communities and nonprofits in a more collaborative, strategic and effective way. This collection of funder guides shares the experiences of grantmakers participating in the Social Innovation Fund with the broader grantmaking community. Featured organizations offer advice for peers that might want to participate as intermediaries or funding partners for Social Innovation Fund grants or support scaling impact in other ways. + more
