• The North Carolina network of grantmakers and some others don’t have SECF based in their state. SECF is based in Georgia, adding another layer of support upfront, especially if Lydia were ever to leave. • There’s some practical aspects to this about staffing and governance and leadership and program design and so on that GGA needs to address. • One day, Lydia won’t be leading GGA. So how do we put together a sustainable staffing structure that will let us continue to grow, prosper, and serve? Even beyond what we can imagine is life without Lydia.
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• It’d be interesting for GGA not just to convene and bring the people to talk about the work that they’re doing but also how do small family foundations and community foundations fit into that puzzle so that we’re not duplicating our efforts and are really being thoughtful about the overall structure of how all of these funds are being managed over the next few years especially. • I think that I’m part of that tension and part of the threat is always around funding and money. I believe SECF is a member-driven kind of dues organization. The idea that GGA might become a dues organization or grant-seeking organization is frightening. • Maybe GGA is not a membership organization but raises grant money, which is how Ed Collaborative is funded. To help fund the administrative cost. But I just think it’s short-sighted not to feel that there’s need and room for both SECF and GGA. • What end is their engagement with the policymakers? They’re very good at disseminating the information and in a way that our foundations can break that down, but then what? • Philanthropy must use its voice as an advocate to solve systemic issues as well. We know that the private sector can’t do it alone. So thinking about who and how GGA might play even a bigger role in educating philanthropy. But also helping move them towards advocacy when it’s appropriate. • It’s the policy and issue areas that they’re good at. I think they’re good at exploring issues and how policy affects those issues for the Georgia grantmakers.
Innovative Business Model – 9
Determine Extent of Policy Focus – 8
Georgia Grantmakers Alliance // SOAR Analysis & Net Promoter Score
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