7 Hopeful Trends in Philanthropy

Last week I was in Minneapolis for the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference. I was there primarily to give a short talk, called "Want to Help Communities of Color? Stop Trickle-Down Community Engagement," and avoid work, but I stuck around for most of the conference.

As I attended workshops and panels, listened to the other speakers, and talked individually to a few funders and nonprofits, I learned a bunch of stuff. And maybe GEO just puts on a really good and thoughtful conference, but I felt something at this conference I haven’t felt for a while: hope.