EOF (formerly known as GIST) serves as a forum for gathering and sharing information about effective grantmaking strategies and the work of grantees, supports efforts to address urgent needs in a coordinated and strategic fashion, and makes connections among funders pursuing similar objectives or working in similar regions.
What We Do
How We Work
Meetings & Webinars
EOF hosts an Annual Budget and Tax Briefing to provide funders with a solid understanding of budget and tax policy within our current political and economic climate. Additional programs are scheduled to address emerging topics of interest.
Pooled Funds
EOF provides a table around which multiple funders can align support for key ideas and grantees. EOF, together with the Tax Equity Funders Network, administers the EITC Pooled Fund to help build support for the creation and expansion of federal and state tax credits.
Law & Social Policy Legacy Award
Launched in 2021, the Law & Social Policy Legacy Award recognizes organizations defending and advocating for low-wage workers’ rights. A $10,000 award will be given by EOF with support from the Public Welfare Foundation annually until 2030 as a part of their legacy investment into the Workers’ Rights field.
Funder Networks
Time-limited working groups offer funders the opportunity for information sharing and learning as well as the coordination and alignment of investments among identified areas of interest.
Partnerships
EOF regularly collaborates with other funder networks to lift up the intersectionality across our work. This includes sharing information about partner events or co-sponsoring activities on topics of mutual interest.
Outreach
EOF staff keep informed of areas of interest and giving among members and make connections among funders pursuing similar objectives or working in similar regions.
Publications
EOF 2023 Annual Report
Read about our activities and accomplishments in our 2023 annual report.
Building Worker and Community Power for an Equitable Economy
During this Q&A, a panel of experts share insights on innovative solutions being implemented across the country to counter decades of declining power and engagement among workers and citizens.
Rightsizing Corporate Power for an Equitable Economy
During this Q&A, a panel of experts discuss how consolidation in corporate power impacts our everyday lives and examine a range of promising interventions that can help foster a private sector that works in tandem with a thriving public sector to serve the public good.
The Role of Public Options in an Equitable Economy
During this Q&A, a panel of experts shared their insights on efforts to expand and reframe how we define public options and ensure that those goods and services are community-owned and accountable.
A Snapshot of the Care Narrative Change Landscape
Read our new report and view a searchable table of organizations supporting narrative change strategies and tactics.
Economic Democracy: A Framework for a More Equitable Future
This brief aims to provide a shared understanding of the framework of economic democracy and act as a foundation for further conversation.
EITC Pooled Fund 2022 Year-In-Review
This year-end report provides an overview of the EITC Pooled Fund awards and lessons learned in 2022.
EOF 2022 Annual Report
Read about our activities and accomplishments in our 2022 annual report.
EITC Pooled Fund 2021 Year-in-Review
This year-end report provides an overview of the EITC Pooled Fund awards and lessons learned in 2021.
EOF 2021 Annual Report
Read about our activities and accomplishments in our 2021 annual report.
Why Care About Care?
View our funder brief, webinar and video designed to help deepen the understanding of the intersectional and intergenerational issues related to the care economy.
EOF 2020 Annual Report
Read about our activities and accomplishments in our 2020 annual report.
State EITC Campaign Fund 2019 Year-in-Review
Read about work accomplished and lessons learned in the 2019 EITC Campaign Fund Year-in-Review report!
State EITC Rapid Response Fund 2019 Year-in-Review
Read about work accomplished and lessons learned in the 2019 EITC Rapid Response Fund Year-in-Review report!
EOF 2019 Annual Report
Read about our activities and accomplishments in our 2019 annual report.
EOF 2018 Annual Report
Read about our 2018 activities and accomplishments in our annual report.
State EITC Campaign Fund 2018 Year-in-Review
2018 EITC Campaign Fund annual summary and lessons learned.
EITC Rapid Response Fund 2018 Year-in-Review
Read about work accomplished and lessons learned in the 2018 EITC Rapid Response Fund Year-in-Review report!
2017 Annual Report
Read about our 2017 activities and accomplishments in our annual report and executive summary.
What Can Philanthropy Do? Coming Together for Children in Immigrant Families in a Changing Policy Landscape
GCIR, EOF, and ECFC developed this series of recommendations for ways funders can address the specific and unique challenges faced by immigrant families. Suggested strategies include capacity building, policy advocacy, narrative and strategic communications, and research.