The Predicament of Strategic Philanthropy
This article was originally published on India Development Review. You can read the original here. Strategic philanthropy…
We Need More Checkbook Philanthropy
Twenty years ago, before I worked in philanthropy, if you had asked me to explain…
Supporting Schools in Times of Disaster
By Jonathan Raymond and Terry Grier As two former urban school superintendents, we know first-hand…
There is No One Way to Spend Down
While a small number of foundations giving $5 million or more annually in grants have…
Big Issue 4: The Embracing of — or Return to — Aligned Action
This post is the fifth in a series of seven excerpting CEP President Phil Buchanan’s…
Big Issue 3: Evolving Notions of Strategy and Measurement
This post is the fourth in a series of seven excerpting CEP President Phil Buchanan’s…
What’s the Value Proposition of Emergence?
With all of the talk about emergent strategy, including Phil Buchanan’s comments in a widely-read…
Where Does Good Strategy Start? Listen Up.
This post, part of our Blog Rewind series, originally appeared in December 2010. When I…
Addressing Nasty, Widespread Problems: Lessons for Philanthropic Practice in Social Change
Organized American philanthropy was born with bold and audacious goals. Andrew Carnegie challenged philanthropy to…
Returning to Relationships: Effective Consulting Partnerships (and Beyond)
The funder-grantee relationship is one of the major thematic areas covered by CEP’s grantee survey,…
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