NEW CEP RESEARCH
BRIDGING THE GAP:
Grantee Perspectives
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From the Blog
You Know What They Say About Assumptions: A Reflection on New Research About Intermediary Funders
CEP’s new research, Bridging the Gap: Grantee Perspectives on Intermediary Funders, makes one very clear point: Grantee experiences with intermediary funders mirror their experiences with originating funders (those that are often supporting intermediaries). As we’ve...
Knowing What We Don’t Know: Assessing Intermediaries’ Impact on Grantees
When I was approached by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to serve on the advisory group for a research project on intermediary funders, I was immediately keen to participate. From two decades of first-hand experience, I know how valuable it can be to...
Unmatched Influence: Remembering Joel Fleishman
Joel Fleishman, who died September 30 at the age of 90, is rightly being remembered as a man who was, in the words of the New York Times, “an unparalleled influencer among the nation’s wealthy and powerful.” Many of the beautiful obituaries and reflections on Joel’s...