NEW CEP RESEARCH
BRIDGING THE GAP:
Grantee Perspectives
on Intermediary Funders
What are grantees’ experiences with intermediary funders? Read CEP’s research on the topic – the largest study of grantee experiences with intermediary organizations to date.
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Featured Resources
How Foundations Are Supporting Grantee Staff Well-Being
This CEP Research Snapshot offers insight into foundation leaders’ perspectives and actions related to the well-being and burnout of staff at the organizations they fund.
New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision Of Multiyear General Operating Support
Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices And The Role Of Foundations
Foundations Respond to Crisis: Lasting Change?
Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing And Why
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From the Blog
Building the Intermediary Ecosystem: Three Core Tenets
Philanthropy has experienced an explosion in intermediaries in the past decade and I was privileged to have a front-row seat to that growth during my tenure at Arabella Advisors, a leading provider of fiscal sponsorship services to some of philanthropy’s largest...
What Do Grantees Think of Intermediary Funders?
Over the past decade, there has been a significant rise in both the interest in and number of intermediary organizations — those that primarily regrant funds from institutional sources on their behalf, including nonprofits that act as regrantors, collaborative or...
The Giving Done Right Podcast is Back for Season Four
Listen to the trailer here. I’m thrilled to announce that the Giving Done Right podcast is returning for another season! This summer, CEP’s president Phil Buchanan and I have been busy in the recording studio, and we’ll be bringing you 16 new episodes...