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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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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

What Do Grantees Think of Intermediary Funders?
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...

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