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Featured Resources
State of Nonprofits 2025: What Funders Need to Know
In CEP’s third annual State of Nonprofits report, nonprofits report difficulty pursuing their missions in a complex environment shaped by the current political climate and future economic uncertainty.
Breaking the Mold: The Transformative Effect of MacKenzie Scott's Big Gifts
Transformative Gifts: Inside Organizations That Received MacKenzie Scott Grants — A Companion to CEP’s Three-Year Study
Partnering for Progress: Grantee Recommendations for Europe-Based Funders
Voices That Matter: How Nonprofits and Foundations Engage With the Communities They Support
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From the Blog
Lessons from Katrina: How Funders Can Help Communities Get “Climate Mobility” Right
Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the surrounding area. That disaster made the reality of climate change visible, and it revealed how disasters expose and amplify existing inequities. It also revealed how critical it is that...
AI Is the Next Infrastructure Project — Let’s Not Repeat Our Problematic Past
In 1956, the U.S. passed the Federal Highway Act, promising widespread public benefits. However, these highways tore through thriving Black neighborhoods, devastating generational economic and cultural vitality. In Durham, North Carolina, where I live, Highway...
Responding to the Current Context: Resources for Funders
The change in presidential administrations has created new challenges for funders and the nonprofits whose work they support. Executive actions have targeted DEI and mis-characterized the work of nonprofit organizations; federal funding to crucial nonprofits has been...