Emily Yang

Senior Analyst, Research

Emily supports the research team at CEP in designing studies, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and writing reports.

Prior to joining CEP in March 2022, Emily conducted academic research in nutrition policy and social services. During her fellowship at GlobalGiving, she evaluated programming and regulation compliance for international nonprofit organizations. Emily holds a Master’s of Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s in Biology from Duke University. Outside of the office, Emily enjoys nature photography, karaoke with friends, and browsing bookstores.

Emily Yang's Blog Posts

NEW CEP RESEARCH: Foundations and Nonprofits Sound the Alarm on Current and Future Impacts of the U.S. Political Climate

In recent years, the U.S. philanthropic sector has faced an increasingly challenging and polarized political landscape. Equity initiatives are experiencing increased scrutiny, with a growing number of political and legal threats to the work of nonprofits and...

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...

Foundation Approaches to Endowments and Equity

As a concept, endowments — defined as funds to be kept permanently and invested to provide sustained support — have existed for more than a thousand years. Supporters of endowments note that they can present an opportunity to shift power and promote nonprofit...

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Putting the GPR to Work: How Barr Integrated Grantee Feedback into its Grantmaking Practice

by Yvonne BelangerChloe Heskett | Nov 21, 2024

In philanthropy, it’s often an unquestioned expectation that funders will ask grantees to assess the progress of their own work and to apply what they learn to improve. At Barr, we think it is equally important to ask our grantees to assess how we are doing as a...

Navigating AI from Programs to Operations: Lessons from the Annenberg Foundation

by Cinny Kennard, Chantal ForsterChloe Heskett | Nov 19, 2024

We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in philanthropy: The choices we make about emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) right now could have lasting impacts on the communities we serve. At the Annenberg Foundation, we are exploring AI’s potential not...

Embracing Trust, Eschewing Dogma in Philanthropic Practice

by Phil BuchananChloe Heskett | Nov 14, 2024

Trust-based philanthropy is the phrase of the moment, and all those associated with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project deserve tremendous credit for the way they have influenced grantmakers. As we at CEP have documented in a series of research reports, foundations’...