At CEP, we know that community foundations face distinct challenges in developing and implementing strategy.
What does it mean to be strategic in a community foundation context? What are the barriers? How strategic are community foundation CEOs in their programmatic work? In their donor work? These are vital questions for community foundations to grapple with so that they can be as effective as possible.
Our May 10-11 2011 conference Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact will feature brand new CEP research on community foundation strategy. Our research, which we will share for the first time at the conference, is based on in-depth interviews with 30 community foundation CEOs.
Our conference, which is open only to foundation CEOs, trustees and senior leadership, attracts the top philanthropy leaders and thinkers in the country. We focus on how to use data to make a greater impact on philanthropy and how to develop leadership skills to make lasting change. The CEP conference has become known as a place where philanthropy leaders gather and exchange ideas.
Our 2011 conference includes multiple sessions featuring community foundation leaders as well as presentations that focus on community foundations. For example, another session looks at approaches some community foundations take to understand the perspectives of donors and other stakeholders. Community foundation leaders will talk about what they learned in soliciting feedback, what they did differently as a result and their lessons for other community foundations. Among the presenters are:
- Kathryn E. Merchant, President and CEO, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
- Neil Steinberg, President and CEO, Rhode Island Community Foundation
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking conference May 10-11, 2011 in Boston. Our early bird registration ends Tuesday, February 1. After that, the registration fee increases by $200.
Sign up today and secure your early bird registration rate, which ends February 1.
Ellie Buteau, PhD is Vice President—Research at the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
