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The CEP blog aims to offer a range of perspectives, experiences, and opinions related to effective philanthropic practice. We welcome submissions that address crucial issues facing individual and institutional donors and are not self-promotional in nature. The views expressed in these posts are not necessarily CEP’s own.
Together or Alone: Can Philanthropy Effectively Tackle Systems?
2015 CEP Conference: Thursday Recap
2015 CEP Conference: Wednesday Recap
New Data from CEP on Foundation Practices
Being a foundation CEO isn’t so easy if you’re going to do it well, as I noted in my last blog post. There are tough decisions to be made and today — in the opening plenary of CEP’s biennial conference in San Francisco — we at CEP will share data about three areas in...
How Do You Spend Your Time?
Early on in my days as CEP’s first chief executive officer, when we were just trying to get the organization off the ground, I visited with a CEP Board member in her office south of San Francisco. She was new to the Board and very direct. “Show me your calendar,” she...
Effective Communications and Creating Momentum for Social Change
Learning about Donor Satisfaction: Interviews with Community Foundation Leaders
From November 12-18, community foundations across the country united in celebrating the 25th annual Community Foundation Week, a time designed to recognize the vital impact that community foundations have in their local areas. And all year long, community...
Getting Beyond Nonprofit Performance Assessment with Data
Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations
Looking Beyond the Numbers, Achieving High Performance
Four Steps to Building Strong Relationships with Grantees
The Power of a Network to Amplify Philanthropy’s Voice
Getting to Assessment and High Performance
A Call to Rethink How We Support Grantees
The Paradox of Performance Assessment
The Voices of Those We Seek to Help
Being Responsive to Beneficiaries
The following profile is an excerpt from CEP’s recent research report, Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback. Crittenton Children’s Center in Kansas City, MO was one of three...
Windows of Opportunity are the Defining Issue of Our Time
