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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.
![A Misguided Call for “Reform”](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Missing-the-mark-55058423-1-900x675.jpg)
![Together or Alone: Can Philanthropy Effectively Tackle Systems?](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Golden-Gate-Bridge-San-Franci-1374516-1.jpg)
Together or Alone: Can Philanthropy Effectively Tackle Systems?
![2015 CEP Conference: Thursday Recap](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/henry-1.jpg)
2015 CEP Conference: Thursday Recap
![2015 CEP Conference: Wednesday Recap](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CEP-Conf-1.jpg)
2015 CEP Conference: Wednesday Recap
![New Data from CEP on Foundation Practices](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Golden-Gate-Bridge-in-San-Fran-29529152-1.jpg)
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?](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-time-72715849-1.jpg)
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](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Front-of-march-on-th-Street-72536434-1.jpg)
Effective Communications and Creating Momentum for Social Change
![Learning about Donor Satisfaction: Interviews with Community Foundation Leaders](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Grand-Rapids-City-39704029-1.jpg)
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](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Meeting-Data-Analysis-Communic-86776655-1-900x675.jpg)
Getting Beyond Nonprofit Performance Assessment with Data
![Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-group-of-business-peopl-52492567-1-1.jpg)
Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations
![Looking Beyond the Numbers, Achieving High Performance](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-School-Children-In-Classroom-A-60208415-1.jpg)
Looking Beyond the Numbers, Achieving High Performance
![Four Steps to Building Strong Relationships with Grantees](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Young-design-team-brainstormin-61286276-1.jpg)
Four Steps to Building Strong Relationships with Grantees
![The Power of a Network to Amplify Philanthropy’s Voice](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Washington-DC-US-Capitol-Bui-85189502-1.jpg)
The Power of a Network to Amplify Philanthropy’s Voice
![Getting to Assessment and High Performance](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Time-To-Evaluate-Typewriter-60860246-1.jpg)
Getting to Assessment and High Performance
![A Call to Rethink How We Support Grantees](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Evaluate-86878316-1.jpg)
A Call to Rethink How We Support Grantees
![The Paradox of Performance Assessment](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Lighthouse-In-California-50182472-1.jpg)
The Paradox of Performance Assessment
![The Voices of Those We Seek to Help](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Happy-Kid-Shouts-Something-Int-61781861-1.jpg)
The Voices of Those We Seek to Help
![Being Responsive to Beneficiaries](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Parent-Holds-The-Hand-Of-A-Sma-44665399-1.jpg)
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](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-San-Francisco-85479671-1.jpg)
Windows of Opportunity are the Defining Issue of Our Time
![Finishing Strong: How Terminal Evaluation Can Accelerate Impact](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Exit-Sign-83845139-1.jpg)