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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.
![Data Point: Community Foundation Donors Value Communication from their Foundation](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/phonebooth-london-1.png)
![Five Simple Answers about the Opportunity Index](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/playground-seesaw-feature-1.png)
Five Simple Answers about the Opportunity Index
![Data Point: At Community Foundations, Donors’ Demographics do not Predict Their Level of Satisfaction](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Umbrella-Handles-46513987-1-1080x675.jpg)
Data Point: At Community Foundations, Donors’ Demographics do not Predict Their Level of Satisfaction
In recent years, broad societal trends have affected community foundations and the way they engage potential donors. Increased access to data and analysis about nonprofit organizations—fueled by the growth of online resources like GuideStar, GiveWell,...
![Leading the Change](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/multicolored-stones-feature-1.png)
Leading the Change
![Great Philanthropy Mirrors Great Education](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/university-feature-1.png)
Great Philanthropy Mirrors Great Education
![Purposefully Welcoming Donors to GCF Enhances Relationships](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Cincinnati-Ohio-Skyline-5319985-1.jpg)
Purposefully Welcoming Donors to GCF Enhances Relationships
![Calling Off the Search for the Silver Bullet](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/telescope-night-sky-feature-1.png)
Calling Off the Search for the Silver Bullet
![Seeking Not Just Fundholders, But Co-Investors](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/birmingham-railway-feature-1.png)
Seeking Not Just Fundholders, But Co-Investors
![Bridging the Gap: Connecting Community Foundation Donors and Community Needs](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jamestown-bridge-feature-1.png)
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Community Foundation Donors and Community Needs
The Rhode Island Foundation was pleased to partner with the Center for Effective Philanthropy on a Donor Perception Report in both 2010 and 2013. (As the first-ever customer of the Grantee Perception Report in 2002, we recognize the importance of direct customer...
![From Through to With: The Art of Donor Relations](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Couple-At-Katahdin-889812-1.jpg)
From Through to With: The Art of Donor Relations
![Foundation CEOs on Foundation Boards: Few and Far Between](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/empty-board-room-feature-1.png)
Foundation CEOs on Foundation Boards: Few and Far Between
![More Debate About Claims: An Update](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/feathers-feature-1.png)
More Debate About Claims: An Update
![Framework vs. Franchise: Why Business is an Ineffective Analog for Philanthropy](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/main-stree-usa-feature-1.png)
Framework vs. Franchise: Why Business is an Ineffective Analog for Philanthropy
![Foundations’ Sunsetting: A Burgeoning Trend?](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sunsetting-foundations-1.png)
Foundations’ Sunsetting: A Burgeoning Trend?
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal headlined “Spending Down the Family Foundation” suggests that more philanthropists are choosing to donate all their wealth within their lifetimes, instead of holding it in perpetuity. The story cites...
![Methodology Matters, Part 2: A Claim about Companies’ Role in Education in SSIR](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Hot-Air-Balloons-And-Clouds-2374309-1-1080x675.jpg)
Methodology Matters, Part 2: A Claim about Companies’ Role in Education in SSIR
![Methodology Matters: HBR’s Weak Cover Story on Work vs. Life](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/compass-protractor-feature-1.png)
Methodology Matters: HBR’s Weak Cover Story on Work vs. Life
![The Need for a “Discerning Heart”](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kids-silhouette-1.png)
The Need for a “Discerning Heart”
![The Grantee Perspective on Nonprofit Sustainability](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/house-foundation-feature-1.png)
The Grantee Perspective on Nonprofit Sustainability
![Off to GEO 2014: Some Thoughts on Foundations – and Effectiveness – Today](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bigstock-Silhouette-Of-An-Tired-Sportsm-552135921-1-1080x675.jpg)
Off to GEO 2014: Some Thoughts on Foundations – and Effectiveness – Today
![How Far Have We Come In…Understanding Impact?](https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Medals-feature-1.png)
How Far Have We Come In…Understanding Impact?
In the past decade, foundations have become more deeply engaged in assessing their performance. But performance assessment is only a means to an end. The real question is – do foundations feel like they now have a better understanding of their impact? To find...