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It can often be difficult to explain everything that an organization does in a succinct and easily-accessible way. This is something we’ve been thinking about for a while here at CEP. So we decided to take the plunge earlier this year to create a communications piece...
This post from former YouthTruth Executive Director Marny Sumrall originally appeared on the blog in November 2014. It is re-posted here as part of our Rewind blog series. At CEP, we’ve been talking more and more about beneficiary feedback — who uses it, how much, and...
This post from former CEP Senior Research Analyst Mark Chaffin originally appeared on the blog in May 2014. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series. In our research report What Donors Value: How Community Foundations Can Increase Donor...
If you watched the Oscars on Sunday night — or if you have been on the internet since — you’ve likely by now seen or heard about Lady Gaga’s striking performance of “Til It Happens to You,” her Oscar-nominated song from the film, The Hunting Ground. The performance of...
This post from Andrea Brock, former manager on CEP’s research team, originally appeared on the CEP blog in 2013 and delves into findings from CEP’s report, Foundation Transparency: What Nonprofits Want. Next Tuesday, February 23rd, CEP will be releasing a new research...
Save the date! We’re thrilled to announce that the 2017 CEP Conference will be held April 4-6, 2017 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. CEP’s biennial national conferences bring together senior foundation leaders and major donors to engage with the most pressing...
Last month, CEP staff were joined by Baptist Healing Trust President and CEO Cathy Self and Program and Communications Officer Jennifer Oldham for an insightful webinar discussing the Trust’s experience surveying grantees through the Grantee Perception Report® (GPR)....
Earlier this year, CEP spoke with Ronit Amit, researcher in philanthropy and CEO of Gandyr Foundation in Herzliya, Israel, just north of Tel Aviv. A family foundation founded in 2004, Gandyr strives to create an Israeli society based on equal opportunities...
In the third post of our series of profiles of funders that are exemplary in their provision of non-monetary support to grantees, as assessed by the Grantee Perception Report, we take a look at the William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund. Based in Hamden, CT, The...
This week, CEP President Phil Buchanan has taken on the critique that large, staffed foundations are plodding along on the fast path to extinction while newer, leaner foundations are ushering in the future of philanthropy. In this series, titled “Foundation Staff...