Ellie Buteau, PhD, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Taking the Guesswork out of Judging Research
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Mar 9, 2015 | Data Point Data Point

“There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. What’s behind the research you consume is not one of those things. It seems every other day there is a new article or blog delivering solutions or guidelines for what to...

Foundation Transparency: Are Foundations and Nonprofits Seeing Eye to Eye?
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Sep 10, 2014 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Nonprofit and foundation leaders have starkly different views about the importance of foundations being transparent. That’s what we learned when we surveyed nonprofit and foundation CEOs about their attitudes on this issue. Nonprofit CEOs value foundation transparency...

Data Point: Foundation CEOs’ Greatest Concerns for Foundations
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Jan 14, 2014 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Data Point

Many people use the start of a new year as a time to think about the future. Some make predictions, others make resolutions. A few have recently shared their hopes for what foundations will do in 2014. But what are foundation CEOs themselves concerned about for the...

Under the Microscope: A Closer Look at Nonprofit Challenges
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Sep 9, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau introduces our newest research report on how nonprofits would like their foundation funders to aid them in responding to the challenges they face.

Data Point: Nonprofits Want More Discussion about Assessment with Funders
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Aug 14, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau presents a data point on how discussions about performance assessment can be a valuable source of non-monetary support for grantees.

Working Well with Grantees: A Guide for Foundation Program Staff
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Jun 27, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessment Tools, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau and Phil Buchanan introduce CEP’s newest research report that lays out practical advice for foundation program staff to strengthen relationships with their grantees.

Data Point: Consistency Among Foundation Funders
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

May 8, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau shares a data point from our “Room for Improvement” report that highlights the burden that funders’ inconsistent reporting requirements place on grantees.

Data Point: Why Conduct an Overall Foundation Assessment?
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Apr 4, 2013 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Data Point

Ellie Buteau shares a data point on the reasons behind overall foundation performance assessment ahead of a presentation on the topic by Phil Buchanan at the Council on Foundations 2013 Annual Conference.

Data Point: Foundations’ Information Needs vs. Nonprofits’ Needs
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Feb 6, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau shares a data point from our “Room for Improvement” report about the tension between foundations’ information needs and those of the grantees they fund.