Unprecedented. Uniquely challenging. Tumultuous. Uncertain. There’s been no shortage of buzzwords to describe 2020 that we are all sick of hearing. Whatever language you use to describe this year, the crises of 2020 have demanded philanthropy to rethink...
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Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words, Part 5
Change Realized: How Foundations are Contributing to Public Policy Successes This post is the final in “Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words,” a five-part series on the CEP Blog. (Read Post 1 here, Post 2 here, Post 3 here, and Post 4 here.)...
Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words, Part 4
How Foundations Are Using Their Voice to Influence Public Policy This post is the fourth in “Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words,” a five-part series on the CEP Blog. (Read Post 1 here, Post 2 here, Post 3 here, and Post...
Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words, Part 3
How Foundations are Collaborating with Others to Achieve Their Public Policy Goals This post is the third in “Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words,” a five-part series on the CEP Blog. (Read Post 1 here, Post 2 here, Post...
Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words, Part 2
Building Board Support for Foundation Public Policy Efforts This post is the second in “Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words,” a five-part series on the CEP Blog. (Read Post 1 here, Post 3 here, Post 4 here, and Post 5 here.) The COVID-19...
Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words, Part 1
Why Foundations are Engaging in Public Policy Efforts This post is the first in “Foundations and Policy Engagement: Insights in Their Own Words,” a five-part series on the CEP Blog. (Read Post 2 here, Post 3 here, Post 4 here, and Post 5 here.) The COVID-19 pandemic;...
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
What does good leadership in crisis look like? In this time of unprecedented challenge related to COVID-19, what can we learn from the great leaders of the past? In a webinar conversation last week, Nancy F. Koehn, business historian and James E. Robison...
Funders, the Time is Now to Talk Recession-Planning with Grantees
Most economists believe the U.S. economy will enter the next recession by the end of 2021. Though that date is already fast approaching, the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the world — and the disruption and uncertainty it has brought with it —...
Building Relationships that Matter: Insights from a Top-Performing Program Officer
In the past year, CEP has deepened its focus on partnering with funders across the world, including through establishing a presence in Amsterdam. We recently analyzed our comparative Grantee Perception Report (GPR) dataset and have identified four...
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Funder Q&A: Turning Grantee Feedback into Effective Change
A couple of weeks ago, CEP Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services, Charlotte Brugman was joined by City Bridge Trust Funding and Social Investment Director Tim Wilson and C&A Foundation Head of Effective Philanthropy Lee Risby for an insightful webinar...