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John Oliver. Peter Thiel. The Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. We were catching up on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver when my husband leaned over to me and asked, “So, is that philanthropy? Is that what it’s for?” John Oliver had just finished, in his typical...
I often find myself facing a series of pretty consistent questions when I begin a conversation with one of the 47 percent of funders that a recent Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) survey found are not soliciting feedback from grantees....
Feedback really does fuel change. That’s why we created the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) – to allow funders to hear from grantees and continually improve based on their unbiased, comparative feedback. And that’s why it’s important that funders actually can, and do,...
I’m pleased to share results of our latest third-party-collected feedback about CEP’s Donor Perception Report (DPR), an assessment used by many community foundations to better understand their donors’ perspectives, experiences, and future giving. As we always have and...
In reflecting on a year almost (but not quite) yet done, it can often be difficult to fit into a small space all the important things that happen in the span of 365 days, whether it’s in a family holiday card or in a year-end blog post. On the assessment and advisory...
Struck by duck (W61.62) Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter (V97.33XD) Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with roller-skater (V00.01) Bitten by pig, initial encounter (W55.41XA) If you’re Facebook friends with any physicians, your newsfeed probably...
Foundation staff matter. That was the main point of a series of data-based blog posts written by CEP President Phil Buchanan earlier this month. In the series’ penultimate post, Phil mentioned that, during the opening plenary at our May 2015 conference, I shared...
This post, which is part of our new Blog Rewind series, originally appeared on the CEP blog in March 2014. As part of the opening plenary at this year's CEP Conference, I had the privilege to speak to a few hundred foundation leaders about the ways in which...
Since our inception, CEP has helped foundations pursue effectiveness through our assessment tools, data-driven research on best practices, and our tailored programming for foundation leaders. Along the way, our foundation clients have often asked us to provide more...
During our annual all-staff week at the end of the year, our assessment tools team has a tradition of sitting down together, grabbing some snacks, and listening as each of us shares an anecdote about how we’ve contributed to CEP’s impact for the year. 2014 has been a...