Mark Chaffin, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

What Donors Value from their Community Foundation: Communication

Mar 15, 2016 | Data Point Community Foundation, Data Point Data Point

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...

Nonprofits Think Foundations Can Do More to Help with Their Challenges

Nov 17, 2015 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

This post, delving into data from the 2013 CEP report, Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do, originally appeared on the blog in October 2013. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series. Nonprofits want more than just money from foundations....

Datapoint: Donor Engagement and Donor Satisfaction

Jun 17, 2014 | Data Point Community Foundation, Data Point Data Point

In recent years, various experts and observers have discussed the value of engaging donors at community foundations.1 The knowledge and connections community foundation staff have, and their ability to educate donors about a community’s greatest needs, have long been...

Data Point: Community Foundation Donors Value Communication from their Foundation

May 21, 2014 | Data Point Community Foundation, Data Point Data Point

In our newest report What Donors Value: How Community Foundations Can Increase Donor Satisfaction, Referrals, and Future Giving we explored why donor satisfaction matters at community foundations and what donor perceptions best predict it. We noted that, while not the...

Data Point: At Community Foundations, Donors’ Demographics do not Predict Their Level of Satisfaction

May 15, 2014 | Data Point Community Foundation, Data Point Data Point

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, and Charity...

Data Point: Nonprofits Struggle with Meeting Demand, Using Technology, and Developing Leadership

Oct 31, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Developing Strategy, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Nonprofit leaders do not want help from their foundation funders with every challenge their organizations face, but would like more foundation help specifically in meeting the demand for their programs and services, using technology to improve their effectiveness, and developing their leadership skills. Mark Chaffin highlights another key finding from our research report Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do.

Data Point: Nonprofits Think Foundations Can Do More to Help with Their Challenges

Oct 29, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Nonprofit leaders do not believe foundations are taking full advantage of their resources to help them address their challenges and would like their foundation funders to share knowledge of other nonprofits facing similar challenges. Mark Chaffin highlights these two key findings from our research report Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do.