Phil Buchanan, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Looking Back at 2013: CEP’s Detroit Conference
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Dec 23, 2013 | By Phil Buchanan By Phil Buchanan, By Phil Buchanan Programming and Communications

Phil Buchanan reflects on the past year and recalls our 2013 conference – In Search of Impact – as one of the year’s key highlights.

Not Gettin’ It: Dispatch from After the Leap
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Dec 5, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships By Phil Buchanan, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Phil Buchanan, speaking to an audience of mostly nonprofit leaders at the After the Leap conference, asked if funders get it, when it comes to funding performance assessment for their grantees. Unsurprisingly, but discouragingly, the answer was for the most part, “no.”

Helping Grantees Assess and Improve
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Nov 22, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships By Phil Buchanan, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Phil Buchanan asks why, despite frequently indicating the desire to do so, aren’t more funders helping their grantees to evaluate and improve their work? Buchanan evaluates the current landscape of funder support for this work by their grantees, and finds that pool is a small one.

Looking Within for the Next Foundation CEO
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Oct 23, 2013 | By Phil Buchanan Administration, By Phil Buchanan By Phil Buchanan, By Phil Buchanan Managing Operations

Phil Buchanan highlights the recent promotions of internal foundation staff members to CEO and calls out the value of professional experience working in philanthropy.

Foundations Get Ready: There’s a #GivingTuesday Coming
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Oct 8, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships By Phil Buchanan, Funder/Grantee Relationships Developing Strategy, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Phil Buchanan calls on foundations to play a role in #GivingTuesday by rewarding effective organizations with impact grants.

Philanthropy End of Summer Beach Reading: Part 3
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Aug 29, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships By Phil Buchanan, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

In the finale to his summer reading mini-series, Phil Buchanan highlights two articles that call attention to the importance of relationships.

Philanthropy End of Summer Beach Reading: Part 2
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Aug 28, 2013 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance By Phil Buchanan

In the second of three posts on what’s he’s been reading this summer, Phil Buchanan raises questions about the call for nonprofits to work on bold, upstream goals rather than simply symptoms of our big challenges.

Philanthropy End of Summer Beach Reading: Part 1
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Aug 26, 2013 | Developing Strategy By Phil Buchanan, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy

In the first of three posts on what’s he’s been reading this summer, Phil Buchanan offers his take on the strategic philanthropy discussion prompted by recent articles by Bill Schambra, Paul Brest, and Larry Kramer.

On Peter Buffett’s Op-Ed
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Jul 30, 2013 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance By Phil Buchanan, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Phil Buchanan reacts to Peter Buffett’s take on the philanthropic sector, offering both criticisms of some of Buffett’s arguments and thoughtful relections on areas where he may not be totally off-base.