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This post originally appeared on the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) website. More than a decade ago, I was summoned to a meeting to provide advice to the board members and CEO of a new, very large foundation. I remember thinking I didn’t really belong...
The events of January 6 were infuriating. The world doesn’t especially need another organizational statement decrying the violence, condemning the liars and conspiracy theorists, or lamenting the latest vivid display of racist disparities in policing. It’s been said...
On Upbeat Assessments of Giving, Comparisons to the Past, and the Realities of the Current Moment As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the challenges for nonprofits — especially those working with the hardest hit — will only intensify. This seems obvious. But recently...
The murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis has led to an outpouring of protest, rage, and in some cases destruction that should surprise no one. From Amadou Diallo to Trayvon Martin to Walter Scott to literally countless other killings (seen and...
Editor’s Note: Recently, in light of the COVID-19 crisis, there has been increased attention paid to whether foundations should step up their grantmaking from budgeted giving levels to respond to the unprecedented needs of the current moment. Last month, CEP and eight...
The Costs of Losing Organizations Trusted by Their Communities Many endowed private foundations are wrestling right now with the question of whether to increase their grant spending from what they originally budgeted, even as their endowment values have shrunk, or...
The unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic are upending norms in the United States and around the globe. We’re all doing things we never imagined doing. And we are doing them in the interest of the greater good. In order for philanthropy to...
Targeting Support to Organizations Most in Need As nonprofits struggle to respond to COVID-19 and the accompanying economic shutdown that has gripped the country, everything that many thought they knew about nonprofit revenue models is being challenged. As it turns...
The Need to Up Giving Levels Even When You Have Less “Funders are taking action now,” read the text I received Tuesday from Cathy Moore, executive director of ECHOS in Houston. “Collaboration with other funders also occurring.” This was welcome news. Over the weekend,...
As stores, companies, foundations, schools, colleges, and other organizations close up and go remote due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the staff of direct service nonprofit organizations on the front lines — often serving the most vulnerable and...