Administration Archives | The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Chasing Staff Satisfaction
Brian Hughes Director of Talent & Administration, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Mar 20, 2013 | Assessing Performance Administration, Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Assessment Tools, Assessing Performance Developing Strategy, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Director of Talent Brian Hughes examines the fluid nature of staff satisfaction but emphasizes the importance of pursuing it for any organization that wishes to be effective.

Mission Driven Investing: Philanthropy’s Surprising Returns
Sterling K. Speirn President and CEO, W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Feb 20, 2013 | Guest Author Administration, Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Managing Operations

Guest author Sterling Speirn lays out the reasoning behind the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s foray into impact investing and the returns they have seen after five years with this approach.

Three Employee Empowerment Lessons from Show and Tell
Chris McCrum Chief Operating Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Jan 8, 2013 | Guest Author Administration, Guest Author Assessment Tools, Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Managing Operations

Chris McCrum of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation draws connections between leading staff and a shared experience from elementary school.

Creating Community at The Commonwealth Fund
Diana Davenport Vice President, Administration, The Commonwealth Fund
John Craig Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Commonwealth Fund

Jan 3, 2013 | Guest Author Administration, Guest Author Assessment Tools, Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Managing Operations

Guest authors Diana Davenport and John Craig discuss how The Commonwealth Fund has sought to improve their staff satisfaction through empowerment.

Survey Says: Understanding Employees’ Perceptions Helps Drive Improvement
James R. Knickman President and Chief Executive Officer, New York State Health Foundation

Dec 20, 2012 | Guest Author Administration, Guest Author Assessment Tools, Guest Author Guest Author

Guest author James R. Knickman shares his perspective on empowering employees at the New York State Health Foundation.

Measuring Our People: A Metrics-Based Approach to Talent Management
Brian Hughes Director of Talent & Administration, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Nov 7, 2012 | Assessing Performance Administration, Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Developing Strategy, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

CEP Director of Talent & Administration Brian Hughes presents his approach for applying data to talent management.

Gloves Off Wisdom for Donors from the UK: A Philanthropy “How-To”
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Aug 22, 2012 | Developing Strategy Administration, Developing Strategy Assessing Performance, Developing Strategy By Phil Buchanan, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy

Phil Buchanan reviews Caroline Fiennes’ new book, “It Ain’t What You Give, It’s the Way You Give It.”

A Relaunch for the CEP Blog
Stephen Sullivan Senior Coordinator, Communications and Programming, Center for Effective Philanthropy

May 24, 2012 | Programming and Communications Administration, Programming and Communications Programming and Communications

Stephen Sullivan announces the launch of a new look and feel for the CEP blog.

Where Did All the Women Go? Leadership at the Big Foundations
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

May 8, 2012 | Data Point Administration, Data Point By Phil Buchanan, Data Point Data Point

Following up on his last post about the background of CEOs at the 100 largest foundations, Phil Buchanan further delves into the question of gender breakdown of that cohort.