Amber Bradley shares some lessons learned from our collection of feedback on the GPR and offers two steps we’re taking in response.
Assessing Performance
Data Point: What are Foundation CEOs’ Attitudes Toward Assessment?
Ellie Buteau presents a data point that refutes the notion that CEOs believe that philanthropic decision-making should place greater emphasis on intuition.
To What End?
Phil Buchanan asks the philanthropic community not to lose sight of the essentials of goals and strategy.
Walking the Talk: Collecting Feedback from Our Donor Perception Report Subscribers
Grace Nicolette shares the results of an independent survey of CEP’s Donor Percetion Report.
Data Point: Finding Out Whether Your Assistance to Grantees Makes a Difference
Ellie Buteau is back with a data point on how frequently foundations follow up with their grantees after providing them with assistance beyond the grant to understand its effects.
Time for a Gold Standard of Use
Fay Twersky of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation believes it is time for the social sector to make better use of best practices in data collection and usage.
A Step Forward for Charting Impact
Kevin Bolduc discusses why the Charting Impact project is an important step toward transparency and performance measurement in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
Data Matters: Let’s Look Within To Find Our Exemplars
Phil Buchanan argues that we can find plenty of leadership on data utilization within the nonprofit sector, where exemplars abound.
Getting to Transparency that Matters
Stephen Sullivan introduces video highlights of Phil Buchanan sharing his thoughts on the tensions between transparency and effectivness from a panel discussion held December 6, 2011.
Data Point: Is Evaluation Resulting in Meaningful Insight for Foundations?
Ellie Buteau, PhD., presents a data point on the challenge funders face in having evaulations result in meaningful insight.