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The Unique and Urgent ‘Business’ of Philanthropy
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Dec 22, 2011 | Developing Strategy Assessing Performance, Developing Strategy Assessment Tools, Developing Strategy By Phil Buchanan, Developing Strategy Constituent Feedback, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy, Developing Strategy YouthTruth

The following blog post is adapted from a talk presented at a meeting of the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington. As Suk Rhee mentioned in her introduction, I am a native Oregonian, so I know that there is no better place than the Pacific Northwest. And I...

Hard Facts: Data Tells an Unexpected Story in Boston
David Trueblood Vice President, Communications and Programming, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Dec 12, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Developing Strategy

The city of Boston stands as a gleaming example of the renewed and widespread appreciation for urban living. Its charms, after all, are abundant, from 18th century Beacon Hill streets to dynamic and diverse SOWA, the “new” South End. Plus it has been honored for its...

Data Point: What Information are Foundations Using to Assess Their Programmatic Work?
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Dec 9, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Data Point

For our recent State of Foundation Performance Assessment report, we gathered data from 173 CEOs of U.S. foundations with annual grantmaking of at least $5 million on what types of information they use to assess the effectiveness of their foundations’ work –...

Making Transparency Matter
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Dec 8, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance By Phil Buchanan

There has been lots of talk lately about foundations and “transparency.” Perhaps the most prominent foundation transparency initiative is a website called Glass Pockets, launched about a year ago by Foundation Center. Its tagline? “Bringing transparency to the world...

Data Point: Why Aren’t Foundation Boards More Involved in Assessing Performance?
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Nov 23, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Data Point, Assessing Performance Optimizing Governance

One of the key findings from our recent performance assessment study, titled The State of Foundation Performance Assessment: A Survey of Foundation CEOs, is that 70 percent of CEOs want their board members to be more involved in assessment. This finding is consistent...

Evaluation Roundtable Study Highlights the Role of the CEO in Evaluation
David Trueblood Vice President, Communications and Programming, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Nov 16, 2011 | Guest Author Assessing Performance, Guest Author Guest Author

A report written by Elizabeth Heid Thompson and Patricia Patrizi (and currently available on the CEP website) explores the extent to which foundations evaluate the results of their work. An examination of 31 foundations that have demonstrated a commitment to...

Podcast Interview Explores Findings in CEP’s Recent State of Foundation Performance Assessment Report
David Trueblood Vice President, Communications and Programming, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Nov 7, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance

A podcast interview with CEP President Phil Buchanan provides a timely take on the state of foundation assessment. The interview is conducted by Larry Blumenthal and Bill Silberg for Talking Philanthropy, a Foundation Center service. The conversation, available...