Alyse d’Amico shares the preliminary agenda for CEP’s 2011 conference and highlights six of the conference’s sessions.
Challenge Your Assumptions: 2011 Conference Agenda Now Available
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Assessing Performance
Student Feedback: A Missing Link in Education Reform
Valerie Threlfall shares a post that was originally published on the Huffington Post: “Student Feedback: A Missing Link in Education Reform.”
Your Feedback Informs CEP’s Research
Ellie Buteau, PhD asks readers to give their feedback on two recent research publications.
Monitor Institute and CEP Join Forces to Scale Data Visualization Tool
Phil Buchanan announces CEP’s partnership with Monitor Institute to bring the Strategy Landscape Tool, a new data visualization tool, to the field of philanthropy.
Creative Destruction, Oversimplification, and Assessing Philanthropy
A Harvard Business Review article oversimplified the purpose and ignored the great accomplishments of the nonprofit sector, says Phil Buchanan.
Fighting a Phantom: Reflections on a Caution Against Over-Emphasizing Metrics
Is the nonprofit sector too data-driven? Phil Buchanan adamently says “no” and argues against the idea that data-based decision making and philanthropic passion are in conflict.
Age is Not a Prerequisite for Insight
Valerie Threlfall challenges education funders and leaders to listen to students’ thoughtful feedback and to recognize that youth add an important perspective to education reform discussions.
Student Feedback: The Missing Piece in Education Reform
In response to current events such as Zuckerberg’s gift to Newark and the DC mayoral campaign, Valerie Threlfall asks, “Are these reform efforts adequately considering students’ perspectives?”
CEP’s 2011 Conference: Learning from the Veterans and the New Players
Jeff Raikes and Christine DeVita will be sharing stories of foundation goals and strategies at CEP’s 2011 conference. Phil Buchanan introduces them and highlights the Wallace Foundation’s just-released public performance scorecard.
Introducing Linda Wood of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Kevin Bolduc introduces guest blogger, Linda Wood, senior director, leadership and grantmaking at the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.