Phil Buchanan explains why CEP, which is focused on improving funder effectiveness, is surveying high school students about their educational experiences.
Education Funders: Step Up and Hear from Those You Seek to Help
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Assessing Performance
Funders Agree: More Must Be Done to Assess Performance
Phil Buchanan blogs about CEP’s market assessment survey, noting that while CEP’s work has made important inroads, there is much work to do when it comes to foundation performance assessment.
Assessment and Social Justice Funding
Sindhu Knotz and Mishan Araujo discuss social justice funders in a post inspired by a session at 2010 Council on Foundations annual conference.
Taking the Next Step(s)
Kathleen Enright, president and CEO of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, offers steps all funders can take to benefit their grantees, regardless of the funder’s goals or strategies.
Through Others’ Eyes
Kathleen Enright, president and CEO of Grantmaker’s for Effective Organizations (GEO), tackles the concept of philanthropic empathy.
Crystal Hayling Reminds Us of 5 Things We Know, But Keep Forgetting
Phil Buchanan shares excerpts from Crystal Hayling’s speech to the Association of Black Foundation Executives, calling it “one of the best talks on philanthropy” he has ever heard.
The Case for Foundation Performance Assessment
Jim Canales of the James Irvine Foundation shares six questions that have been central to his foundation’s approach to performance assessment.
Should Grant Makers Embrace Experts’ Advice? It Depends
Alyse d’Amico shares an op-ed by Phil Buchanan and Ellie Buteau that cautions against new philanthropic formulas and advocates for decision making that is informed by rigorous thought and research.
Challenges to Good Performance Assessment
Jim Canales of the James Irvine foundation explains three challenges he has encountered while engaging in institutional assessment work.
Assessing Foundation Performance
Jim Canales of the James Irvine Foundation explains the framework for his foundation’s Annual Performance Report and expresses his hope to be challenged and questioned by readers in his blog post series.