Phil Buchanan introduces guest blogger Jim Canales, CEO of the James Irvine Foundation.
Jim Canales to Address Overall Foundation Performance Assessment as CEP Guest Blogger
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Assessing Performance
Has Anything Really Changed in Philanthropy?
Phil Buchanan asks what has changed in philanthropy since GEO’s first conference in 2002, and suggests that though many areas have had dramatic change and progress, the answer to his question is more ambiguous than he would have hoped.
Buchanan vs. Frumkin: “What Drives Philanthropic Success?”
Phil Buchanan challenges Peter Frumkin on the issue of what drives philanthropic success.
Funders Should Do More to Help Nonprofits Build Evidence
Ellie Buteau, PhD urges funders to proactively offer grantees resources as they collect evidence of their effectiveness, rather than demanding proof of grantees’ impact without first supporting data collection efforts.
Experimental Design Can Be a Powerful Evaluation Tool
Ellie Buteau, PhD defends experimental design as an informative and rigorous means of assessment.
A Dose of Honesty: The Tyranny of the Anecdote
Kevin Bolduc shares a few scathing examples of grantee comments about foundations, but urges funders not to let these colorful perceptions distract from important insights that other grantees may be offering in a Grantee Perception Report.