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.
Monitor Institute and CEP Join Forces to Scale Data Visualization Tool
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By Phil Buchanan
“Open-Source Strategy” (Part 4): Foundation Strategy Development and the Perils of Isolation
“Foundations can’t develop good strategy with closed processes,” asserts Phil Buchanan. He poses four questions for foundation leaders to consider before seeking stakeholder feedback.
“Open-Source Strategy” (Part 3): Getting Burned by Openness
Phil Buchanan discusses the dangers of openness when developing strategy, but explains why he believes the risks are greatly outweighed by the rewards.
“Open-Source Strategy” (Part 2): The Benefits of Engagement
CEP’s strategic planning process has embraced opinions from over seventy staff members, advisors, and directors. Phil Buchanan explains the process and the philosophy behind this approach.
“Open-Source Strategy” (Part 1): Community Engagement and Building Take-Overs
Phil Buchanan shares lessons from a mentor’s strategic planning process and how it shaped his approach to strategy development.
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.
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.
Challenging How We Think, Part II: Michael Mauboussin
Is there too much data in philanthropic decision-making? Phil Buchanan refutes that idea, and introduces Michael Mauboussin, a speaker at CEP’s 2011 conference, who argues that a lack of data often results in flawed decision-making.
Challenging How We Think: Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo, of MIT’s Poverty Action Lab, will be one of the featured speakers at CEP’s 2011 conference. Phil Buchanan explains her use of experiments to inform the field of development economics and how her attitude towards data meshes with CEP’s.