With the announcement of a transition in leadership, Phil Buchanan reflects on the past and future of the YouthTruth project.
Transitions at CEP and YouthTruth: Appreciating a Leader
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Constituent Feedback
New Efforts to Improve the Grantee Perception Report
Amber Bradley shares some lessons learned from our collection of feedback on the GPR and offers two steps we’re taking in response.
Walking the Talk: Collecting Feedback from Our Donor Perception Report Subscribers
Grace Nicolette shares the results of an independent survey of CEP’s Donor Percetion Report.
The Unique and Urgent ‘Business’ of Philanthropy
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...
YouthTruth Announces Strategic Partnership with The New Teacher Project
I am pleased to announce a new partnership between YouthTruth and The New Teacher Project, which will bring student perspectives to teacher performance evaluations. See the video below for details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hly9aFTu33s Valerie Threlfall is Vice...
Data Point: Getting Input When Developing Strategies
Being “strategic” in philanthropy is sometimes equated with being isolated, arrogant, or top-down, with foundation leaders asserting detailed theories of change to rigidly guide grantmaking. But CEP’s research suggests that the opposite is the case. Those who are...
A Foundation Asks its Constituents About How Best to Spend $100 Million
I was struck by a September 29th blog post written by Chris Langston, program director at the John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City. In his post, Chris asks for suggestions from “grantees, stakeholders, peers, and older persons themselves” about how the...
Data Point: Importance of Social Networks to Donors
Kevin Bolduc presents data from CEP’s Donor Perception Report on the importance of social networks to this foundation constituency.
The Power of Donor Feedback
David Trueblood writes about the power of feedback and the role of the Donor Perception Report in bulding relationships with foundation donors.
Listening to Beneficiaries: Why Are We So Bad At It?
CEP has been actively exploring the topic of beneficiary feedback through its YouthTruth project since 2008. We were very pleased to share what we are learning – and to challenge the status quo -- on the Tactical Philanthropy blog this week, where the following post...