Most economists believe the U.S. economy will enter the next recession by the end of 2021. Though that date is already fast approaching, the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the world — and the disruption and uncertainty it has brought with it —...
Data Point
Bringing the Nonprofit Perspective into Debates About Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have grown significantly in recent years. In 2018, DAFs reached new highs in four key metrics: dollars distributed from DAFs to charitable organizations, dollars contributed by donors to DAFs, the value of charitable assets under management...
Grantee Voice: Relationships Matter
[vc_row el_class="sixtysix-thirtythree"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]This is the final post in a six-part series on what nonprofit leaders think foundation funders could improve upon in their work. Findings are based on survey responses from 244 nonprofit...
Grantee Voice: Provide Multiyear, Flexible Funding
[vc_row el_class="sixtysix-thirtythree"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]This is the fifth post in a six-part series on what nonprofit leaders think foundation funders could improve upon in their work. Findings are based on survey responses from 244 nonprofit...
Grantee Voice: Provide More Assistance Beyond the Grant
[vc_row el_class="sixtysix-thirtythree"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]This is the fourth post in a six-part series on what nonprofit leaders think foundation funders could improve upon in their work. Findings are based on survey responses from 244 nonprofit...
Grantee Voice: Improve Funder Approaches to Grantmaking Goals and Strategies
[vc_row el_class="sixtysix-thirtythree"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]This is the third post in a six-part series on what nonprofit leaders think foundation funders could improve upon in their work. Findings are based on survey responses from 244 nonprofit...
Grantee Voice: Improve Foundation Processes
This is the second post in a six-part series on what nonprofit leaders think foundation funders could improve upon in their work. Findings are based on survey responses from 244 nonprofit leaders who have agreed to be a part of CEP’s Grantee Voice...
Grantee Voice: Nonprofit Suggestions for Funder Improvement
Racial Diversity of Foundation Leadership and Impact
This post, written by former CEP Associate Manager, Research, Ramya Gopal, is part of a series looking back at data that CEP has collected on race. It draws on findings from CEP's 2013 report, How Far Have We Come? Foundation CEOs on Progress and Impact....
Are Foundations and Their Grantees Discussing Race?
What Helps Foundations to Deeply Understand their Beneficiaries?
This post from former CEP Associate Manager, Research, Ramya Gopal originally appeared on the blog in February 2015 and draws from the CEP research report, Hearing from Those We Seek to Help. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series....
What Donors Value from their Community Foundation: Communication
This post from former CEP Senior Research Analyst Mark Chaffin originally appeared on the blog in May 2014. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series. In our research report What Donors Value: How Community Foundations Can Increase...
Nonprofits Think Foundations Can Do More to Help with Their Challenges
This post, delving into data from the 2013 CEP report, Nonprofit Challenges: What Foundations Can Do, originally appeared on the blog in October 2013. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series. Nonprofits want more than just money from foundations....
Why Are Foundations Putting Small Dollars Toward Impact Investing?
Gender Gap? Analyzing Leadership of the Big Foundations
Who Runs the Big Foundations? A Look at the Leadership of the Largest 100 Foundations
Getting to Assessment and High Performance
The Paradox of Performance Assessment
Being Responsive to Beneficiaries
The following profile is an excerpt from CEP’s recent research report, Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback. Crittenton Children’s Center in Kansas City, MO was one of three...
Using Feedback to Improve Interactions with Beneficiaries
The following profile is an excerpt from CEP’s recent research report, Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback. Lifetrack in St. Paul, MN was one of three randomly selected nonprofit...