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Data Point: More Transparency Needed About What Foundations Are Learning
Andrea Brock Former Manager, Research, CEP

Jul 25, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Andrea Brock shares a data point from our “Foundation Transparency” report about nonprofits’ desire for funders to be more open about their experiences with what hasn’t worked in their grantmaking.

Data Point: Consistency Among Foundation Funders
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

May 8, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau shares a data point from our “Room for Improvement” report that highlights the burden that funders’ inconsistent reporting requirements place on grantees.

Data Point: Why Conduct an Overall Foundation Assessment?
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Apr 4, 2013 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Data Point

Ellie Buteau shares a data point on the reasons behind overall foundation performance assessment ahead of a presentation on the topic by Phil Buchanan at the Council on Foundations 2013 Annual Conference.

Data Point: Foundations’ Information Needs vs. Nonprofits’ Needs
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Feb 6, 2013 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau shares a data point from our “Room for Improvement” report about the tension between foundations’ information needs and those of the grantees they fund.

Data Point: Donor Motivations for Initially Establishing Funds at Community Foundations
Grace Nicolette Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP

Dec 14, 2012 | Data Point Assessment Tools, Data Point Data Point

Grace Nicolette shares a data point about donor motivations relevant to the ongoing debate over the charitable tax deduction and the fiscal cliff.

Data Point: Helpfulness of Foundations’ Social Media for Grantees
Andrea Brock Former Manager, Research, CEP

Aug 29, 2012 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships, Funder/Grantee Relationships Programming and Communications

Research Manager Andrea Brock shares a data point on how grantees are interacting with their foundation funders through social media–and how they aren’t.

Data Point: How Helpful Do Grantees Find Foundation Reporting and Evaluation Processes? (Not Very.)
Ellie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEP

Jun 27, 2012 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Assessing Performance, Funder/Grantee Relationships Data Point, Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships

Ellie Buteau shares a data point with a lesson for foundations on how to make the evaluation process more helpful for their grantees.

Where Did All the Women Go? Leadership at the Big Foundations
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

May 8, 2012 | Data Point Administration, Data Point By Phil Buchanan, Data Point Data Point

Following up on his last post about the background of CEOs at the 100 largest foundations, Phil Buchanan further delves into the question of gender breakdown of that cohort.