Ellie Buteau presents a data point that refutes the notion that CEOs believe that philanthropic decision-making should place greater emphasis on intuition.
Data Point: What are Foundation CEOs’ Attitudes Toward Assessment?
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Developing Strategy
To What End?
Phil Buchanan asks the philanthropic community not to lose sight of the essentials of goals and strategy.
A Step Forward for Charting Impact
Kevin Bolduc discusses why the Charting Impact project is an important step toward transparency and performance measurement in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.
Data Matters: Let’s Look Within To Find Our Exemplars
Phil Buchanan argues that we can find plenty of leadership on data utilization within the nonprofit sector, where exemplars abound.
Getting to Transparency that Matters
Stephen Sullivan introduces video highlights of Phil Buchanan sharing his thoughts on the tensions between transparency and effectivness from a panel discussion held December 6, 2011.
Data Point: Foundations’ Use of Logic Models and Theories of Change
Research Manager Andrea Brock shares a data point on foundation CEOs’ use of logic models in guiding their work.
Putting Grantees In the Center of Your Map
Paul Beaudet’s second guest post further explores the funder/grantee relationship, focusing on the effect of using strategy to shape funders’ work with grantees.
Seven “New” Concepts that Are Not So New After All: Reflections on a History of Philanthropy
After reading Olivier Zunz’s new book Philanthropy in America, Phil Buchanan reflects on the often overlooked history of the sector in the United States.
What Strategy Is…And Isn’t – Hint: It’s Not Rocket Science
A guest post from Cindy Gibson lays out the tenets of a process for developing effective strategies at foundations.
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...