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Design Thinking and Philanthropy: Are You Ready for It?
Jara Dean-Coffey Founder and principal, Luminare Group

May 23, 2013 | Guest Author Assessing Performance, Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author

Jara Dean-Coffey explores the idea of design thinking, as introduced by Peter Sims during the 2013 CEP conference, posing questions for foundations as they think about making their own “little bets.”

Lessons from a Risk Taken
Kevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP

Apr 25, 2013 | Developing Strategy Assessment Tools, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy

Kevin Bolduc shares some lessons learned about our experiment in offering the Strategy Landscape tool and why it might not have been the right tool at the right time.

This Revolution Will Be Improvised
Peter Sims Entrepreneur and Award-Winning Author

Apr 10, 2013 | Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Programming and Communications

Guest author Peter Sims calls for more courage and creativity from philanthropists in order to lead the way toward solving complex social problems.

Chasing Staff Satisfaction
Brian Hughes Director of Talent & Administration, Center for Effective Philanthropy

Mar 20, 2013 | Assessing Performance Administration, Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Assessment Tools, Assessing Performance Developing Strategy, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Director of Talent Brian Hughes examines the fluid nature of staff satisfaction but emphasizes the importance of pursuing it for any organization that wishes to be effective.

Opportunity in Communities: Developing the Whole Picture
Elizabeth Clay Roy Deputy Director, Opportunity Nation

Mar 7, 2013 | Guest Author Assessing Performance, Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author

Guest author Elizabeth Clay Roy shares how Opportunity Nation is using data to inspire deeper collaboration among stakeholders to achieve shared goals.

Building Through Collective Experience
Kevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP

Feb 27, 2013 | Developing Strategy Assessing Performance, Developing Strategy Assessment Tools, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy, Developing Strategy Programming and Communications

CEP Vice President Kevin Bolduc lays out the agenda for a preconference seminar for users of CEP Assessment Tools, highlighting our keynote presenter and touting the virtues of peer-to-peer learning.

Mission Driven Investing: Philanthropy’s Surprising Returns
Sterling K. Speirn President and CEO, W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Feb 20, 2013 | Guest Author Administration, Guest Author Developing Strategy, Guest Author Guest Author, Guest Author Managing Operations

Guest author Sterling Speirn lays out the reasoning behind the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s foray into impact investing and the returns they have seen after five years with this approach.