Guest author Caroline Altman Smith of The Kresge Foundation offers advice for setting expectations to get funder/grantee relationships off on the right foot.
Set Your Relationship Up for Success
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Funder/Grantee Relationships
Share the Power
Guest author Carol Ting advises funders to recognize that relationships with their grantees are symbiotic and suggests making an effort to rebalance the inherent power dynamics to make those partnerships more effective.
Working Well with Grantees: A Guide for Foundation Program Staff
Ellie Buteau and Phil Buchanan introduce CEP’s newest research report that lays out practical advice for foundation program staff to strengthen relationships with their grantees.
Foundation Transparency: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
Reviewing our new “Foundation Transparency” report, guest author Aaron Dorfman reflects on the history of this topic and realizes how little has changed in the past three decades.
Transparency for Those that Need It Most
Research Manager Andy Brock highlights key findings from our new research report exploring what types of foundation transparency really matters to grantees.
Data Point: Consistency Among Foundation Funders
Ellie Buteau shares a data point from our “Room for Improvement” report that highlights the burden that funders’ inconsistent reporting requirements place on grantees.
Better Funder/Grantee Dialogue: From Elusive to Imperative
Guest author Antony Bugg-Levine reflects on findings from the Nonprofit Finance Fund 2013 State of the Sector Survey, discussing how foundations can help nonprofits adapt to do more with less.
If a Former President Can’t Give Funder Feedback, Then Who Can?
Kevin Bolduc finds an unlikely reminder about the difficulty of collecting candid feedback from grantees, but urges funders to prioritize this effort.
Diving Deeper into Nonprofit Performance Assessment
Addy Ashiru introduces the recording from a recent CEP panel discussion on the role funders can—but currently fail to—play in supporting nonprofit performance assessment.
Data Point: Foundations’ Information Needs vs. Nonprofits’ Needs
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.