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“Philanthropy can be more effective by getting more proximate to problems,” said Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Founder and Executive Director Bryan Stevenson in his opening plenary at the 2017 CEP Conference in Boston earlier this month. “Being proximate can have an...
“This is 9-1-1, may I have your name and your emergency?” “My house is on fire! 234 Maple Drive. Please send the fire trucks!” “Can you please describe your house?” “What? OK, it’s a green house on the corner.” “Can you tell me the square footage?” “What? What...
Many thanks to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for a thoughtfully structured and informative research report on the why and how of limited life foundations. Any foundation donor and/or board considering an option other than perpetuity will be well served by a...
Leadership is hot these days. Everywhere we look, there are new books, conferences, trainings, and talking heads sounding off on the topic. So, why is public trust in our leaders so in the pits? Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP),...
Grant Oliphant, president of The Heinz Endowments and chair of the CEP Board of Directors, delivered the following address at the opening of the 2017 CEP Conference last week in Boston. This transcript originally appeared on The Heinz Endowments blog. These are, to...
What obligations — if any — do foundations and new donors have to local communities in which they are based? And what role should they play in addressing rising income inequality? Many would argue that the issues donors care about — often a personal decision — should...
In my work with foundations on environmental issues and organizational change, a question I’ve heard with increased volume over the years is: “Why should we focus on racial equity now?” My response? We cannot afford not to focus on racial equity —...
This post is adapted from the introduction and conclusion of Experimental Conversations: Perspectives on Randomized Trials in Development Economics, a new book from Timothy Ogden published earlier this year by MIT Press. Roughly seven years ago I embarked on a...
Since John E. Andrus founded the Surdna Foundation in 1917, five successive generations of the Andrus family have worked toward supporting effective solutions to contemporary social challenges. Sometimes, finding the most effective solution has involved taking a risk....
Since 2003, I have had the privilege of leading two private foundations. While I have enjoyed my job immensely, there’s one aspect of this work that I have never enjoyed: the inherent power dynamic between foundations and our partners that inhibits — even discourages...