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The Most Important Topic We Never Talk About: Exit Strategies
Bob Hughes Former President and CEO, Missouri Foundation for Health

May 6, 2011 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships, Funder/Grantee Relationships Managing Operations, Funder/Grantee Relationships Programming and Communications

Philanthropy is about beginnings - new ideas, new projects, new awards, and new initiatives. Foundation program staff are attracted to philanthropic jobs because of the opportunity to start projects that will make a difference in people’s lives. To the...

Don’t Believe the Hype, Believe the Data
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Apr 5, 2011 | Managing Operations Managing Operations

Phil Buchanan questions what constitutes a “trend” in the nonprofit sector.

Sharpening the Streamlining Mindset
Amber Bradley Vice President, Learning Institute, CEP

Apr 1, 2011 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships, Funder/Grantee Relationships Managing Operations

Amber Bradley introduces a new tool that highlights ways grantmaking procedures can be streamlined—reducing the burdens on both funders and applicants.

Learning and Improving Together: Feedback from CEP’s Grantee Perception Report Subscribers
Travis Manzione Director, Assessment Tools, CEP

Mar 28, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Travis Manzione thanks funders that have provided feedback on the Grantee Perception Report and reflects on results from CEP’s annual third-party assessment.

The Plan for CEP 2011-2014
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Feb 22, 2011 | Assessing Performance Administration, Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Phil Buchanan introduces CEP’s strategic plan for the next four years and highlights new initiatives that CEP will undertake.

Declined Applicants – The Forgotten Perspective
Travis Manzione Director, Assessment Tools, CEP

Feb 8, 2011 | Assessing Performance Assessing Performance, Assessing Performance Managing Operations

Travis Manzione on declined applicants: how declined applicant feedback can improve foundation processes and save foundations and grantees alike valuable time and energy.

Giving As Good As We Get
Crystal Hayling Executive Director, Libra Foundation

Dec 13, 2010 | Managing Operations Managing Operations

Individual giving may be down in 2010, but people are giving in new ways and changing the charitable donation landscape. Crystal Hayling explores new giving technologies and questions how nonprofits and grantmakers should use and support them.

General Operating Support Remains the Exception
Andrea Brock Former Manager, Research, CEP

Dec 6, 2010 | Funder/Grantee Relationships Funder/Grantee Relationships, Funder/Grantee Relationships Managing Operations

Andrea Brock shares new data that suggests foundations have not shifted towards providing more general operating grants despite the abundance that has been written arguing for unrestricted support.

“Open-Source Strategy” (Part 2): The Benefits of Engagement
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

Oct 22, 2010 | Developing Strategy By Phil Buchanan, Developing Strategy Developing Strategy, Developing Strategy Managing Operations

CEP’s strategic planning process has embraced opinions from over seventy staff members, advisors, and directors. Phil Buchanan explains the process and the philosophy behind this approach.