Guest author Elizabeth Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation offers her interpretation of the findings in “Grantees’ Limited Engagement with Foundations’ Social Media.”
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Programming and Communications
From the Pony Express to the Twittersphere
Ellie Buteau shares her perspective on and discusses some of the questions raised by CEP’s new research report, “Grantees’ Limited Engagement with Foundations’ Social Media.”
Transparency Starts at Home
While the philanthropic sector wrestles with the issue of external transparency, Phil Buchanan argues that foundation leaders must also cultivate internal transparency.
The Risks Posed by a Sector’s Silence: Toward a Forceful and Positive Articulation of the Nonprofit Sector
Phil Buchanan finishes his six-part series by urging the nonprofit sector to more forcefully articulate its success and value.
“Business Thinking”
The fourth post in Phil Buchanan’s blog series advises nonprofits to avoid buying into the widely held notion that “business thinking” is a synonym for effectiveness.
Wearing it Proudly: Clarity on Being Nonprofit
Phil Buchanan continues his blog series with a third installment defending the nonprofit label and discussing why “nonprofitness” matters.
A Relaunch for the CEP Blog
Stephen Sullivan announces the launch of a new look and feel for the CEP blog.
Effectiveness from Everywhere in the Org Chart
Stephen Sullivan shares his reflections on the EPIP 2012 National Conference.
Data Point: Publicly Communicating Foundation Strategy
Ellie Buteau highlights a data point on one measure of how foundation leaders openly present their strategies.
Data Point: Learning From Failure
Ellie Buteau presents a second data point drawn from a survey of foundation CEOs on the status of performance assessment.