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Listen to Season 5

This season on the Giving Done Right podcast, hear from leaders and experts across the philanthropic and nonprofit domain who shed light on the rapidly shifting landscape of need and the crucial but complex role of charitable giving right now. The guidance donors need, when it matters most.

Resources for Individuals

Effective giving starts with the right mindsets and tools. Drawing on decades of experience in philanthropy, CEP offers resources to help donors learn, grow, and adapt to achieve their giving goals.

Featured Resource

The Giving Done Right Podcast

Ezra Klein on Philanthropy’s Role at a Precarious Time
Lessons on Disaster Giving With Patty McIlreavy
Mounting Pressure on Nonprofits: What Donors Need to Know With Elisha Smith Arrillaga
How to Get Boards to Help With Fundraising, From The Chronicle of Philanthropy

When done right, giving can and does have tremendous positive impact.

Phil Buchanan, President, CEP

Key Resources

Crucial Donors: How Major Individual Givers Can Best Support Nonprofits

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Donors: 5 Things Nonprofits Want You 
to Know

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CEP’s Definition Of Philanthropic Effectiveness

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Giving Done 
Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count

Giving done right to me is about doing it authentically, out of love, and not expecting or wanting to receive anything back.

Jason Hackmann, entrepreneur and major donor

From the CEP Blog

Staying Steady in Choppy Waters: What Nonprofits Need From Funders in This Moment

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The Gift of Donor Feedback: Insights for the Giving Season and Beyond

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Positioning and Repositioning: What if What We Inherited Doesn’t Have to Be the Legacy We Leave?

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Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital U.S. Nonprofit Sector is Under Threat and Must Be Protected

Questions? Connect with us.

Contact Grace Nicolette, Vice President of Programming and External Relations to learn more about CEP’s resources for individual givers.