This Giving Season, improve your effectiveness as a donor with CEP’s resources for individual givers.

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The Giving Done Right podcast is back for season four! Listen now and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you don’t miss an episode.

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

What Does a Trump Victory Mean for Nonprofits and Donors Focused on Democracy? With Stephen Heintz
Giving Locally with Mike Bontrager and Stephanie Almanza
Tackling the Root Causes of Homelessness with Susan Thomas
Avoid the Myths and Give Smarter with Elisha Smith Arrillaga and Kevin Bolduc

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

Madam C.J. Walker’s Lessons for Giving — and Living — Well

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The Trust Gap: What Funders Can Learn from MacKenzie Scott’s Giving

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How Donors Can Put Equity into Practice for More Effective Giving

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Various Forms of Generosity Matter, But Let’s Not Lose Sight of Charitable Giving

Questions? Connect with us.

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