CEP Speakers
CEP’s staff aim to help philanthropic leaders better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness.
Whether it’s discussing findings from our latest publications in a webinar, presenting our data at external events, or gathering hundreds of foundation executives and major donors for our biennial conference, we strive to bring together philanthropic leaders to engage with the most pressing issues facing the field.
Phil Buchanan
President
Ellie Buteau
Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis
Kevin Bolduc
Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services
Grace Nicolette
Vice President, Programming and External Relations
Naomi Orensten
Director, Research
Austin Long
Senior Director, Assessment and Advisory Services
Jen Vorse Wilka
Executive Director, YouthTruth
Jennifer de Forest
Director of Organizational Learning and Communications, YouthTruth
Jimmy Simpson, Jr.
Senior Manager of Partnerships, YouthTruth
Upcoming Events
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Foundation leaders often cite their boards as an impediment to the shifts in practices they see as necessary in these times, CEP research has shown. Moreover, boards’ racial diversity is correlated with some of these very practices, and yet most foundation boards remain overwhelmingly white. How can foundation CEOs and…
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How can we translate our commitment to courageous leadership into brave actions? How can philanthropy take its work to the next level to realize our vision of a just and equitable South? These questions lie at the heart of Philanthropy Southeast’s 2022 Annual Meeting – Bold Moves: Building a Brighter Future.…
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The Giving Done Right Podcast returns with a third season! Stay tuned for more information regarding our guests and topics. subscribe
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This fall, Philanthropy Ohio will convene its first in-person conference in three years, bringing together colleagues from around the state in Cleveland to connect with one another, build skills as leaders and strengthen this network of funder peers. Philanthropy Forward ’22 will examine the shifts in our world and sector…