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New Leadership and Three New Members On the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Board of Directors
Media Contact: Chloe Heskett | chloeh@cep.org | 617-395-4092 Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) announces the election of a new Board Chair — Tony Richardson, president of the George Gund Foundation — as well as the election of three new...
Grants to Nonprofit Endowments Represent a Small Slice of Foundation Giving, New CEP Study Finds
Media Contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, CEP | chloeh@cep.org | 617-395-4092 Cambridge, MA – Fewer than a third of foundations fund nonprofit endowments, according to a new study from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), and for those that do,...
Most Grantmakers Staying the Course Following Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Rulings, New Study Finds
Media Contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, Programming and External Relations, CEP | chloeh@cep.org | (617) 395-4092 In the wake of the Supreme Court’s rulings in June 2023 against university admissions policies that take race directly into account, many...
YouthTruth Executive Director Jen Vorse Wilka to Leave Role in February 2024
Media Contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, Programming and External Relations, CEP | chloeh@cep.org | (617) 395-4092 CEP's Jen Vorse Wilka announced she will be leaving her position as executive director of YouthTruth at end of February 2024. Wilka has led...
Despite Funder Concerns, Nonprofits Report Positive Impact of MacKenzie Scott Grants
Media contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, Programming and External Relations | chloeh@cep.org Cambridge, MA – MacKenzie Scott’s large, unrestricted gifts are having dramatically positive effects on recipient organizations and the communities they serve...
New Analysis Provides Further Evidence of Shifts in Funder Practices
Media contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, Programming and External Relations | chloeh@cep.org Cambridge, MA – Nonprofits are experiencing meaningful changes in the practices of funders since 2020, according to a new Center for Effective Philanthropy...
Redoubling Efforts for Equity
In three decisions issued in the final days of its term, the Supreme Court of the United States has struck serious blows against the push for a more equitable and just American society. The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) will redouble our efforts to help...
New Study Reveals How Nonprofits Are Faring in 2023
Media contact: Chloe Heskett, Editor & Writer, Programming and External Relations | chloeh@cep.org Cambridge, MA – Nonprofits across the U.S. report that they are experiencing an increase in trust from funders and positive changes in funder practice, while...
Philanthropic and Education Leader Elisha Smith Arrillaga Named CEP’s Vice President of Research
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations, gracen@cep.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Ph.D., a seasoned philanthropic and education leader and researcher, has been named Vice President,...
Three New Members to Join Center for Effective Philanthropy Board of Directors
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations | gracen@cep.org Jesús Gerena Taryn Higashi LaTida Smith Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors: Executive...
CEP Releases New Research on the Impact of MacKenzie Scott’s Big Giving
Media contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations | gracen@cep.org Cambridge, MA — Recipients of MacKenzie Scott’s unusually large gifts say the funding has been transformative for their organizations. They report that they’re...
CEP Appoints New Lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services
Natalia Kiryttopoulou recently joined the Center for Effective Philanthropy as lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services. In her new role, Natalia will support international funders engaging with CEP’s assessment tools, including the Grantee Perception report,...
New Research Highlights a Disconnect Between Views and Actions of Foundation Leaders on Climate Change
Media contact: Sarah Martin, Manager, Programming and External Relations | sarahm@cep.org Cambridge, MA — Foundation leaders overwhelmingly see climate change as an urgent problem and believe that foundations could be doing more to address the issue,...
New Study Spotlights That AAPI and Native American Communities Are Overlooked by Funders
Media contact: Sarah Martin, Associate Manager, Programming and External Relations | sarahm@cep.org EMBARGOED UNTIL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 AT 9:00AM ET Cambridge, MA — Even as philanthropy has turned greater attention toward issues of racism and systemic inequality since...
New Research Finds Foundations Have Made — and Plan to Sustain — Many Changes in their Work
Media contact: Sarah Martin, Associate Manager, Programming and External Relations: 617-208-7103 Cambridge, MA — In new CEP research released today, foundation leaders report that their foundations are now working differently than they were in early 2020....
New Study Finds Nonprofits Fared Better Than Feared During Crisis Thanks to Stepped Up Giving and Federal Funding
Study also uncovers troubling disparities in experience of executive directors by gender and by the race/ethnicity of the communities their organizations serve Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-674-0763 FOR...
Tiffany Cooper Gueye Elected Chair of Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP: 617-674-0763 Cambridge, MA — Tiffany Cooper Gueye, chief operating officer of Blue Meridian Partners, Inc. and former CEO of BELL (Building Educated Leaders...
New Study Finds Foundations Adopt Greater Flexibility and Responsiveness During Pandemic
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-674-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — In response to this year’s crises, almost all foundations surveyed in the latest research from the Center for Effective Philanthropy...
Girls Inc. President and CEO Stephanie Hull Elected to Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP: 617-674-0763 Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has elected Girls Inc. President and CEO Stephanie Hull to join its Board of...
New Study Finds Foundations Making Significant Changes in Response to 2020 Crises
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — In response to the compounded crises of 2020, foundation leaders report reevaluating and making significant changes to their...