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New Study Finds Misalignment in Foundation Leaders’ Attitudes and Practices on Multiyear General Operating Support
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — Despite nonprofit and foundation leaders’ shared belief that multiyear general operating support (GOS) grants are important to...
CEP Stands with ABFE
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) joins with other national philanthropy serving organizations to stand in solidarity with ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities in their call for philanthropy to take action on anti-Black racism. ABFE is the...
New Data Reveals Stark Realities for Nonprofits During COVID-19
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP: 617-674-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — Findings from a new survey conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) provides a comprehensive look at the stark...
New CEP Study Sheds Light on Foundation Efforts to Influence Public Policy
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — Foundation leaders strongly believe that efforts to influence public policy are an important way to achieve their goals, and...
Joint Statement from Leaders of Philanthropy-Serving Organizations Calls on Funders to Increase Grant Spending During COVID-19 Crisis
Media contact: Nicholas Tedesco, President and CEO, National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP): 202-293-3063; nick@ncfp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — Leaders of nine national philanthropy-serving organizations released a joint statement today calling...
New CEP Resource Spotlights Nonprofit Perspectives on Hot-Button Issues in Philanthropy
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 For Immediate Release Cambridge, MA — The Funding Landscape: Nonprofit Perspectives on Current Issues in Philanthropy, a new report from the Center for Effective...
CEP Elects Nord Family Foundation Executive Director Tony Richardson to its Board of Directors
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-674-0763 Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has elected Nord Family Foundation Executive Director Tony Richardson to its Board of...
New CEP Research Sheds Light on What Nonprofits Need Most from Major Individual Donors
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 For Immediate Release Cambridge, MA — The largest source of philanthropic support for nonprofits in the United States is giving from individual donors. Of the total...
Rihab Babiker Joins CEP as VP of Finance and Operations
Media contact: Grace Nicolette – Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 674-0763 For Immediate Release Cambridge, MA – Rihab Babiker has joined the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as its first vice president of finance and operations....
New CEP Research Reveals What It Takes for Early-Stage Grantmakers to Get Off the Ground
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP: +1 617-492-0800 x236 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — While there is no single blueprint for those new to philanthropy to follow, it is vital that early-stage grantmakers...
New CEP research digs into how foundations understand and share what works
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — New research released today from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) finds that while the majority of foundation...
New CEP Research Finds Funders Are Not as in Touch with Nonprofits’ Needs as They Think
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — New research out today from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) finds that foundations are not as in touch with...
New CEP Research Sheds Light on Nonprofits’ Diversity Efforts
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, MA — A new research report out today from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), titled Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current...
New CEP Resource Outlines 5 Things Nonprofits Want Donors to Know
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — A new resource from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) lays out five things that nonprofit leaders want donors to know so donors can best...
New Study Finds U.S. Nonprofits and Foundations Aligned in Concern over Tax Law
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — A majority of U.S. nonprofit and foundation leaders are concerned about a potential decrease in charitable giving in the wake of tax legislation...
Mark Edwards Elected to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Board of Directors
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has elected Upstream USA Co-founder Mark Edwards to its Board of Directors. Edwards...
New CEP Report Profiles How Five Foundations Understand Those They Seek to Help
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: (617) 492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — A new report released today by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) profiles five foundations’ efforts to develop understanding of their...
Kathleen Cravero and Kelvin Taketa Elected to the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Board of Directors
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) has elected Oak Foundation President Kathleen Cravero and former Hawai’i Community Foundation President...
Understanding and Transparency are Key to Funder-Grantee Relationships, New CEP Research Reveals
Media Contact: Ethan McCoy, Senior Writer – Development and Communications: 617-492-0800 x263 Cambridge, MA — Relationships between foundation funders and their nonprofit grantees are crucial because the two must work well together if they are to achieve shared goals....
CEP Report Shares New Data on the Role of Foundation Program Officers
Media Contact: Grace Nicolette, Vice President, Programming and External Relations: 617-492-0800 x236 Cambridge, MA — New research released today from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) provides a comprehensive collection of benchmarking data on foundation...