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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...
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....