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Effective Matters: June 2021
NEW Resource from CEP – Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits Nonprofits faced enormous challenges during the crises of 2020 but generally emerged stronger than they feared they would thanks to stepped up philanthropic and federal support, according to...
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...
Effective Matters: Centering Trust in Funder-Grantee Relationships
Building Trust Through Grantee Feedback: The Story of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies When Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP) gathered feedback from its grantees through the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) in 2020, RNP was rated in the top 1 percent of CEP’s overall...
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...
Effective Matters: February 2021
Are We Better Off Divided? Philanthropy’s Role in Moving America Forward Join CEP on April 29 for the second event in our 20th Anniversary Learning Sessions — an interactive discussion exploring philanthropy’s role in moving America forward from a time of deep...
Effective Matters: Foundations Respond To Crisis
How Foundations Say They’re Responding: What the Data Shows CEP’s latest research — distilled in a series of three reports — examines the extent to which staffed foundations say they have changed their practices to meet the compounded crises of the past...
Effective Matters: December 2020
Foundations Respond to Crisis: A Must-Read Research Series from CEP In early spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened, foundations in the U.S. began to shift resources and practices. Some funders, nonprofits, and others in the field called for fundamental changes in...
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...
Effective Matters: October 2020
When It Comes to Multiyear General Operating Support, New CEP Research Finds Disconnect Between Foundation Leaders’ Attitudes and Practices Multiyear general operating support (GOS) provides nonprofits with the flexibility to use funds to fulfill their missions and...
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...
Effective Matters: September 2020
Have you subscribed yet to the Giving Done Right podcast? Whether you’re donating a few hundred dollars a year, a few thousand, or a few million, you might find yourself wondering: Where should I give? How do I know which nonprofits are effective? How do I know if I’m...
Effective Matters: June 2020
New Data Reveals the Stark Realities for Nonprofits During COVID-19 In a time when many nonprofits are facing a simultaneous decrease in revenue and an increase in demand for services, findings from a new survey conducted by CEP provide a comprehensive look at the...
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...
Effective Matters: Resources for Funders During This Challenging Time
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended norms in the United States and around the globe, and nonprofit organizations and the populations and communities they serve find themselves in especially precarious situations. This newsletter shares some of the resources the Center...
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...
Effective Matters: February 2020
New CEP Resource Spotlights Nonprofit Perspectives on Current Hot-Button Issues in Philanthropy The nonprofit perspective matters in any discussion about the philanthropic sector. But the views of nonprofit leaders are too often left out. CEP’s newest research seeks...