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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...
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...
Effective Matters: December 2019
Gain the Insights You Need to Be Most Effective in 2020 Philanthropy has the tremendous opportunity to take on pressing challenges that other actors in society cannot or will not. Yet, giving effectively is uniquely challenging to assess. How do you measure...
Effective Giving Matters: September 2019
New CEP Report Sheds Light on What Nonprofits Need Most from Major Individual DonorsThe largest source of philanthropic support for nonprofits in the United States is giving from individual donors. Of the total charitable giving in 2018, individual donors contributed...
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....
Effective Matters: June 2019
Greater Good Reveals What It Takes for Early-Stage Grantmakers to Get Off the GroundWith more than 30,000 new private U.S. foundations established in the past 20 years, and with the rise of funding vehicles like DAFs and LLCs, it’s vital that early-stage...
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...