Rhetoric versus Reality: A Strategic Disconnect at Community Foundations
Leaders of community foundations agree on the importance of strategy, but evidence suggests that few actually use it in the work of their foundations.
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Foundation Transparency: What Nonprofits Want
Well-intentioned talk about foundation transparency is a good start, but according to new CEP research, nonprofit leaders want more.
Making it Happen: A Conversation Guide
Making it Happen: A Conversation Guide A resource for foundations seeking to start providing, or provide more, multiyear general operating support grants. Download the PDFThis companion piece to New Attitudes,...
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Making the Case: Foundation Leaders on the Importance of Multiyear General Operating Support
Making the Case: Foundation Leaders on the Importance of Multiyear General Operating Support Download the ReportThis companion piece to New Attitudes, Old Practices: The Provision of Multiyear General Operating Support...
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Before and After 2020: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Changed Nonprofit Experiences with Funders
Before and After 2020: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Nonprofit Experiences with Funders Nonprofits are experiencing meaningful changes in the practices of funders since 2020, according to a new CEP...
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May 11, 2021: PEAK 2021 – Foundations Respond to Crisis: A Moment of Transformation? Towards Equity?
Foundations Respond to Crisis: A Moment of Transformation? Towards Equity? To respond to 2020’s unprecedented challenges, foundations are being called on to change how they approach their work, including providing...
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Charitable Giving: Learning Lessons from Einstein, Prometheus, and CEP Research
This post explores aspects of CEP’s latest research findings, weaves in data from five other new research reports, and concludes with suggested — and urgent — action steps. Spoiler Alert:...
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The Crucial Role Collaboratives Can Play for New Philanthropies
Imagine the following scenario: an entrepreneur has achieved tremendous success and, finding herself a billionaire, is motivated to give back to help change the world. She contributes billions to endow...
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Shaping Policy through Advocacy: One Funder’s Story
In a way, we did things in reverse. Compared with how funders usually enter into policy work, our order of operations was the opposite. In the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s...
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From Keeping Score to Measuring Progress: One Foundation’s Approach to Self-Assessment
As the calendar year comes to an end, it’s performance assessment time for employees at many organizations. Did I meet my goals for the year? Where did I do well?...
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