We need to rethink our understanding of power. And by “we,” I mean all of us engaged in promoting social change and supporting efforts to move our communities forward, especially…
What do people actually want? Are they getting it? If not, then what should we do differently? These are the three questions that should be at the center of any…
Community foundations today operate in an environment that is dramatically different from the one in which many of their current practices and structures were developed. After all, back when the…
Now, more than ever, listening to grantees and program beneficiaries is critical to funders’ ability to make a difference on the issues we care about. In Shifting Winds, a new…
CEP Board Member Jim Knickman wonders whether or not the risks his foundation has been making are really risky enough.
Reviewing our new “Foundation Transparency” report, guest author Aaron Dorfman reflects on the history of this topic and realizes how little has changed in the past three decades.
How would you feel about going sock-less for a week when you hadn’t planned your wardrobe for that situation? In July I attended the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers’…