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Alice Mei

Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services

Alice leads relationships with funders using CEP’s assessments. She designs data collection instruments, analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and presents insights, with a particular focus on custom engagements. She is also the key point person for CEP’s GPR Learning Network, which convenes senior foundation leaders to share knowledge and foster data-informed change efforts.

Before joining CEP, Alice provided mixed-methods research support on evaluations of federal workforce development and adult education programs at the Urban Institute. Her professional experience also includes developing and delivering leadership trainings to a diverse set of non-profits as a community organizer in the Seattle area, planning and managing large-scale fundraising events, and serving as a writing mentor to high-school students.

Alice is a proud graduate of Carleton College with degrees in Political Science and Psychology. She currently resides in San Francisco, California, where you can find her planning a dinner party, perusing home decor stores, or playing volleyball on the beach.

Alice Mei's Blog Posts

How Listening Helped One Funder Set Strategic Direction

In my many years working with funders at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), one of the most common phrases that comes up in discussions of results is “we’re different” — and there is always truth in that. We’ve worked with more than 350 funders on a Grantee...

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Practicing What We Preach: Acting on Donor Feedback

Over a decade ago, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) created the Donor Perception Report (DPR) in response to requests from community foundations for help to better understand and support their donors, recognizing that they play an essential role in...

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