Chloe Heskett

Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, Programming and External Relations

Chloe supports the Programming and External Relations team’s marketing and external communications.

Prior to joining CEP in 2021, Chloe worked as an editor and content creator for an admissions consulting firm. While there, she took advantage of her remote-first role to travel and live in the U.K., New Zealand, Canada, and Germany. Chloe studied French and politics at the University of Virginia, although she claims her real major was in journalism as an editor for the student paper. When not behind her laptop poring over Word documents, Chloe loves to be in the mountains trail running, climbing, hiking, and camping.

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Editor’s Picks: A Month-by-Month Review of 2025
Chloe Heskett Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP

Few will doubt that 2025 has earned a notable place in the history books of the future. There are far too many moments of significance to attempt to summarize here (I refer you, for a quick refresher, to the opening of Phil Buchanan’s recent post on this blog); I...

A Perilous Moment in the ‘Long Arc’: Day Three at CEP2025
Chloe Heskett Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP

The third and final day of CEP2025 began with a concise but comprehensive history lesson: Kelly Lytle Hernández, Thomas E. Lifka endowed chair in history professor at UCLA presented a sweeping tutorial of the history of immigration control in the U.S. If yesterday’s...

‘The Light Is Already On’: Day Two at CEP2025
Chloe Heskett Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP

As elections took place across the U.S., day two of CEP’s 2025 conference got underway and democracy in the U.S. — and around the world — was a key theme throughout the day. The main stage saw a back-and-forth with philanthropy leaders about the role of...

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In Light of New ‘State of Nonprofits’ Data, Philanthropy Must Harness the ‘Power of Possible’
Alfonso Tomás Wenker Senior Vice President of Community Impact, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

by Alfonso Tomás WenkerLauren Chan | May 14, 2026

Amid burnout, fear of being targeted and funding cuts, our grantee partners are clear that things are not sustainable. Funders, our response cannot be silence, self-protection, or simply falling back to, “philanthropy can’t fill the holes government left.” I’m a...

Responding to the State of Nonprofits in 2026: What Funders Can Do
Joanne Florino Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence, Philanthropy Roundtable

by Joanne FlorinoChloe Heskett | May 13, 2026

Reading CEP’s latest report on the current state of nonprofits took me back to the Great Recession and the challenges brought on by COVID-19. The combination of CEO and staff burnout along with increased demand for services is — unfortunately — all too familiar. Add...

‘Too Many Nonprofits’ Is Not Our Biggest Problem
Phil Buchanan President, CEP

by Phil BuchananPhil Buchanan | May 11, 2026

“There are too many nonprofits.” “Yes,” someone else will chime in. “There are too many nonprofits.” It’s a comment I hear frequently in gatherings of funders, and when it’s said, I notice, many people nod. We heard this from some foundation CEOs when my colleagues on...