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Emerging Impacts: The Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Large, Unrestricted GiftsRead More

Before and After 2020: How the Covid-19 Pandemic Changed Nonprofit Experiences with FundersRead More

State of Nonprofits 2023: What Funders Need to KnowRead More

Giving Big: The Impact of Large, Unrestricted Gifts on NonprofitsRead More

Much Alarm, Less Action: Foundations & Climate ChangeRead More

CEP Resource – In Their Own Words – Funders Share Stories of Change – A Companion Piece to Foundations Respond to Crisis – Lasting ChangeRead More

OVERLOOKED (Part Two) – Foundation Support for Native American Leaders and CommunitiesRead More

OVERLOOKED (Part One) – Foundation Support for Asian American and Pacific Islander Leaders and CommunitiesRead More

FOUNDATIONS RESPOND TO CRISIS: Lasting Change?Read More

CEP’s Definition of Philanthropic EffectivenessRead More

Persevering Through Crisis" The State of Nonprofits

Persevering Through Crisis: The State of NonprofitsRead More

FOUNDATIONS RESPOND TO CRISIS: Towards Greater Flexibility and Responsiveness? – The Final in a Series of Three ReportsRead More

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November 30, 2023

The Trust Gap: What Funders Can Learn from MacKenzie Scott’s Giving

By: Pam Foster

November 28, 2023

Emerging Impacts: Going Deeper on the Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Large, Unrestricted Gifts

By: Ellie Buteau and Christina Im

November 21, 2023

Weaving Trust-Based Philanthropy into a Participatory Initiative

By: Winifred Olliff and Katy Love

November 16, 2023

Philanthropy’s Role in Making Climate Change a Greater Bipartisan Priority

By: Morgan Chrisman and George Gemelas