CEP has resources on effective giving practices for individual donors and philanthropic advisors.

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Funder Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Policy Influence: What Foundations are Doing and Why

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The Funding Landscape: Nonprofit Perspectives on Current Issues in Philanthropy

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Crucial Donors: How Major Individual Givers Can Best Support Nonprofits

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Greater Good: Lessons from Those Who Have Started Major Grantmaking Organizations

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In Search of Impact: Practices and Perceptions in Foundations’ Provision of Program and Operating Grants to Nonprofits

Grantee Voice Blog Series

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CEP’s Definition of Philanthropic Effectiveness

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Understanding & Sharing What Works: The State of Foundation Practice

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Understanding & Sharing What Works: Profiles of Four Funders Propelling Philanthropic Practice

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Strengthening Grantees: Foundation and Nonprofit Perspectives

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Nonprofit Diversity Efforts: Current Practices and the Role of Foundations

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Donors: 5 Things Nonprofits Want You to Know

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Bracing for a Downturn: Nonprofits, Charitable Deduction Worries, and How Foundations Can Help

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Staying Connected: How Five Foundations Understand Those They Seek to Help

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Relationships Matter: Program Officers, Grantees, and the Keys to Success

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Benchmarking Program Officer Roles and Responsibilities

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Shifting Winds: Foundations Respond to a New Political Context

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Family Ties: Multigenerational Family Foundation Board Engagement

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A Date Certain: Case Studies of Three Limited Life Foundations

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A Date Certain: Lessons from Limited Life Foundations

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CEO Reflections on the Future of Foundation Philanthropy

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The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

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Investing in Infrastructure

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Big Issues, Many Questions

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Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

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Benchmarking Foundation Governance

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Foundation Staff Matter

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Investing and Social Impact: Practices of Private Foundations

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Hearing from Those We Seek to Help: Nonprofit Practices and Perspectives in Beneficiary Feedback

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How Far Have We Come? Foundation CEOs on Progress and Impact

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Recent Blog Posts

A New Wave of Philanthropy to Support Black-Led Organizations

September 17, 2020

Crystal Hayling

Introducing a New Podcast from CEP: Giving Done Right

September 16, 2020

Grace Nicolette

The Road to Transparency: Insights from a Top-Performing U.K. Funder

September 8, 2020

Charlotte Brugman

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Power in Processes: Insights from a Top-Performing Global Funder

September 1, 2020

Charlotte Brugman

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