June 29th, 2017
This blog post from CEP’s Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, Kevin Bolduc originally appeared on the CEP blog in October 2015. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind series. Struck by duck (W61.62) Sucked into jet engine, subsequent encounter (V97.33XD) Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with roller-skater (V00.01) Bitten by pig, initial...
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July 7th, 2016
This blog post from CEP President Phil Buchanan originally appeared on the CEP blog in July 2015. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind series. A young donor behind a large, new foundation said something that really struck me — and in a good way. It happened last May in a session at CEP’s…
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April 1st, 2016
This post originally appeared on the blog in March 2012 and delves into findings from CEP’s report, More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant. It is re-posted here as part of our Rewind blog series. Believing that their foundations’ effectiveness depends on the effectiveness of those they fund, many foundation leaders…
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March 24th, 2016
This post from former YouthTruth Executive Director Marny Sumrall originally appeared on the blog in November 2014. It is re-posted here as part of our Rewind blog series. At CEP, we’ve been talking more and more about beneficiary feedback — who uses it, how much, and why. We believe that one area where listening for this…
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July 30th, 2015
One of the recent trends in philanthropy we’ve been most excited about is the growing conversation about the importance of looking to history to inform decisions of the present and future. HistPhil has emerged as an engaging space providing thoughtful commentary and necessary — yet all too often overlooked — historical context to current debates...
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May 20th, 2021
A version of this blog post originally appeared on the CEP blog in July 2019. It is re-posted here as part of our Rewind series. Thanks to the digital age, we live in a new era of storytelling. Whether through blogs, emails, social media, or video, using stories to highlight an organization’s impact is an engaging...
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October 8th, 2020
This post on the importance of flexible funding and the restrictiveness of line-item grant budgets originally appeared on the blog in June 2018. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind blog series. For more content related to this topic, stay tuned later this month when CEP will be releasing new research on foundations’...
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October 2nd, 2019
This post originally appeared on the blog in March 2015, and is reposted here as part of our Rewind series. CEP is currently in the process of renewing its membership with AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative. “There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. What’s behind the...
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September 19th, 2019
This 2012 post on foundation governance was, for a long time, the most widely read post on the CEP blog. We are re-posting it here today as part of our “Rewind” series for those who didn’t see it back then — or for those who want a refresher on what habits boards should avoid. In my...
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September 17th, 2019
This blog post from CEP’s Vice President, Programming and External Relations, Grace Nicolette, originally appeared on the CEP blog in September 2017. It is reposted here as part of our Rewind series. Over the last decade, I’ve been on a journey in more deeply understanding how differences in cultures and values manifest in our personal...
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