Funders that Don’t Seek Feedback Are Out of Excuses
In a Telegraph interview several years ago, Lisa Marie Presley said, “Something happens to people...
Insights from a Fourth Grantee Perception Report
Gluttons for punishment or navel gazers? Who would have thought that the fourth time our...
Sharing Back What You Learn from Grantees
Feedback is important for every funder — and so is closing the loop to share...
Deepening Commitment in a Moment of Change
I grew up in a small Midwestern farm town and have always had a passion…
Announcing a New Partnership with GEO
For the past decade-plus, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) has been an important colleague of…
Listening Carefully: An Argument for Considering All the Data
This post was originally written for the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s “Field Focus:…
Closing the Feedback Loop
By Amy Latham and Karen McNeil-Miller In my work with foundations through CEP’s Grantee Perception…
Talking Politics
It’s said that you shouldn’t talk politics in polite company. Does anyone still say that…
Sharing Thanks for the Year That Was
Funder effectiveness matters. It matters because funders have a unique ability to contribute to change….
Why We Might Be Undervaluing Strong Funder-Grantee Relationships
At CEP we are always thinking about the ways that strong funder-grantee relationships affect the...
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