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The Case for Pooled Funds in a Time of DisruptionOtha Cole Co-Director, Nonprofit Sustainability InitiativeCarrie Harlow Co-Director, Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative

Oct 15, 2026

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The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s recent report, “Evolving Foundation Responses to a Sector in Crisis,” paints a picture of a philanthropic field that is moving, but still not as responsive […] The post The Case for Pooled Funds in a Time of DisruptionOtha Cole Co-Director, Nonprofit Sustainability InitiativeCarrie Harlow Co-Director, Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative appeared first…
25 Years of Profound Impact on Philanthropy: A Thank You to a Longtime ColleaguePhil Buchanan President, CEP

Oct 14, 2026

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It’s a big statement but I think it’s correct: I really don’t think there is any person in this country who has done more to influence how grantmakers approach their […] The post 25 Years of Profound Impact on Philanthropy: A Thank You to a Longtime ColleaguePhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center…
Philanthropy’s Crossroads: Retraction or Solidarity?Saulo Araujo Director of Global Philanthropy, Grassroots International

Oct 13, 2026

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Philanthropy as we know it is facing one of its deepest crises yet. As the director of global philanthropy for Grassroots International, an organization built on decades of supporting frontline […] The post Philanthropy’s Crossroads: Retraction or Solidarity?Saulo Araujo Director of Global Philanthropy, Grassroots International appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
Want to resist a Data Center? These organizers share how they did it.

Oct 8, 2026

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This article was originally published by Truthout Organizers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Arizona share strategies for resisting data centers in other communities. The prolific construction of massive data centers that house the physical computing power for artificial intelligence (AI) is galvanizing resistance in localities across the United States. Communities are fighting back against the billionaire…
A Growing Tide: Creating New Channels for ChangeCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New York Foundation

Oct 8, 2026

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Across the first three articles in the tidal foundation series, we explored how foundations can move beyond default payout practices and invest in a broader approach to stewardship — one […] The post A Growing Tide: Creating New Channels for ChangeCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New York Foundation appeared…
Ten Questions on ‘Evolving Foundation Responses to a Sector in Crisis,’ Answered CEP Staff

Oct 6, 2026

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When we presented CEP’s latest research — “Evolving Foundation Responses to a Sector in Crisis” — in a webinar last week, we heard so many great questions from our attendees. […] The post Ten Questions on ‘Evolving Foundation Responses to a Sector in Crisis,’ Answered CEP Staff appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…
Behind the Research: How Our Team Tackles Hard Questions

Oct 1, 2026

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In an effort to direct substantially more funding to the most cost-effective opportunities we can find to help people, GiveWell’s research is expanding in two directions at once: going broader, to cover more areas of global health and development, and going deeper, to improve the inputs that inform our decision-making. This episode offers a behind-the-scenes…
Listening Isn’t Enough, Philanthropy Has to RespondFrances Messano CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund

Oct 1, 2026

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Every day, I’m struck by the courage it takes to lead one of the organizations we fund in K-12 education. Funding is getting harder to come by, and the political […] The post Listening Isn’t Enough, Philanthropy Has to RespondFrances Messano CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
Understanding Motivations for Volunteerism in Canada: A Latent Profile Analysis

Oct 1, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Nonprofit organizations in Canada have struggled to recruit and retain volunteers in recent years, potentially due in part to an insufficient understanding about what motivates volunteers. We aimed to better understand Canadian volunteers’ motivations by … Goto full post >>
September 2026 Updates

Sep 30, 2026

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Every month we send an email newsletter to our supporters sharing recent updates from our work. We publish selected portions of the newsletter on our blog to make this news more accessible to people who visit our website. For key updates from the latest installment, please see below! If you’d like to receive the complete…
Marketing Tactics for Nonprofit Disaster Management: A 7T Framework for Community Resilience

Sep 27, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Disaster management, a critical issue for human life, significantly influences production, consumption, and social resilience. This research proposes a nonprofit disaster management adaptation of marketing mix logic through a 7T framework. Drawing from … Goto full post >>
The Full Current of Capital: When Every Resource Flows Toward MissionCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New York FoundationDaniel Gould Vice President of Investments and Operations, Marguerite Casey FoundationLenore Champagne Beirne Investment Committee Chair, New York Foundation

Sep 24, 2026

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In the first two pieces in this series, we introduced the tidal foundation and explored when mission may require higher payout. But how much a foundation spends is only one […] The post The Full Current of Capital: When Every Resource Flows Toward MissionCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New…
How One Collaborative’s Movement-Led Participatory Model Makes a Difference for GranteesKevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPEsperanza Pallana Executive Director, Wildseeds Fund

Sep 22, 2026

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In the second half of 2025, CEP’s Assessment and Advisory Services Team worked with the teams at Philanthropy Together, Redstone, and Vital Impact to survey recent grant recipients of 21 […] The post How One Collaborative’s Movement-Led Participatory Model Makes a Difference for GranteesKevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPEsperanza Pallana Executive Director,…
NCRP Announces Election of Three New Members to Board; Thanks Outgoing Members for Combined 33 Years of Service

Sep 18, 2026

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CONTACT(S): Jennifer Amuzie— jamuzie@ncrp.org Russell Roybal — rroybal@ncrp.org NCRP Announces Election of Three New Members to Board; Thanks Outgoing Members for Combined 33 Years of Service WASHINGTON, DC — The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) announced today that three new members have been elected to its board. The organization, with more than 50 years of philanthropic accountability and…
When the Tide Should Rise: Deciding When Mission Requires MoreCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New York FoundationIan Fuller Chair, Marguerite Casey Foundation Board of DirectorsTrish Adobea Tchume Chair, New York Foundation Board of Directors

Sep 17, 2026

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In the first piece of this series, we introduced the tidal foundation as an alternative to the fixed choice between perpetuity or spend down. In this piece, we will get […] The post When the Tide Should Rise: Deciding When Mission Requires MoreCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke Mananzala President, New York…
What Inflation Taught Us About Consistent GrantmakingJackie Daniel Domestic Partnerships Manager, The Pilgrim FoundationManivanh Khy Executive Director, The Pilgrim Foundation

Sep 15, 2026

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During a recent review of the Pilgrim Foundation’s U.S.-based grant applications, one theme surfaced repeatedly in conversations with our nonprofit partners: everything costs more. Partners described higher expenses for staffing, […] The post What Inflation Taught Us About Consistent GrantmakingJackie Daniel Domestic Partnerships Manager, The Pilgrim FoundationManivanh Khy Executive Director, The Pilgrim Foundation appeared first…
The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend DownRickke Mananzala President, New York FoundationCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation

Sep 10, 2026

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Approaches to foundation spending have too often been organized around a false choice. Foundations are expected to preserve assets in perpetuity while spending at or near the IRS-required 5% minimum, […] The post The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend DownRickke Mananzala President, New York FoundationCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey…
Advancing Justice Collaboratively: Borealis Philanthropy’s 11 Years of Cross-Movement Funding

Sep 8, 2026

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Systems Change and Solidarity Frontline social movements are powerful. They have a vision for what this world could look like beyond the dominant capitalist system and proven solutions to the polycrisis we are in. Frontline movement leaders recognize that wealth was built off their backs while they continue to navigate the consequences of injustice. Some…
Revisiting the DEI Debate: What We Can Learn From Corporate CapitulationPhil Buchanan President, CEP

Sep 8, 2026

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Seven days into the second Trump administration, after a raft of executive orders including several targeting “DEI programs,” we published a piece I authored on this blog titled “In Defense […] The post Revisiting the DEI Debate: What We Can Learn From Corporate CapitulationPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…
The Changing Face of Philanthropy: Sentiment, Criticism, and Organizational Context in Two Centuries of Newspaper Coverage (1840–2024)

Sep 8, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This study traces media portrayals of philanthropy across two centuries of American newspapers (N= 59,332) using validated large language model coding of sentiment, criticism, organizational context, and critique types. Contrary to narratives of growing … Goto full post >>