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Demystifying Sustainability: Lessons from a Small Grants Global Health ProgramCarlie Congdon Deputy Director, Program Implementation, Vital StrategiesLara Tabac Director, Vital Strategies
Philanthropy has long grappled with a persistent challenge: how to ensure investments create lasting change rather than short-lived gains. For global health funders, this question has become even more urgent […] The post Demystifying Sustainability: Lessons from a Small Grants Global Health ProgramCarlie Congdon Deputy Director, Program Implementation, Vital StrategiesLara Tabac Director, Vital Strategies appeared…
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Staying Steady in Choppy Waters: What Nonprofits Need From Funders in This MomentLauren Carson Founder and Executive Director, Black Girls Smile Inc.
Over the past year, I’ve had more conversations than I can count that start with the same sentence: “We don’t know what’s going to happen next.” That uncertainty isn’t new […] The post Staying Steady in Choppy Waters: What Nonprofits Need From Funders in This MomentLauren Carson Founder and Executive Director, Black Girls Smile Inc.…
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Why Collaborative Funds Give Me Hope Right NowJehan Velji Director, Effective Philanthropy Group, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
It’s hard to talk with nonprofit leaders today without hearing some version of the same story: Policies are shifting, funding is more uncertain, and the demand for services keeps rising. […] The post Why Collaborative Funds Give Me Hope Right NowJehan Velji Director, Effective Philanthropy Group, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation appeared first on The…
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We See What We Are: The Strength in Our CommunitiesGrant Oliphant CEO, The Conrad Prebys Foundation
A version of this piece first appeared under the title “Minneapolis, San Diego and the morals that make community” in the Times of San Diego. When the violent federal intrusion […] The post We See What We Are: The Strength in Our CommunitiesGrant Oliphant CEO, The Conrad Prebys Foundation appeared first on The Center for…
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McKinsey Report Misses Mark on Foundation LeadershipPhil Buchanan President, CEP
Advice on leadership is everywhere you turn but, unfortunately, a decent amount of it is not so helpful. Enter into this uneven genre a newly released report from McKinsey & […] The post McKinsey Report Misses Mark on Foundation LeadershipPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Four ‘Principles of Interpretation’ for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Leaders Navigating CrisesSam Gill President and CEO, Doris Duke Foundation
CEP just released a powerful and provocative survey of nonprofit and foundation leaders about the state of civil society during a time of profound disruption and destabilization. I expect these […] The post Four ‘Principles of Interpretation’ for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Leaders Navigating CrisesSam Gill President and CEO, Doris Duke Foundation appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…
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A Constitutional and Moral Reckoning: The Opportunity for a Third Founding — And Philanthropy’s RoleShelley Trott Executive Director, Kenneth Rainin Foundation
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men [sic] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, […] The post A Constitutional and Moral Reckoning: The Opportunity for a Third Founding — And Philanthropy’s RoleShelley Trott Executive Director, Kenneth Rainin Foundation appeared…
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It’s Time for a Sector-Wide Reality CheckJake Grindle President and CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)’s newly released report, “A Sector in Crisis: How U.S. Nonprofits and Foundations Are Responding to Threats,” provides a telling look into the current state […] The post It’s Time for a Sector-Wide Reality CheckJake Grindle President and CEO, Maine Health Access Foundation appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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New Data Reveals a Sector in Crisis, But Steadfastly Mission-FocusedEllie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology and Analysis, CEPSeara Grundhoefer Analyst, Research
The importance of nonprofits’ work in the United States cannot be understated. In the words of one nonprofit leader CEP interviewed in the fall of last year: “Nonprofits are the […] The post New Data Reveals a Sector in Crisis, But Steadfastly Mission-FocusedEllie Buteau, Ph.D. Director of Research Projects and Special Advisor on Research Methodology…
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Listening (and Learning) Closely: Our Favorite Grantee Quotes of 2025Nina Groleger Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP
You’ve heard from some of my colleagues these last weeks with insights — directly from the mouths of donors and foundation staff — that we hoped would inspire reflection (and […] The post Listening (and Learning) Closely: Our Favorite Grantee Quotes of 2025Nina Groleger Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP appeared first on The…
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Neutrality is Not Viable: Leaders Across Sectors Must Speak Out in Defense of Basic Rights Phil Buchanan President, CEP
The actions of federal agents in Minneapolis, and the federal government’s blatant lies about what occurred, have taken the crisis facing our country to another level. It doesn’t matter your […] The post Neutrality is Not Viable: Leaders Across Sectors Must Speak Out in Defense of Basic Rights Phil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The…
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Drafting a Blueprint for African PhilanthropyMarième Daff Executive Director, Firelight Foundation
Last year, global platforms were buzzing with a real sense of optimism for the future funding of the African continent’s development programs in the wake of global funding cuts. People […] The post Drafting a Blueprint for African PhilanthropyMarième Daff Executive Director, Firelight Foundation appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post…
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Using Staff Feedback to Guide Your 2026 AgendaJoseph Lee Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services
At least according to some sources, the statue of limitations has ended on wishing each other a Happy New Year. But, if you’re anything like me, the entire month of […] The post Using Staff Feedback to Guide Your 2026 AgendaJoseph Lee Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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Three Misconceptions Impeding More Action from FundersPhil Buchanan President, CEP
Editor’s note: This is the first in what will be a monthly blog column by CEP President Phil Buchanan in 2026. His posts will generally run on the second Tuesday […] The post Three Misconceptions Impeding More Action from FundersPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Don’t Presuppose AI Has an Inevitably Positive PurposeJeff Hauser Founder and Executive Director, Revolving Door Project
The Center for Effective Philanthropy recently released a report titled “AI With Purpose” on how nonprofits are or (for the most part) aren’t integrating these technologies into their daily operations. […] The post Don’t Presuppose AI Has an Inevitably Positive PurposeJeff Hauser Founder and Executive Director, Revolving Door Project appeared first on The Center for…
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The Transformative Power of Many-Year GrantsBetsy Leondar-Wright, Ph.D. Staffing the Mission Coordinator, Fund the People
It was an eye-popping number: seven–year grants to Bay Area nonprofits. This extraordinary initiative by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund has implications for how other funders could strengthen grantee […] The post The Transformative Power of Many-Year GrantsBetsy Leondar-Wright, Ph.D. Staffing the Mission Coordinator, Fund the People appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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The Gift of Donor Feedback: Insights for the Giving Season and BeyondKara Doyle Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services
The winter holiday season is in full swing, and, at least for many of us, that means it is a time of giving. For many donors who give to […] The post The Gift of Donor Feedback: Insights for the Giving Season and BeyondKara Doyle Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services appeared first on…
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Editor’s Picks: A Month-by-Month Review of 2025Chloe Heskett Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP
Few will doubt that 2025 has earned a notable place in the history books of the future. There are far too many moments of significance to attempt to summarize here […] The post Editor’s Picks: A Month-by-Month Review of 2025Chloe Heskett Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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Then and Now: A Look Back on 10 Years of Grantee and Foundation Staff PerceptionsAlice Mei Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP
This year, my attention has been constantly pulled in two directions at once: toward the immediate pressure that nonprofits are facing and toward the broad, sweeping shifts shaping the future […] The post Then and Now: A Look Back on 10 Years of Grantee and Foundation Staff PerceptionsAlice Mei Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services,…
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving: Wallis Annenberg’s Blueprint for Legacy PlanningAradhna Malhotra Oliphant Chief Operations and Strategy Officer, Wallis Annenberg Legacy Foundation
Wallis Annenberg was passionate about creating spaces, opportunities, and access where people could connect, learn, and thrive. From community institutions to bold new ventures, she believed philanthropy should enrich lives, […] The post The Gift That Keeps on Giving: Wallis Annenberg’s Blueprint for Legacy PlanningAradhna Malhotra Oliphant Chief Operations and Strategy Officer, Wallis Annenberg Legacy…