Tag: cep
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Rethinking the Spend-Down Debate: Mission First, Timeline SecondTracy McFerrin Founder and Principal, Credo AdvisorsBen Zeno
Bill Gates’s May 2025 announcement that his foundation will spend its $200 billion endowment by 2045 reignites a long-running question in philanthropy: whether to exist in perpetuity or spend down […] The post Rethinking the Spend-Down Debate: Mission First, Timeline SecondTracy McFerrin Founder and Principal, Credo AdvisorsBen Zeno appeared first on The Center for Effective…
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How Getting Clear on Values Helped One Foundation Show Up for Its PartnersElizabeth Love CEO, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s new research snapshot, “Foundation Governance Today: How Boards and CEOs Are Navigating Risk, Accountability, and a Shifting Landscape,” reveals that many foundation CEOs feel their […] The post How Getting Clear on Values Helped One Foundation Show Up for Its PartnersElizabeth Love CEO, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation appeared first…
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Governance Shifts Can Unlock Big Impact for GrantmakersMeghan Duffy Executive Vice President, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
After talking with hundreds of foundation staff and board members over the past two years about governance, I’m not surprised by the findings in the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s new […] The post Governance Shifts Can Unlock Big Impact for GrantmakersMeghan Duffy Executive Vice President, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations appeared first on The Center for…
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Governing Through Uncertainty: In Conversation About Newly Released CEP ResearchKevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPSeara Grundhoefer Senior Analyst, Research
In this conversation, CEP’s Vice President of Assessment and Advisory Services Kevin Bolduc talks with CEP Senior Research Analyst Seara Grundhoefer about data CEP just released that explores the role […] The post Governing Through Uncertainty: In Conversation About Newly Released CEP ResearchKevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPSeara Grundhoefer Senior Analyst, Research…
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Common Ground for Donors: Supporting Our Youngest Children and Their FamiliesKatherine (Kat) Kaufmann Partner, The Bridgespan GroupMaggie Davies Partner, The Bridgespan GroupRebecca Brondfield Principal, The Bridgespan Group
Today, while American families increasingly struggle to get by, the political divisions dominating public debate are impeding concerted policy progress to help them. But there is at least one approach […] The post Common Ground for Donors: Supporting Our Youngest Children and Their FamiliesKatherine (Kat) Kaufmann Partner, The Bridgespan GroupMaggie Davies Partner, The Bridgespan GroupRebecca…
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A Practical Roadmap to Funder Listening in This MomentMelinda Tuan Managing Director, Fund for Shared InsightBritt Lake CEO, Feedback Labs
No matter how you look at it, the last year-plus has been a challenging one for foundations, nonprofits, and the people and communities they aim to support. Our sector faced […] The post A Practical Roadmap to Funder Listening in This MomentMelinda Tuan Managing Director, Fund for Shared InsightBritt Lake CEO, Feedback Labs appeared first…
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Reflections on CEP’s 25th BirthdayPhil Buchanan President, CEP
It’s a milestone birthday for us here at CEP, but I’ll be honest: we don’t really feel like celebrating. More on that later. Let’s start at the beginning. The Center […] The post Reflections on CEP’s 25th BirthdayPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Responding to Fragility and Fear: What’s Required of Funders Right NowTony Richardson President, The George Gund Foundation
The U.S. political-socio-economic context and its broader impact on nonprofits and foundations continue to evolve. As such, relationships between nonprofits and funders must also keep evolving. In the Center for […] The post Responding to Fragility and Fear: What’s Required of Funders Right NowTony Richardson President, The George Gund Foundation appeared first on The Center…
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Bridging Philanthropy’s Say-Do GapCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
Most Funders Say They Get It — Only Half of Grantees Agree A striking disconnect sits at the heart of the new Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) report: 93% of […] The post Bridging Philanthropy’s Say-Do GapCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…
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Nonprofits in Crisis: Recent Grantee Experiences Reveal the Necessity of Funders’ Attention and ActionPranathi Posa Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPMena Boyadzhiev Senior Director, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPGeorgia Kazemi Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEP
“A Sector in Crisis,” CEP’s recent research report, spotlights the nationwide effects of the current moment on nonprofits across the country — and, importantly, how foundations are (or, in some […] The post Nonprofits in Crisis: Recent Grantee Experiences Reveal the Necessity of Funders’ Attention and ActionPranathi Posa Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPMena…
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The View From the Other Side: How Nonprofits Interpret Funder Responses to Current ChallengesJohn MacIntosh Managing Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners
In relationships with significant power imbalances, research shows the weaker partner must be highly attuned to the behavior of the stronger partner to ensure their own safety and stability, while […] The post The View From the Other Side: How Nonprofits Interpret Funder Responses to Current ChallengesJohn MacIntosh Managing Partner, SeaChange Capital Partners appeared first…
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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…