As grantmaking organizations increasingly explore how AI tools can transform the way we work in civil society, the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) recently released results from a global survey […]
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Putting the GPR to Work: How Barr Integrated Grantee Feedback into its Grantmaking Practice
In philanthropy, it’s often an unquestioned expectation that funders will ask grantees to assess the progress of their own work and to apply what they learn to improve. At Barr, […]
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Navigating AI from Programs to Operations: Lessons from the Annenberg Foundation
We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in philanthropy: The choices we make about emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) right now could have lasting impacts on the communities we […]
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Embracing Trust, Eschewing Dogma in Philanthropic Practice
Trust-based philanthropy is the phrase of the moment, and all those associated with the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project deserve tremendous credit for the way they have influenced grantmakers. As we at […]
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Our Own Medicine: Learning from Feedback at CEP
It will surprise no one that at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), we’re big fans of feedback. For more than two decades, we’ve been encouraging funders to seek confidential […]
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NEW CEP RESEARCH: Foundations and Nonprofits Sound the Alarm on Current and Future Impacts of the U.S. Political Climate
In recent years, the U.S. philanthropic sector has faced an increasingly challenging and polarized political landscape. Equity initiatives are experiencing increased scrutiny, with a growing number of political and legal […]
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Listening to Nonprofits in Moments of Political Uncertainty: Five Suggestions from Grantees
In moments of great uncertainty, it can be easy to freeze. However, as the pandemic taught us, funders have a crucial responsibility to support nonprofits to weather moments of rapid […]
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Engaging Youth in the Future of Democracy: One Foundation’s Vision
At the approach of a high-stakes election, voter turnout is top of mind for many, including which segments of the population are likely — or unlikely — to turn in […]
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Perspectives on Intermediaries: Responding to ‘Bridging the Gap’
Introducing CEP’s research on grantee experiences with intermediary funders, lead author Emily Yang notes “a significant rise in both the interest in and number of intermediary organizations.” Accompanying this rise […]
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If Intermediaries Are to Be a Viable Tool for Equity, Then They Must Be Funded Accordingly
According to the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s recent report on grantee experiences with intermediary funders, 33 percent of intermediary grantees report receiving multiyear funding, compared to 58 percent of grantees […]
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Putting Partnership and Community First: One Intermediary’s Approach
I came to GreenLight Fund after leading Fresh Lifelines for Youth, a direct service and advocacy nonprofit that works with a variety of philanthropic partners. I’ve been struck by how […]
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Centering the Grantee Experience: A Path to Differentiation for Intermediary Funds
A new report from CEP looks at the grantee perceptions of “intermediary funders” — which it defines as a variety of “entities that are regrantors of philanthropic dollars.” It asks […]
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In the Wake of DEI Attacks, Philanthropy Must Stand with Black Women
The recent settlement reached in the case against the Fearless Fund, which provides grants to businesses led by women of color, should not deter funders from supporting racial and gender […]
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Revisiting Big Questions for Philanthropy: When to Bridge and When to Fight
This is the third and final post in a series in which I revisit some of the big questions for philanthropy I discussed in a post published in the fall of […]
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You Know What They Say About Assumptions: A Reflection on New Research About Intermediary Funders
CEP’s new research, Bridging the Gap: Grantee Perspectives on Intermediary Funders, makes one very clear point: Grantee experiences with intermediary funders mirror their experiences with originating funders (those that are […]
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Knowing What We Don’t Know: Assessing Intermediaries’ Impact on Grantees
When I was approached by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to serve on the advisory group for a research project on intermediary funders, I was immediately keen to participate. […]
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Unmatched Influence: Remembering Joel Fleishman
Joel Fleishman, who died September 30 at the age of 90, is rightly being remembered as a man who was, in the words of the New York Times, “an unparalleled […]
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How Collaboratives Can Advance Impact at Scale
For the past several years, my colleagues and I at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have been working with donors who are choosing collaborative funds — those that pool […]
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‘Words Matter’: An Interview with Houston Grantmaker Long Chu
A funder’s choice to collect grantee feedback by partnering with CEP on the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) signals a commitment to learning, improvement, and ultimately, effectiveness. This is particularly true […]
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The Power of Partnership: Insights from the CORE Collective Program
In the organizing world, a key tenet of power is that “power is the product of relationship,” meaning people in strong relationships with one another produce power. At EdTrust-West, we […]
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