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Building Capacity, Fostering Trust: A Look at Beyond-the-Grant Support at One FoundationEmily Radwin Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPLucy Brainard Director, Portfolio Success and Operations, Overdeck Family Foundation

Apr 9, 2026

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Overdeck Family Foundation, a New York-based education funder, has engaged with the Center for Effective Philanthropy repeatedly over the years to seek out information and feedback to continuously enhance its […] The post Building Capacity, Fostering Trust: A Look at Beyond-the-Grant Support at One FoundationEmily Radwin Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPLucy Brainard Director, Portfolio…
A Call for Higher Payout from a Believer in Perpetual FoundationsPhil Buchanan President, CEP

Apr 7, 2026

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It’s not necessarily the most popular take, but I am not afraid to admit it: I am a believer in long-time horizon — or perpetual — foundations. Like any category […] The post A Call for Higher Payout from a Believer in Perpetual FoundationsPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…
Podcast Episode 27: Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs

Apr 2, 2026

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Vitamin A supplementation is one of the programs GiveWell has supported the longest, and we’re currently funding it in many African countries. The program has an unusually strong evidence base for reducing child mortality, with multiple randomized controlled trials. Yet, as is the case for most global health programs, the evidence for vitamin A supplementation…
Foundation Governance Today and Tomorrow: Shifting the Mindset from Managing Crises to Long-Term TransformationHanna Stähle Head of Foresight and Innovation, Philea – Philanthropy Europe Association

Apr 2, 2026

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The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s research on “Foundation Governance Today” could not be more timely. Foundation leadership and governance are operating in a challenging, disruptive environment. It is not only […] The post Foundation Governance Today and Tomorrow: Shifting the Mindset from Managing Crises to Long-Term TransformationHanna Stähle Head of Foresight and Innovation, Philea –…
Four Nonprofit Leaders on a Year of Extraordinary ChallengeCEP Staff

Apr 1, 2026

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CEP’s recently released report, “A Sector in Crisis,” revealed that nonprofits are responding to both increased demand and reduced funding. We asked four nonprofit leaders to briefly describe what this […] The post Four Nonprofit Leaders on a Year of Extraordinary ChallengeCEP Staff appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
March 2026 Updates

Mar 31, 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…
Rethinking the Spend-Down Debate: Mission First, Timeline SecondTracy McFerrin Founder and Principal, Credo AdvisorsBen Zeno

Mar 31, 2026

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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…
How Getting Clear on Values Helped One Foundation Show Up for Its PartnersElizabeth Love CEO, Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation

Mar 26, 2026

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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…
Governance Shifts Can Unlock Big Impact for GrantmakersMeghan Duffy Executive Vice President, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Mar 24, 2026

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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…
Podcast Episode 26: Investing in Information for Greater Future Impact

Mar 19, 2026

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GiveWell’s primary focus has always been researching, identifying, and directing donations to programs we believe will do the most good. When GiveWell first started, we approached this by looking for organizations that were already delivering highly cost-effective, evidence-backed programs and directing funding to those programs. Over time, we were able to focus further upstream by…
Governing Through Uncertainty: In Conversation About Newly Released CEP ResearchKevin Bolduc Vice President, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPSeara Grundhoefer Senior Analyst, Research

Mar 19, 2026

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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…
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

Mar 17, 2026

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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…
GiveWell’s 2025 Grant Investigation Survey Results

Mar 12, 2026

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Over the past several years, GiveWell has been focused on growing, deepening, and improving our research team’s work in line with our core values of truth-seeking and transparency. As part of that effort, we’ve invited anonymous assessment of our grantmaking process in order to learn and improve. In July 2024, we sent out our first…
A Practical Roadmap to Funder Listening in This MomentMelinda Tuan Managing Director, Fund for Shared InsightBritt Lake CEO, Feedback Labs

Mar 12, 2026

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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…
Reflections on CEP’s 25th BirthdayPhil Buchanan President, CEP

Mar 10, 2026

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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 >>
Podcast Episode 25: Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water

Mar 5, 2026

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GiveWell aims to find and fund programs that will do the most good per dollar. To do this, we carefully evaluate potential grants before making them—assessing academic evidence, building cost-effectiveness models, and talking to people in the sector who know the program well. But our work doesn’t stop there. When a program we’ve supported nears…
Responding to Fragility and Fear: What’s Required of Funders Right NowTony Richardson President, The George Gund Foundation

Mar 5, 2026

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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…
February 2026 Updates

Mar 4, 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…
Bridging Philanthropy’s Say-Do GapCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation

Mar 3, 2026

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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…
GiveWell Launches RFIs for Targeted Vaccination Outreach in Three Countries and Anemia Control Programs in Africa

Mar 2, 2026

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GiveWell is launching two new requests for information (RFI) to expand GiveWell’s funding for vaccination outreach and anemia control programs. We’re excited to replicate the success of last year’s water chlorination RFI and explore how to reach even more people in low- and middle-income countries with programs to save and improve lives. The first RFI…