Too Many Foundation Boards Are Failing at Diversity
The BoardSource report I blogged about last week includes shocking data about a lack of…
Essential Responsibilities of Foundation Governance
Governance matters across sectors, of course. But within the nonprofit sector, foundation governance is especially…
On Perpetuity and Limited Life Foundations
This excerpt is from a book review originally appearing in the Fall 2017 issue of…
Barbs, Jabs, and the Roles of Community Foundations
Articles about foundations aren’t typically as full of barbs as Marc Gunther’s long piece on…
Life After Charlottesville: Choosing Our Paths
I can’t say for sure exactly how any of us come to understand, over the...
General Support and Myths about New Funders
There are a lot of statements made about “new” donors and how they differ from...
Foundations React to Shifting Winds in Washington
Foundations are frequently caricatured as lumbering — as slow to respond to changing contexts. But…
Losing Our Religion: Against Sector Agnosticism
It has become fashionable in the past decade or so to declare oneself “sector agnostic.”…
An Insider’s Guide to the CEP Conference
When I was hired as CEP’s first executive director in 2001, there were far fewer…
Influencing Philanthropic Practice Responsibly
CEP’s focus is on influencing foundations to be more effective. We seek to do that…
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