Phil Buchanan, Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy

Giving Done Right

April 16, 2019Phil Buchanan

It’s time to take back the discussion of effective philanthropy from those who don’t really...

March 19, 2019Phil Buchanan

This post, which originally appeared on Giving Compass, is excerpted and adapted from Giving Done Right:...

January 24, 2019Phil Buchanan

We need philanthropy and the nonprofits it supports right now. We really do. After all,...

October 25, 2018Phil Buchanan

By Naomi Orensten and Phil Buchanan Massive challenges face this country and the globe, including...

October 11, 2018Phil Buchanan

Early in my tenure at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), when our staff numbered...

March 5, 2018Phil Buchanan

The BoardSource report I blogged about last week includes shocking data about a lack of…

March 1, 2018Phil Buchanan

Governance matters across sectors, of course. But within the nonprofit sector, foundation governance is especially…

September 26, 2017Phil Buchanan

This excerpt is from a book review originally appearing in the Fall 2017 issue of…

September 14, 2017Phil Buchanan

Articles about foundations aren’t typically as full of barbs as Marc Gunther’s long piece on…

August 21, 2017Phil Buchanan

I can’t say for sure exactly how any of us come to understand, over the...