Monthly Archive
January 2011CEP Conference To Unveil New Research on Community Foundation Strategy
January 28th, 2011
At CEP, we know that community foundations face distinct challenges in developing and implementing strategy. What does it mean to be strategic in a community foundation context? ...
Early Bird Rates End February 1 for CEP’s 2011 Conference
January 27th, 2011
Just a few days remain to take advantage of early bird registration rates for CEP’s May 10-11, 2011 Boston conference Better Philanthropy: From Data to Impact. Our early registration rates end Tuesday, February 1. ...
Talk It Out: The Value of Discussing Reports and Evaluations
January 21st, 2011
At CEP, we have many year-end traditions including our all-staff dinner, secret snowflake gift exchange, and a kitchen stocked with treats from CEP’s talented bakers. However, December at CEP would not be the same without our annual, year-end performance reviews. ...
Farmers or Merchants?
January 18th, 2011
Once upon a time, there was a farmer with a goose that laid golden eggs. When he first got the goose, he was delighted. ...
Grantees Tell Foundations How to Make Reporting and Evaluation More Helpful
January 13th, 2011
In our work with foundations, we’ve noticed an interesting tension. On the one hand, foundations want to understand the impact of the work that they fund and they often use grantee reports and evaluations to gauge that impact. ...
assessing performance
beneficiary feedback
beneficiary perceptions
communications
community foundations
comparative data
conferences
developing strategy
Donor Perception Report
economy
effective philanthropy
Essentials of Foundation Strategy
foundation effectiveness
foundation governance
foundation performance
foundation staff/program officers
foundation strategy
foundation transparency
Funder/Grantee Relationships
funder/grantee relationships
funder effectiveness
giving strategy
goals
Grantee Perception Report
grantee perspectives
Grantee Voice
indicators
leadership
nonprofit sector
overall foundation performance assessment
performance assessment
performance measurement
philanthropy
role of philanthropy
social media
Staff Perception Report
stakeholder engagement
strategy implementation
youth
YouthTruth
Lessons from a Risk Taken
I really appreciate your willingness to share this and your assessment of what didn't work out as planned or anticipated. Thanks.
I really appreciate your willingness to share this and your assessment of what didn't work out as planned or anticipated. Thanks.
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Jon, thanks for the comment. If there’s one thing we learned, it’s that the cost in time and effort and dollars were all higher than...
Jon, thanks for the comment. If there’s one thing we learned, it’s that the cost in time and effort and dollars were all higher than...
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Thanks for sharing the lessons learned, and what I sense are second thoughts about the cost/benefit of the whole enterprise. I appreciate the thirst for...
Thanks for sharing the lessons learned, and what I sense are second thoughts about the cost/benefit of the whole enterprise. I appreciate the thirst for...
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
Great insight. Sometimes it's great to invest in multiple countries as security as the economy in one country might decrease and increase in another.
Great insight. Sometimes it's great to invest in multiple countries as security as the economy in one country might decrease and increase in another.
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
Great questions. It is likely still too early to get a handle on whether the (potential) results reflect the hype meaningfully. However, I will be...
Great questions. It is likely still too early to get a handle on whether the (potential) results reflect the hype meaningfully. However, I will be...
