Monthly Archive
March 2011Learning and Improving Together: Feedback from CEP’s Grantee Perception Report Subscribers
March 28th, 2011
It’s no secret that, at CEP, we believe feedback matters. We have argued that external feedback – from grantees, declined applicants, and other stakeholders – is crucial as foundations seek to improve their performance. ...
A New Must-Read Book Offers Advice to Donors and Foundation Officials
March 23rd, 2011
This opinion piece was originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. I welcome your feedback. ...
Moving from Data to Action
March 15th, 2011
Moving from data to action isn’t easy, but it is possible. We have seen users of our assessment tool make tremendous strides in a relatively short timeframe. ...
Michael J. Fox to Speak at Center for Effective Philanthropy’s May 10-11 Conference
March 9th, 2011
CEP is extremely pleased to announce that Michael J. Fox will speaking at our May 10-11 conference in Boston. ...
For Performance Assessments, How Public Should Foundations Be?
March 8th, 2011
This post was originally published on March 7, 2011 on www.glasspockets. ...
Not Your Typical Meeting
March 3rd, 2011
When developing the agenda for our May 10-11 conference, one of our goals is for the busiest of foundation executives to spend two days immersing themselves in content that will challenge and inspire them to think about their grantmaking in new and different ways. To serve an expert audience with a commitment to making the world a better place, CEP works hard to provide a new experience for foundation leaders, both in terms of program content and the candor with which participants discuss their work. ...
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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...
