Monthly Archive
February 2012A Step Forward for Charting Impact
February 22nd, 2012
One of the most common questions I get from friends and acquaintances when I tell them I work at the Center for Effective Philanthropy is this one: “I was asked to make a donation to XYZ Charity. How do I know if they’re very good at what they do? ...
Data Matters: Let’s Look Within To Find Our Exemplars
February 17th, 2012
The following blog post was originally produced for the NGen Fellows blog on the Independent Sector website. When it comes to leadership, data matters. ...
To Judge or Not to Judge: The Brainstorming Myth
February 14th, 2012
I hate it when that happens. In the final hour of a cross-country flight last week, I shut down my laptop as the battery flickered out and opened a New Yorker from a couple of weeks back. ...
Getting to Transparency that Matters
February 8th, 2012
On December 6, 2011, the Center for Effective Philanthropy hosted a panel discussion titled Power & Light: Grappling with Transparency and Effectiveness in San Francisco. Presented in collaboration with Foundation Center and sponsored by the Irvine Foundation, the event featured Phil Buchanan, president of CEP; Emmett D. ...
Data Point: Foundations’ Use of Logic Models and Theories of Change
February 3rd, 2012
The use of logic models and theories of change has been much discussed and debated in the field of philanthropy. Some advocates for their use suggest that foundation staff members need to articulate the logic of how the foundation’s work will lead to the achievement of its goals if they are to have a chance of achieving them – and if they are ever to understand the impact of their efforts. ...
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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...
