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Countdown to the CEP Conference
May 14th, 2013
The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s 2013 national conference, Pursuing Results: Effective Foundation Practice, kicks off in less than a week! We look forward to hosting nearly 300 leaders from the field of philanthropy in Detroit for two days of hard-hitting programming, May 21-22. ...
This Revolution Will Be Improvised
April 10th, 2013
A few weeks ago, I had the great privilege of visiting London, including appointments with senior advisors to Number 10 Downing Street and the UK Cabinet. There, inside the wood-paneled room of Number 10, surrounded by paintings of icons and trophies of the past, the main message I heard was: We cannot do this alone. ...
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
April 2nd, 2013
Impact investing has been hailed as potentially transformational by nonprofit sector, corporate, and foundation leaders. Elizabeth Littlefield, President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, has called it “the game-changer we need in the quest to end poverty” that will allow us to “solve many of the world’s social problems while making attractive financial returns. ...
Building Through Collective Experience
February 27th, 2013
Philanthropy tends to work on big problems, where the way forward isn’t necessarily clear and even the end point is up for debate. Given that ambiguity and the scope of work required to make meaningful progress, it can be hard to know where to start or how to keep yourself focused on moving forward. ...
Pursuing Results: What We Hope to Learn in Detroit
January 17th, 2013
Practicing effective philanthropy can sound deceptively simple—simply set clear goals, develop coherent strategies to achieve them, be disciplined about implementing those strategies, and use relevant performance indicators to assess your progress. But no matter how clear, coherent, and disciplined you are, achieving the results your intended beneficiaries need is a long-term effort. ...
Who Wants to Go to Detroit?
January 10th, 2013
I was surprised the first time I heard doubts about why we’re holding our 2013 National Conference in Detroit. When I pressed the person, who works in philanthropy, the skepticism seemed to miss the point. ...
Effectiveness from Everywhere in the Org Chart
May 3rd, 2012
It’s hard to leave the Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) National Conference not feeling energized. Both because of demographics and because of demeanor, attendees always bring an enthusiasm and excitement to EPIP that is often missing at other philanthropy events. ...
The Winding Path to Being a Foundation CEO
April 25th, 2012
The annual Council on Foundations (COF) conference, which will kick off this weekend in Los Angeles, features an interesting new track for “aspiring” foundation CEOs. The sessions are designed, according to the COF website, for “those with more than five years of senior management experience who expect to be foundation CEOs in the next three to five years. ...
Michael J. Fox: Getting Results By Going the Unconventional Way
June 30th, 2011
Almost from the start, Michael J. Fox and Debi Brooks began upending the way foundations typically do business. ...
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Will What Was Said in Detroit Stay in Detroit?
While I unable to attend the conference, I was interested in this edition of your blog. As someone who has moved in and out of...
While I unable to attend the conference, I was interested in this edition of your blog. As someone who has moved in and out of...
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.
