Working With Grantees

The Keys to Success and Five Program Officers Who Exemplify Them

 

Successful foundation-grantee relationships hinge on the prowess of individual program officers, whose abilities may vary widely within a single foundation. This research explores what grantees value in their relationships with program officers and identifies four keys to success. Five high-performing program officers share their stories.


 
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November 9, 2010
Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA
4:00 pm presentation, 5:30 pm reception 

Join CEP in San Francisco for a special presentation of Working with Grantees. Drawing on the report's analysis, and on in-depth interviews with five program officers among the top performers in CEP's dataset, Vice President — Research Ellie Buteau, PhD will share CEP's findings. President Phil Buchanan will facilitate an interactive discussion in which attendees reflect on their own experiences. A networking reception will follow the presentation.

The event is free of charge, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Whitney Ivie.

 

President Phil Buchanan and Vice President — Research Ellie Buteau, PhD explain how we approached this research and what we found:
   

Press for Working with Grantees

  • The five program officers highlighted in the research have been featured in a Chronicle of Philanthropy article, "Report Shines Light on Relationships Between Grant Makers and Seekers."
  • Vice President—Research Ellie Buteau, PhD introduces Working with Grantees on the CEP Blog.
  • Read more about the program officers and the report in CEP's press release.
  • In interviews with Communications Network contributor Susan Herr, three of the exemplar program officers shared details about their work. See excerpts from these interviews:

     

Chris Kabel, Northwest       Justin Laing, Heinz      Tara Seeley, Central Indiana
Health Foundation               Endowments                 Community Foundation

 

The full interviews are available on Vimeo:

     

Chris Kabel, Northwest       Justin Laing, Heinz      Tara Seeley, Central Indiana
Health Foundation               Endowments                 Community Foundation