- JULY 3 ASSESSMENT TOOL DEADLINE
- Wallace Foundation Case: The Quest for "Honest Assessment"
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Listening to Your Staff: An Interview with Doug Kridler, CEO of Columbus Foundation
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Bestselling Author Jim Collins to Speak at CEP's 2009 Conference
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CEP "MAP" Provides 360-Degree Look at Performance
- From Data to Impact: CEP's 2007 Annual Report Released
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JULY 3 ASSESSMENT TOOL DEADLINE
IMPORTANT DEADLINE! July 3 is the last day to inquire about the next round of CEP's assessment tools – including the Grantee Perception Report® (GPR), Comparative Board Report (CBR), Staff Perception Report (SPR), Stakeholder Perception Report (STAR), Operational Benchmarking Report (OBR), and Multidimensional Assessment Process (MAP). >>More
Wallace Foundation Case: The Quest for "Honest Assessment"
A new case study published by CEP focuses on a foundation working to improve its performance in response to comparative assessment data. The case illustrates the need for continuous feedback loops to inform decision making.
Aiming for Excellence at The Wallace
Foundation, by CEP's Judith Ross, describes how leaders at Wallace have responded to results of CEP's Grantee Perception Report® (GPR), which the Foundation has repeated three times. Each successive GPR has enabled the Foundation's leaders to more sharply hone their performance improvement efforts as they respond to the data. >>More
Listening to Your Staff: An Interview with Doug Kridler, CEO of Columbus Foundation
Staff members at almost any organization can be reluctant to share candid feedback about their workplace with upper management. But thoughtful leaders understand the importance of hearing the unvarnished views of staff. CEP's staff survey process allows foundation staff members to share their perceptions of foundation effectiveness and job satisfaction anonymously. The Staff Perception Report (SPR) provides foundation leaders with comparative data that show how their staff members' perceptions compare with those of their peers at other foundations.
Doug Kridler, CEO of the Columbus Foundation, recently spoke with CEP Senior Research Writer Judith Ross to explain why he commissioned CEP's SPR and how the process has helped "create a compact among all levels of the organization." >>More
Bestselling Author Jim Collins to Speak at CEP's 2009 Conference
Jim Collins, author of bestsellers Good to Great and Built to Last as well as the 2005 monograph Good to Great and the Social Sectors has joined the growing roster of speakers at CEP's upcoming conference, Aligning for Impact: Connecting the Dots. Conference participants will hear from Collins and have the opportunity to interact with him in a question-and-answer session.
Cosponsored by Southern California Grantmakers, Aligning for Impact will be held March 31 to April 1, 2009 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. >>More
CEP "MAP" Provides 360-Degree Look at Performance
Foundation leaders who want feedback about their organization's performance from as many sources as possible can take advantage of CEP's Multidimensional Assessment Process (MAP) – the most comprehensive view of an organization's performance available today. The MAP provides an integrated assessment of performance, assimilating results and data from all of CEP's assessment tools into key findings, implications, and recommended action steps for improvement. >>More
From Data to Impact: CEP's 2007 Annual Report Released
CEP has just released its 2007 annual report, highlighting progress in research, assessment tools, and programming and communications. "2007 was a year of significant accomplishments," says CEP President Phil Buchanan. >>More
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