For Immediate Release

BARBARA KIBBE JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY; MARK FULLER RE-ELECTED TO NEW TERM

Cambridge, MA… Barbara Kibbe, Vice President for Program and Effectiveness at the Skoll Foundation, was elected to a three-year term on the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2005. Mark Fuller, Chairman and CEO of the Monitor Group and a member of CEP’s Board since its founding in 2000, was elected to a new three-year term, also effective March 1, 2005.

Kibbe Was Among Early Center Funders

Kibbe, who was among the initial funders of CEP in the summer of 2001 when she was director, organizational effectiveness and philanthropy program at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, has served continuously since 2002 as a member of CEP’s Advisory Board. “Barbara Kibbe recognized the need for CEP early on and played a central role in its establishment,” said CEP Board Chair Phil Giudice. “She has been a key advisor over the years and we are delighted that she will now bring her tremendous knowledge, vision, and passion to her position on the Board of Directors.”

“Barbara Kibbe is a groundbreaking foundation leader,” said Phil Buchanan, the CEP’s Executive Director. “She has been a powerful advocate for strengthening the leadership of foundations by building the field’s infrastructure and developing more robust comparative data to inform decision-making.”

In her role at Skoll, Kibbe is responsible for leading a growing team of professionals, who guide the Foundation’s grantmaking, as well as designing and implementing a system for measuring the results of grantmaking. She is also a founder and current board member of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), a group of more than 700 funders dedicated to building knowledge, promoting learning and encouraging dialogue on nonprofit and grantmaker effectiveness. Her newest publication, "Reflections on the Journey," will be included in a collection of essays on the funder role in building nonprofit capacity; it will be published later this year by Jossey-Bass and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. Kibbe has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a nonprofit executive, grantmaker and foundation program director and was twice selected by The Nonprofit Times for its annual list of the 50 most powerful and influential people in the nonprofit sector.

The Skoll Foundation is a funder of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Fuller, a Founding Board Member, will Continue to Serve

Mark Fuller was among the founding board members of the Center for Effective Philanthropy. “Mark Fuller’s contributions to CEP’s establishment and development have been tremendous,” said Giudice. “He brings a wealth of experience and expertise gained from his role as founder, chairman, and CEO of one of the world’s leading strategy consulting firms as well as his personal long standing commitment and involvement in nonprofits, including Monitor’s ongoing extensive support for New Profit Incorporated. He has played instrumental roles at key moments in the CEP’s development and we are delighted that he is willing to continue to serve.”

Fuller leads the Monitor Group, a firm he co-founded in 1982. The Group currently competes in three different business areas: general management consulting, principal investing, and intelligent products software. As Chief Executive, Fuller oversees overall Group strategy, human resource development, and knowledge and product innovation.

Fuller formerly served as an assistant professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School where he taught strategy formulation, implementation and industry and competitive analysis. While a professor, he was co-director of Harvard's Project on the Auto Industry and the American Economy. Fuller serves as a governor of the Asian Institute of Management, a director of the Conflict Management Group, a trustee of Belmont Hill School, a foundation member of the World Economic Forum, as well as a member of Massachusetts' Governor's Council on Economic Growth and Technology.

“Barbara Kibbe and Mark Fuller will be key contributors to CEP’s continued success,” said Buchanan. “This is a moment of great receptivity to opportunities for improvement in the performance of this country’s leading foundations. CEP’s goal is to enable this higher performance through the provision of comparative data and insight. The strength of our board gives me confidence in our ability to achieve this objective.”

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY

The Center for Effective Philanthropy is a nonprofit organization focused on providing management and governance tools to define, assess, and improve overall foundation performance. CEP received initial funding in 2001 and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information on the CEP's work, including its research, publications, and assessment tools, see www.effectivephilanthropy.org.

Alyse d'Amico at (617) 492-0800 x206 or alysed@effectivephilanthropy.org