Registration for the 2017 CEP Conference is Now Open!
Let the countdown(s) begin! There are only 57 days until Thanksgiving, 95 days until the New…
Making Evaluation Integrated and Indispensable
I find it surprising that we are still talking about the role of evaluation at…
Breaking Down the Data on Evaluation
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) and the Center for Evaluation Innovation (CEI) have been…
Grants Management and the Foundation of the Future
At effective foundations, the how of grantmaking is everyone’s business. When grantmakers think about their…
Putting the Pieces Together: Supporting Students by Incorporating Parent and School Staff Perspectives
This post originally appeared on LA School Report. There is a growing, and arguably overwhelming,…
Competitions and the Power of Feedback
In the few months since I last wrote about 100&Change, the John D. and Catherine…
To Get on the Same Page as Grantees, Funders Must Play the Same Game
Whenever I talk with my foundation peeps about our relationships with grantees, one theme almost…
The Benefits of Cultivating Candid Feedback
Several years ago, the Medina Foundation, the organization I lead, converted to an online application….
Building a New Kind of Philanthropic Network
A few weeks ago I shared some reflections on the recent annual conference put on…
The Ripple Effect of Foundation Culture
For the past few weeks, we’ve been following the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s new blog…
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