“If equity is the goal, the nonprofit sector must be at the [AI] table from the start. Without us, equitable AI won’t happen. With us, it’s possible.” These are words […] The post AI With Purpose: As Funders and Nonprofits Adopt AI, What’s Missing?<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Seara Grundhoefer<span> Analyst, Research</span></div></div> appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
“We think through what we’re doing, but we also know that nothing is ever perfect. We’re not trying to create perfection. We’re just trying to improve all the time.” – […] The post Learning From Partners: Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Grantee-Focused Approach to Continuous Improvement<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Natalia Kiryttopoulou<span> Lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services </span></div></div> appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Every year, like many peers at other foundations, I partner with grantmaking teams to draft learning plans. We revisit assumptions, reflect on lessons, identify questions for the year ahead, and […] The post Preserving and Rebuilding Public Data Systems: A Framework for Funders<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Karuna Sridharan Chibber<span> Evaluation and Learning Officer, Families and Communities, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation</span></div></div> appeared first on The Center ...| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The Champlin Foundation's Nina Stack talks with CEP's Emily Radwin about how the Foundation modernized with grantee feedback in mind.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Phil Buchanan examines the assumptions some U.S. foundations are using to navigate the current context - and why they may be wrong.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
This moment will test the strength we’ve gained as a philanthropic sector as we navigated past crises - how can funders respond?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
As foundations respond to the current challenging context, there are an increasing number that are offering up good examples of how to do so.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
This is the third in a series of occasional chats among some of CEP’s staff we’ll be posting on the blog, in which they discuss current challenges for philanthropy and […] The post We Won’t Know Unless We Ask: In Conversation About Forthcoming CEP Research on the Current Context<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Elisha Smith-Arrillaga, Ph.D.<span> Vice President, Research, CEP</span></div><div>Phil Buchanan<span> President, CEP</span></div></div> appeared first on The Center for E...| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The Giving Done Right Podcast returns for season five tackling questions on effective philanthropy amid federal cuts and changing safety nets.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Lessons from Katrina: How Funders Can Help Communities Get “Climate Mobility” Right Taryn Higashi Executive Director, Unbound Philanthropy| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the surrounding area. That disaster made the reality of climate change visible, and it revealed how disasters […] The post Lessons from Katrina: How Funders Can Help Communities Get “Climate Mobility” Right <div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Taryn Higashi<span> Executive Director, Unbound Philanthropy</span></div><div>David Lubell<span> Senior Climate Mobility and Cities Fellow, ICLEI – USA. </span></di...| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
As AI becomes the next great infrastructure project, philanthropy and the social sector have an opportunity to ensure it is built equitably.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The nonprofit sector and foundations dodged several bullets in recent months. The threatened revocation of nonprofit status for entire categories of organizations, rumored in April, has not come to pass. […] The post Guarding Against Complacency in the Face of Existential Threats<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Phil Buchanan<span> President, CEP</span></div></div> appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Foundation leaders offer insights into how funders can respond quickly and bravely to support nonprofits and communities in a needful moment.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Funders understand the value of listening — but acknowledging its importance is not the same as making it possible in practice.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
What questions can funders ask to surface either red flags or positive signals about a nonprofit's readiness to use and scale AI for impact?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Embracing the Complexity of Social Change: Moving From Transactional to Transformative Funding PartnershipsJuan José Hurtado Paz y Paz Director, Pop No'j| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Aspen Forum for Community Solutions reflects on CEP's new research and shares how asking for, and deeply listening to, community feedback is fundamental to their work.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
How can foundations engage in listening as a way to build more effective, more equitable, and more accountable philanthropic institutions?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
As federal funding is widely cut, one front-line funder urges fellow grantmakers to see the opportunity rather than the risk in funding grassroots groups.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The change in presidential administrations has created new challenges for funders and the nonprofits they support - how can they respond?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
In CEP’s third annual State of Nonprofits report, nonprofits report difficulty pursuing their missions in a complex environment.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
In this conversation, CEP's Phil Buchanan and Elisha Smith Arrillaga discuss the state of U.S. nonprofits, based on new CEP research.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
What if philanthropy chose to behave more like nature, relying on community knowledge to move resources where they are most needed?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
How can philanthropy provide essential support to civil society globally, even as the U.S. government support diminishes?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
A new CEP Research Snapshot reveals how nonprofit leaders are experiencing the current political climate – and what they need from their funders right now.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
To navigate power dynamics in philanthropy, Tesmerelna Atsheba advocates for focusing as much on relational as structural shifts.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
What if philanthropy’s continued need to control the flow of resources is rooted in who is seen and believed to be an expert, and who is not?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
CEP's Phil Buchanan and Kevin Bolduc discuss the first 100 days of the Trump administration and implications for philanthropy.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
There is an emerging narrative to guide foundation spending in this moment — one centered on the purpose of philanthropy more broadly.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
CEP shares primary concerns nonprofits have expressed about the current political context in recent Grantee Perception Report surveys.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
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Grantee and Applicant Perception Report Benchmarked Feedback to Drive Improvement Partner with CEP to bring the candid perspectives of your grantees and applicants to the table. Grantee and Applicant Perception […]| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
If we are serious about finding sustainable solutions for the world’s biggest challenges, social impact leaders must prioritize self-care.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
How can funders, at once, stretch their own impact with grantees while addressing some of the core challenges that those organizations face?| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
