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25 Years of Profound Impact on Philanthropy: A Thank You to a Longtime ColleaguePhil Buchanan President, CEP

It’s a big statement but I think it’s correct: I really don’t think there is any person in this country who has done more to influence how grantmakers approach their […] The post 2...

Revisiting the DEI Debate: What We Can Learn From Corporate CapitulationPhil Buchanan President, CEP

Seven days into the second Trump administration, after a raft of executive orders including several targeting “DEI programs,” we published a piece I authored on this blog titled “I...

Philanthropy Needs to Invest in the Infrastructure of Mobility

Point Source Youth’s Larry Cohen examines what youth homelessness reveals about the gaps between philanthropy’s investments in education and economic mobility and the conditions re...

Listening Isn’t Enough, Philanthropy Has to RespondFrances Messano CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund

Every day, I’m struck by the courage it takes to lead one of the organizations we fund in K-12 education. Funding is getting harder to come by, and the political […] The post Liste...

Philanthropy’s Crossroads: Retraction or Solidarity?Saulo Araujo Director of Global Philanthropy, Grassroots Internation...

Philanthropy as we know it is facing one of its deepest crises yet. As the director of global philanthropy for Grassroots International, an organization built on decades of support...

Is the Call to Give More Distracting Foundations From Giving Better?Neel Hajra CEO, Michigan Health Endowment Fund

I’ve appreciated seeing CEP’s leaders contribute thoughtful viewpoints in recent weeks on some of the burning topics facing our field.  I’m thinking specifically about Phil Buchana...

The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend DownRickke Mananzala President, New York Found...

Approaches to foundation spending have too often been organized around a false choice. Foundations are expected to preserve assets in perpetuity while spending at or near the IRS-r...

The Full Current of Capital: When Every Resource Flows Toward MissionCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite C...

In the first two pieces in this series, we introduced the tidal foundation and explored when mission may require higher payout. But how much a foundation spends is only one […] The...

Responding to Urgent Needs: Five Lessons from Grantmaking in Washington, D.CJed Oppenheim Program Director, Public Welfa...

For the last year and a half, our grantee partners have been hit hard. They’ve experienced rollbacks in public resources, changes in the environment, and attacks on their core miss...

How David Morales Won: Part 1—With Ben Shanahan

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Fundraiser 2026: Finding the High Ground in the Informational Fog

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The $116 Million Network – How an Elite Tier of Rural Nonprofits Rebuilt a Legacy Federal Framework

The Case for Pooled Funds in a Time of DisruptionOtha Cole Co-Director, Nonprofit Sustainability InitiativeCarrie Harlow...

The Center for Effective Philanthropy’s recent report, “Evolving Foundation Responses to a Sector in Crisis,” paints a picture of a philanthropic field that is moving, but still no...

Making It Count: The Women Redefining Philanthropy

This is a pivotal moment for philanthropy focused on women and girls—not only because our rights are actively under attack in the U.S. and globally, but because we’re on the cusp o...

UC Berkeley–Packard Foundation Philanthropy Fellow 2026: Apply for a $90,000 Professional Opportunity in Civil Society a...

The University of California, Berkeley, through the Haas School of Business and its Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSL), is inviting qualified professionals to apply for the...

How Fiscal Sponsorship Can Streamline Philanthropic Giving

By operating under an established nonprofit’s tax-exempt umbrella, charitable initiatives can accelerate fundraising, reduce administrative hurdles and focus on advancing their mis...

The Republican Plan to Buy the Election Got Too Expensive

Poll: Battleground Voters Oppose Political Control of Grant Making

The $18 billion Ford Foundation is getting its biggest overhaul since 2015 to fight autocracy—with about $700 million in...

Less than a year into the job, president Heather Gerken is reorganizing the 90-year-old philanthropy around seven funding areas.

What Inflation Taught Us About Consistent GrantmakingJackie Daniel Domestic Partnerships Manager, The Pilgrim Foundation...

During a recent review of the Pilgrim Foundation’s U.S.-based grant applications, one theme surfaced repeatedly in conversations with our nonprofit partners: everything costs more....

When the Tide Should Rise: Deciding When Mission Requires MoreCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Fo...

In the first piece of this series, we introduced the tidal foundation as an alternative to the fixed choice between perpetuity or spend down. In this piece, we will get […] The pos...

How One Collaborative’s Movement-Led Participatory Model Makes a Difference for GranteesKevin Bolduc Vice President, Ass...

In the second half of 2025, CEP’s Assessment and Advisory Services Team worked with the teams at Philanthropy Together, Redstone, and Vital Impact to survey recent grant recipients...

A Growing Tide: Creating New Channels for ChangeCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey FoundationRickke...

Across the first three articles in the tidal foundation series, we explored how foundations can move beyond default payout practices and invest in a broader approach to stewardship...

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