The Center for Effective Philanthropy

The Center for Effective Philanthropy, Inc.
Type Non-profit research institute
04-3523528
Location
Coordinates 42°13′21″N 71°03′50″W / 42.2225°N 71.0638°W / 42.2225; -71.0638
Key people
 Phil Buchanan
President
Website www.effectivephilanthropy.org

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization focused on the development of comparative data to enable higher-performing philanthropic funders.

CEP’s mission is to provide data so that philanthropic funders can improve their effectiveness. CEP believes that improved effectiveness of philanthropic funders can have a positive impact on nonprofit organizations and the people and communities they serve.

CEP pursues its mission through data collection that fuels:

History

CEP received initial funding in 2001, produced its first publication in 2002, and conducted its first Grantee Perception Reports and Applicant Perception Reports in 2003.[4] Since then, CEP has produced 34 research reports[5] on foundation performance assessment, foundation strategy, foundation governance, and foundation-grantee relationships. More than 285 foundations, most among the largest in the United States, have used CEP’s assessment tools, and many have implemented significant changes on the basis of what they have learned.[6]

CEP has created data sets relevant to foundation leaders, surveying foundations’ staffs,[7] boards, grantees, stakeholders, donors, and even beneficiaries and applicants. CEP hosts programming[8] focused on issues related to funder effectiveness.

CEP's work was reported on in a 2004 article in The New York Times, "Charities Surprise Donor Foundations with Bluntness"[4] and The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiled CEP in their 2005 article “Giving Charities a Voice”.[9] In June 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlighted CEP's work with the Gates Foundation developing a survey for students attending Gates-funded high schools[10]

CEP has a staff of 36 and has offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, and San Francisco, California, United States.

Research

CEP's research projects delve into issues of funder effectiveness, examining common practice, and challenging conventional wisdom.[11]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Research
  2. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Assessment Tools
  3. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Conferences & Events
  4. 1 2 The New York Times Charities Surprise Donor Foundations With Bluntness
  5. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Publications
  6. ↑ http://www.effectivephilanthropy.org/index.php?page=about-cep
  7. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Listening to Your Staff: An Interview with Doug Kridler, CEO of the Columbus Foundation
  8. ↑ Alliance Conference Report Center for Effective Philanthropy Conference
  9. ↑ The Chronicle of Philanthropy Giving Charities a Voice
  10. ↑ Chronicle of Philanthropy Gates Foundation Seeks to Work Better With Grant Recipients
  11. ↑ The Center for Effective Philanthropy Annual Reports
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