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Welcome to our newsfeed. Here, you’ll find a curated collection of thoughtful articles, stories, and reflections to inspire generosity, leadership, and community impact.
Beyond Productivity-Focused AI: How Funders Can Move From Reactive to Strategic on AIAlbert Chen CEO, Anago
Recently, I used AI to review a contract for a new client engagement. What started as a “quick” review turned
Date: 2025-10-21
By Serina Gousby
Source: CFEP
AI Deserves CEO-Level Attention, NowLowell Weiss President, Cascade Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
To accompany CEP’s new report on AI, Cascade Philanthropy Advisors President Lowell Weiss interviewed 15 leaders from foundations, nonprofits, and
Date: 2025-10-16
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Why AI is a ‘Crucial Partner for Nonprofits’ and Other Insights from OpenAI’s Head of Global PolicyLowell Weiss President, Cascade Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
To accompany CEP’s new report on AI, Cascade Philanthropy Advisors President Lowell Weiss interviewed 15 leaders from foundations, nonprofits, and
Date: 2025-10-14
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Talk About Talking: Making a Grantee Convening CountGerson Galdamez, Ph.D. Program Officer, Archstone FoundationLaura Rath, Ph.D., M.S.G. Vice President of Programs, Archstone Foundation
We are in a volatile, uncertain, and complex time. In philanthropy, our response is often to have a meeting about
Date: 2025-10-09
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Why Funders Freeze on AI — and How to Break the ParalysisJared Chung Founder and Executive Director, CareerVillage.org
Over the last few years, I’ve had hundreds of conversations with nonprofit leaders and funders about artificial intelligence. One theme
Date: 2025-10-07
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Safer Schools, Stronger Communities: Lessons for Funders from YouthTruth’s Anti-Bullying ReportJennifer de Forest Director of Research and Learning, YouthTruthCamilla Valerio Analyst, YouthTruth
Schools are powerful “holding environments” where belonging, or the lack of it, shapes how we treat one another. For some,
Date: 2025-10-02
By Jen de Forest
Source: CFEP
AI With Purpose: As Funders and Nonprofits Adopt AI, What’s Missing?Seara Grundhoefer Analyst, Research
“If equity is the goal, the nonprofit sector must be at the [AI] table from the start. Without us, equitable
Date: 2025-09-30
By Seara Grundhoefer
Source: CFEP
Learning From Partners: Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Grantee-Focused Approach to Continuous ImprovementNatalia Kiryttopoulou Lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services
“We think through what we’re doing, but we also know that nothing is ever perfect. We’re not trying to create
Date: 2025-09-25
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Preserving and Rebuilding Public Data Systems: A Framework for FundersKaruna Sridharan Chibber Evaluation and Learning Officer, Families and Communities, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Every year, like many peers at other foundations, I partner with grantmaking teams to draft learning plans. We revisit assumptions,
Date: 2025-09-23
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Opening the Doors: How a Lean Foundation Modernized Processes and Created New Channels of Communication with GranteesEmily Radwin Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services, CEPNina Stack Executive Director, The Champlin Foundation
The Champlin Foundation, a Rhode Island-based funder focused on capital investments, worked with the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) on its first Grantee Perception Report in 2019. After making a […] The post Opening the Doors: How a Lean Foundation Modernized Processes and Created New Channels of Communication with...
Date: 2025-09-15
By Emily Radwin
Source: CFEP
We Won’t Know Unless We Ask: In Conversation About Forthcoming CEP Research on the Current ContextElisha Smith-Arrillaga, Ph.D. Vice President, Research, CEPPhil Buchanan President, CEP
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
Date: 2025-09-09
By Phil Buchanan
Source: CFEP
The Giving Done Right Podcast Returns for Season Five Grace Nicolette Vice President, Programming and External Relations, CEP
Listen to the trailer here.  I’m excited to announce that the Giving Done Right podcast is back for another season!  This season arrives at a particularly crucial moment.   As we […] The post The Giving Done Right Podcast Returns for Season Five Grace Nicolette Vice President, Programming and External...
Date: 2025-09-02
By Grace Nicolette
Source: CFEP
Lessons from Katrina: How Funders Can Help Communities Get “Climate Mobility” Right  Taryn Higashi Executive Director, Unbound PhilanthropyDavid Lubell Senior Climate Mobility and Cities Fellow, ICLEI – USA.
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  Taryn Higashi Executive Director,...
Date: 2025-08-26
By Serina Gousby
Source: CFEP
AI Is the Next Infrastructure Project — Let’s Not Repeat Our Problematic PastWilliam Jackson Founder and Chief Dreamer, Village of Wisdom
In 1956, the U.S. passed the Federal Highway Act, promising widespread public benefits. However, these highways tore through thriving Black neighborhoods,
Date: 2025-08-19
By Chloe Heskett
Source: CFEP
Responding to the Current Context: Resources for FundersCEP Staff
The change in presidential administrations has created new challenges for funders and the nonprofits whose work they support. Executive actions have targeted DEI and mis-characterized the work of nonprofit organizations; […] The post Responding to the Current Context: Resources for FundersCEP Staff appeared first on...
Date: 2025-08-14
By CEP Staff
Source: CFEP
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