How Collaboratives Can Advance Impact at Scale
For the past several years, my colleagues and I at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have been working with…
Knowing What We Don’t Know: Assessing Intermediaries’ Impact on Grantees
When I was approached by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to serve on the advisory group for a research…
Unmatched Influence: Remembering Joel Fleishman
Joel Fleishman, who died September 30 at the age of 90, is rightly being remembered as a man who was,…
Nonprofit Storytelling: 3 Tips to Engage Volunteers
It’s no secret that volunteers are essential to nonprofit work. According to Double the Donation’s volunteer statistics report, volunteers make up approximately one third of the nonprofit workforce, allowing organizations like yours…
Charity Care in Nonprofit Hospitals and Government Oversight
Charity care in nonprofit hospitals, a cornerstone of their tax-exempt status, is under increasing scrutiny from both state and federal…
‘Words Matter’: An Interview with Houston Grantmaker Long Chu
A funder’s choice to collect grantee feedback by partnering with CEP on the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) signals a commitment…
The Power of Partnership: Insights from the CORE Collective Program
In the organizing world, a key tenet of power is that “power is the product of relationship,” meaning people in…
How to Become a Freelance Grant Writer: Quick Guide
As a nonprofit professional, you love your organization and feel passionately about the importance of its mission. You’re proud to…
Cautionary Tales – The NRA’s Nonprofit Governance Failures
In a case that highlighted nonprofit governance failures, the New York Attorney General (NYAG), Letitia James, filed a lawsuit against…
4 Best Practices for Creating Nonprofit Auction Bid Sheets
If your nonprofit has been fundraising for some time, you’ve likely hosted (or at least considered hosting) a silent auction—and…