The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization focused on the development of comparative data to enable higher-performing funders. CEP’s mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness – and, as a result, their intended impact. This mission is based on a vision of […]
Glasspockets
With Glasspockets, the Foundation Center and its partners are working to: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications. Increase understanding of best practices in foundation transparency and accountability in an online world. Illustrate how institutional philanthropy is relevant to the critical issues of our time. Highlight the many stories of philanthropy that show how […]
Charity Raters
Wouldn’t it be great if there were an objective rating system so that donors could choose the best nonprofits to donate to just as investors use rating agencies to pick the best companies to invest in? Don’t answer; it’s a rhetorical question. Here’s what you need to know about some of the best-known charity rating […]
50 Fascinating Philanthropy Statistics
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Effective Altruism
Effective altruism is about answering one simple question: how can we use our resources to help others the most? Rather than just doing what feels right, we use evidence and careful analysis to find the very best causes to work on. But it’s no use answering the question unless you act on it. Effective altruism is about […]
Online Giving Trends
Follow important developments in online fundraising with this new data dashboard. See which causes have raised the most, which parts of the country have contributed the most – by zipcode, how the frequency of giving correlates with amount given, and more. The data will be updated weekly through the end of the year, so check back […]
Are There Too Many Nonprofits?
The persistent complaint from the philanthropic community that there are “too many nonprofits” has become so commonplace in recent months that it’s become something of a cliché within our sector. And like many clichés, this one has a deceptively simplistic appeal, combined with a modicum of truth. From Third Sector New England | Jonathan Spack […]
The Giving Code
The Giving Code: Silicon Valley Nonprofits and Philanthropy a new report funded by The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and supported by 13 partners and 19 advisors, reflects a year of research and analysis, and conversations with more than 300 community stakeholders—from high net worth individuals and their advisors, to leaders of community-based organizations. The Giving […]
Philanthropy and the Social Economy
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2017 is an annual industry forecast about the ways we use private resources for public benefit Insight: Big Ideas That Matter for 2017: What is political? What is philanthropic? Worksheets: Data, Governance, and Your Organization Foresight: Predictions for 2017 Hindsight: Renovations to Previous Forecasts Buzzword Watch Glimpses of the Future: Black […]
Giving in the USA
This first-of-its-kind longitudinal analysis of household giving, draws on a gold-standard survey of 9,000 households conducted nationwide every two years since 2000 by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy The topline results are discouraging. The share of Americans who give to charity has dropped across all ages and education and incomes levels. From […]
