Ellie Buteau, Ph.D., Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy https://cep.org Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:46:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://cep.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-cep-logo-square-32x32.jpg Ellie Buteau, Ph.D., Author at The Center for Effective Philanthropy https://cep.org 32 32 A Time of Crisis: As Nonprofit Leaders Face Extraordinary Challenges, Here’s What They Are Saying https://cep.org/blog/a-time-of-crisis-as-nonprofit-leaders-face-extraordinary-challenges-heres-what-they-are-saying/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:56:46 +0000 https://cep.org/?p=10798 “With funding freezes, the most vulnerable are impacted. We provide vital assistance to people in need of life-saving healthcare, and we’ve seen an increase in the number of people who […]

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]]> Introducing ‘Transformative Gifts’ — A Closer Look at What Big Gifts Mean for Nonprofits   https://cep.org/blog/introducing-transformative-gifts-a-closer-look-at-what-big-gifts-mean-for-nonprofits/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:16 +0000 https://cep.org/?p=10713 “I was left in awe. I didn’t know what to say except thank you. Our core values were repeated back to us as we were given this gift and investment. […]

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]]> After Three Years of Study, the Transformative Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Big Gifts are Clear   https://cep.org/blog/after-three-years-of-study-the-transformative-effect-of-mackenzie-scotts-big-gifts-are-clear/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:57:41 +0000 https://cep.org/?p=10706 Big, unrestricted gifts have a transformative effect on nonprofits that receive them. They can lead to greater financial strength and documented program results. They can also lead to increased confidence […]

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]]> Emerging Impacts: Going Deeper on the Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Large, Unrestricted Gifts https://cep.org/blog/emerging-impacts-going-deeper-on-the-effects-of-mackenzie-scotts-large-unrestricted-gifts/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:58:24 +0000 https://localhost/blog/emerging-impacts-going-deeper-on-the-effects-of-mackenzie-scotts-large-unrestricted-gifts/ The positive effects of MacKenzie Scott’s massive, unrestricted gifts are increasingly apparent and, to date, the experiences of recipient organizations belie widespread concerns about negative unintended consequences from her approach. These […]

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]]> 4 Lessons from MacKenzie Scott’s Unconventional Approach https://cep.org/blog/4-lessons-from-mackenzie-scotts-unconventional-approach/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:03:54 +0000 https://localhost/blog/4-lessons-from-mackenzie-scotts-unconventional-approach/ Discussions of MacKenzie Scott’s unconventional approach to giving tend to devolve into binaries. Scott’s doling out of massive, unrestricted gifts — some $14 billion to 1,600 nonprofits so far — […]

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]]> The Effects of Big Gifts: New CEP Research Report on MacKenzie Scott’s Giving https://cep.org/blog/the-effects-of-big-gifts-new-cep-research/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:02:33 +0000 https://localhost/blog/the-effects-of-big-gifts-new-cep-research/ We’ve been researching foundations and donors, and the way they interact with the nonprofits they fund, for two decades. We have heard many funders announce their arrival by declaring they’re […]

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]]> Are Donors Prioritizing Themselves or the Organizations to Which They Donate? https://cep.org/blog/are-donors-prioritizing-themselves-or-the-organizations-to-which-they-donate/ Tue, 31 May 2022 20:04:47 +0000 https://localhost/blog/are-donors-prioritizing-themselves-or-the-organizations-to-which-they-donate/ In a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy piece, one of the donors interviewed suggests that, “When fundraisers approach donors with the idea that they’re going to help the donor do what […]

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]]> Harnessing Momentum for Change https://cep.org/blog/harnessing-momentum-for-change/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:18:51 +0000 https://localhost/blog/harnessing-momentum-for-change/ Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest, or moving at a constant speed in a straight line, will stay that way unless acted upon by a […]

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]]> Philanthropy and Racial Equity in 2020: Moving the Needle? https://cep.org/blog/philanthropy-and-racial-equity-in-2020-moving-the-needle/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 14:33:22 +0000 https://localhost/blog/philanthropy-and-racial-equity-in-2020-moving-the-needle/ Today, CEP released the second report in a three-part series about foundations’ responses to the crises of 2020. Foundations Respond to Crisis: Toward Equity? focuses on how foundations have changed […]

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]]> Multiyear General Operating Support: What Gives? https://cep.org/blog/multiyear-general-operating-support-what-gives/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:07:17 +0000 https://localhost/blog/multiyear-general-operating-support-what-gives/ It was almost two decades ago that I got my first taste of how frustrating funder restrictions on grants could be. I had recently started working at CEP, and we […]

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