CEP | A Relaunch for the CEP Blog | The Center for Effective Philanthropy

CEP | A Relaunch for the CEP Blog | The Center for Effective Philanthropy: n our strategic plan for 2011 to 2014, we state a desire to “facilitate the exchange of information and a sense of belonging to an important community among those who are most committed to using data to improve the effectiveness of their foundations.” In an effort to achieve this goal, we continue to repurpose insights from our research in hopes of making them both more easily digestible and more easily found through our increased use of new media.

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3 Old-School Organizations For Good That Have Mastered Social Media | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

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10 top tools for cause campaigns

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Marc Chardon and Hal Williams: The Imperfect Storm

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Marc Chardon and Hal Williams kick off Huffington Post guest blog series | BlackbaudCurrent.com

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