Dr. Paul Penley joins Dean Karlan et al to present the history and practice of measuring impact in the social sector. The entire conference will be exploring the history and future of philanthropy in the USA. Join us at the Yale Philanthropy Conference on Friday February 7 at the Omni in New Haven, CT.
Excellence in Giving client speaks at Living Water Gala
Wil Van Loh explains why he gives generously and built philanthropy into his company Quantum Energy Partners (QEP). Living Water International is one of 3 corporate philanthropy partners Excellence in Giving helped QEP partners and employees identify, evaluate and select for support in the Houston community.
Chronicle of Philanthropy features our online charity evaluator
The Chronicle of Philanthropy summarizes our service in the title: Evaluation Service Helps Small Donors Make Giving Decisions Like the Wealthy Do. While attempting to create controversy between Intelligent Philanthropy and other online charity evaluators, Suzanne Perry of the Chronicle highlights how "up-to-date" our charity information is compared to other options. She reviews the "health and performance standards" we recommend for evaluating each charity's operations and impact. And ultimately the article explores the question: should simple formulas be used to evaluate charities?
Stanford Magazine shows how we structure smart grants for clients
Giving the same money so charities can do the same thing year after year is not sustainable. So Excellence in Giving structured one client's $600,000 grant to invest in a revenue-generating ($2.5mm over 10 years), job-creating (32 new jobs and counting) project so that one international charity can help more kids and never need another grant to run the same programs. Stanford thinks it's one of the most impressive reports from the field so they published the story.