The Communications Network has an excellent new blog posting examining a new report from The Center for Effective Philanthropy called “Essentials of Foundation Strategy.” The CommNet blog pulls out some of the key findings from the report on communications. According to CommNet, “While it might not make the headlines, it is refreshing to see that among the findings in a new report about what makes some foundations more strategic than others, communications plays an important role.”
My own personal favorite point from the CEP report: “Foundation leaders’ conceptions of strategy overvalue the presence of a strategic plan and undervalue the logical connections necessary to have a strategy.” Anyone who has ever worked in a foundation knows this to be true!
About Michael Hamill Remaley
Michael Hamill Remaley is the President of Hamill Remaley Communications. Previously, he was Director of Communications at the Russell Sage Foundation and Prior to that was Vice President and Director of Communications at Public Agenda. He has held a variety of positions at organizations such as The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, TCC Group and the Center for Social Policy and Community Development.
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