The Center for Effective Philanthropy – Foundation Performance Metrics Pilot Study

February, 2003 The Center for Effective Philanthropy: (a) Indicators of Effectiveness: Understanding and Improving Foundation Performance Foundation leaders are increasingly concerned with understanding and assessing the overall performance of their foundations, convinced that better performance assessment will lead to greater effectiveness and, in turn, to more social impact on the people and issues they affect. (b) Toward a Common Language: Listening to Foundation CEOs and Other Experts Talk About Performance Measurement in Philanthropy Charitable foundations justly take pride in the good works they enable. But what does it mean for a foundation to perform well? And how can its performance . . .