INSIGHT
A Leadership Transition Message from CEI’s Board of Directors
Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going
Current Areas of Focus
We believe in the transformative value of learning and evaluation for advancing racial equity and justice.
The Evaluation Roundtable is a network of evaluation and learning leaders from over 130 foundations in the U.S. and Canada.
HIGHLIGHTED CONTENT
- Publication
Jan 2026
This report explores four plausible futures for equity-centered philanthropy over the next decade, offering philanthropic leaders a way to navigate profound uncertainty without losing sight of long-term equity goals.
- Diana Scearce
- /Dr. Hanh Cao Yu
- Publication
Sep 2025
When philanthropy abandons learning, it loses more than insight—it loses orientation. Learn why protecting and strengthening learning infrastructure is essential to philanthropy’s ability to act with both urgency and wisdom in moments of crisis.
- Charles Fields
- /Clare Nolan
- /Dr. Hanh Cao Yu
- /Dr. Kim Ammann Howard
- /Marion Standish
- /Sonia Taddy-Sandino
- Publication
Jun 2024
When we don’t make our mental models visible, we risk undermining our efforts. We see two mental models for systems change being used in philanthropic sector—the systems dynamics mental model and the systems emergence mental model.
- Jewlya Lynn
- /Julia Coffman