Efficient Philanthropy: Modest Beginnings at The Health Funders Partnership of Orange County

A recently released report from The Center for Effective Philanthropy, Indicators of Effectiveness, comments on foundations’ growing understanding and interest in assessing their overall performance, noting that many are “convinced that better performance assessment will lead to greater effectiveness and, in turn, to more social impact on the people and issues they affect.” Later, the report adds that foundations are “facing increasing pressure to measure and improve performance.”