The organizations we support have given us invaluable feedback through the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) that we again commissioned in 2006 from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.  The GPR provides a vehicle for honest and anonymous commentary on how we operate, and we use that input to improve our effectiveness. 

We were pleased to receive generally positive ratings and, in particular, we were encouraged by significant improvements from the 2003 GPR on two key measures:  impact on grantees’ fields and impact on grantee organizations.  However, we realize that there is always room for improvement and one area in which the Foundation was rated below the median was the clarity with which we communicate our goals and strategy.  We urge you to download a copy of the report here.  As we incorporate the feedback into our work, we hope – and expect – that our grantees will continue to help us help them do a better job.