PRESENTATION THE DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY 100 YEARS
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PRESENTATION THE DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY
100 YEARS ON • 1914 – Cleveland Foundation, USA “To enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking and provide leadership on key community issues”.
AN IDEA THAT SPREAD Europe Canada USA
AN IDEA THAT DEVELOPED • From focus on the institution to focus on the community • From asset management to community leadership • From competitive independence to coordinated impact • From High Net Worth Donors to Community Ownership/Traditions
INCREASED NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPIES • USA – 1985 -2005: Growth from 250 to 750 (300%) • WINGS 2012 Report – in 46 countries • Europe – 2000 -2010: Growth from 103 to 631 • 1990’s – Africa & Asia (Foundation for Community Development, Mozambique – “With this seed money $300, 000 – we had the courage and dignity to go to donors and ask for funds” – Graҫa Machel)
ROLES OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY ASSET DEVELOPMENT • Develop a range of Funds to meet various needs/opportunities • Endowment Base = Independence • Provide opportunities for philanthropy (Giving Circles, etc. ) • Be transparent and accountable COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT • Build sense of community solidarity/Trust • Offer sustainability & long term planning/investment • Research & Development around areas of need/potential • Give local ownership of the development process
WHERE TO NEXT? Community Foundations Human Rights Funds Women’s Funds Youth. Banks Environmental Funds Thematic Funds eg Rural; Older People, etc.
COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY • Can engage people with a diversity of interests • Can bring together a range of expertise eg. Greater Milwaukee Foundation & University of Wisconsin Knowledge Hub • Can make connections across continents – eg. Diaspora Funding • Can pool knowledge to influence policy – eg UN Post 2015 Development Goals; Peacebuilding, etc.
