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The CenTer for high impaCT philanThropy

Cover photos courtesy of Fonkoze, Children’s Literacy Initiative, and Nurse-Family Partnership. U.S. map collage designed by Minh Chau.



high impact holiday giving

match tradit ion with impact

All over the world, the end of the year marks a trad itional time of reflection and celebration — and an

opportunity to offer a helping hand to those who are less fortunate. Nothing beats the feeling of giving

confidently with the knowledge that your support can make a signif icant change in someone’s life.

That is what this guide is about. Because for us, high impact phi lanthropy isn’t about how much you

give. Whether you have ten dollars or a mill ion dollars, it’s about how well you give to produce positivechange.

We at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy have been investigating and analyzing philanthropic

options for more than five years. In this guide we share what we have learned, presenting ten of our

best opportunities for making a meaningful difference in people’s lives in the United States and abroad.

For each opportun ity, we describe a successful approach that is based on careful ly considered evidence.

Examples include:

• Transforming an at-risk student in the US into a reader — and a l ifelong learner

• Lifting a woman out of extreme poverty into increased economic security

• Preventing a ch ild’s death in the developing world

Not only do our examples have evidence of success, but they also achieve that success at a reasonable

cost. An approach for providing emergency food can feed a fami ly of four for a week for less than $40.

A program that works with local and international partners can prevent a child’s death for less than

$1,200.

Each example provides guidelines to help you take action as well as links to our in-depth ph ilanthropic

investment guides which house a wealth of research evidence, detailed information on our methodology,

and tools for donor decision-making.

Our hope is that by doing much of this legwork for you, we will inspire you to turn this year’s

traditional season of giving into a celebration of high impact philanth ropy.

10 h igh impact opportuni t ies

In the United States

1. Provide emergency food for hungry families

2. Give children a strong start in life

3. Keep famil ies healthy 4. Redesign schools for better learning

5. Help new teachers succeed

6. Create young readers and lifelong learners

Around the world

7. Deliver life-saving medical treatments to

children

8. Move the poorest out of poverty

9. Feed famil ies, increase income, and preserve

the environment

10. Improve health in the world’s poorest

communities

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Historically high rates of unemployment, home foreclosure, and lack of access to affordable

medical services have left famil ies increasingly unable to meet that most fundamental need: to

put food on the table. In 2010, 17.2 mil lion American households, approximately one in seven

famil ies, found it diff icult or impossible to provide enough food for all their members.

How yoU Can HelP: By financially supporting food banks, which distribute donated and

discounted emergency food, you can contribute to dramatically decreasing the number of

hungry families.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Conventional drives collect packaged food, producing a mix

of food that often does not match family needs or provide good nutrition. There is a better

and more cost-effective way. Regional food banks, like Feeding America West Michigan and

Philabundance , can feed a family of four for as little as $16 – $40 per week. The USDAestimatesthatbuyingthesameamountoffoodatretailpricescouldcost$160–$230or

more. How do they do it? By using cash donations to obtain deeply discounted and donated

food provided by national food and g rocery companies, food banks create balanced d iets at a

fraction of the cost.

take aCtIon: Make monetary donations, instead

of food contributions, to your regional food

bank. To locate a food bank in your area, visit

www.feedingamerica.org and enter your zip code

or state for a list of emergency food providers.

tIPS: To expand your impact, look for organ izat ions

that work to improve people’s access to food —

such as mobile pantries, telephone hotlines, and

multiple convenient locations. Seek out those which offer healthy food options, such as fresh

vegetables and fruits.

For more examples and tips, see our guide High

Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn, pages 29-31.

Photo provided by Philab

provide emergency food for hungry families

http://www.feedingamericawestmichigan.org/



http://www.philabundance.org/


http://www.feedingamerica.org/

http://www.impact.upenn.edu/economic-downturn/view-economicdownturn/






http://www.feedingamerica.org/






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Children who do not have enough healthy food, good healthcare, and opportunities to learn

face obstacles that put them at risk throughout their lives. Supporting these children and

their parents can have huge payoffs in preventing i llness, improving education outcomes, andaverting future costs to society.

giv e children a strong start in l ife

How yoU Can HelP: Help first-time parents succeed and give children a strong start in lifeby supporting nurse home visitation programs for low-income mothers pregnant with thei r

first child. Nurses provide in-home counseling about healthy pregnancy practices, childcare,

and plann ing for future pregnancies, education, and employment.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Operating in more than thirt y states, Nurse-Family Partnership

(NFP) matches a registered nurse with a low-income expectant mom starting from early

pregnancy through the chi ld’s second birthday. NFP has demonstrated a 48 percent decrease

in child abuse and neglect, a 67 percent reduction in children’s behavioral and intellectualproblems at age six, and an 83 percent increase in the mothers’ labor force participation. A

cost-benefit analysis found that the program returned $5.70 for each dollar invested to helpthe neediest families. This means that for every high-risk family served, society saw $34,148

of net benefits from increased tax revenues and reductions in the costs of crime, welfare, and

other such expenses.

take aCtIon: Use this online mapping tool

to locate current NFP programs and their localimplementing partners. To find other home

visitation and outreach programs in your area,contact your local community health center or

public health department, which can identify

good local nonprofits.

tIPS: Trust is essential in serving vulnerable

families in their homes. Communities often

view nurses as a particularly credible source of

information. Knowledge of the local culture

allows home visitors to communicate healthmessages effectively. The best programs often

train and employ members of the community as

part of their outreach teams.

For more information on this model and our

analysis of this philanthropic opportunity, see

pages 20-22 of High Impact Philanthropy in the

Downturn.Photo provided by Nurse-Family Partnership

http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/



http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/locations

http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.aspx?byCounty=1








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How yoU Can HelP: The more than 7200 community health centers (CHCs) in the U.S.

provide a critical safety net in rural and urban areas where the need is greatest. More than just

clin ics, CHCs offer comprehensive primary and preventive care regardless of a patient’s ability

to pay or type of insurance. They also offer such services as t ranslation, home-based programs,and referrals to social services.

take aCtIon: You can play a strategic role in helping

CHCs meet heightened demand for healthcare, provide

services not covered by insurance, and reach the newly poor

and uninsured. Use the mapping tool: findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov , to find a center near you. Those listed are either

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) or centers

that have similar essential features needed to produce theimpacts we describe above. If there is no nearby CHC on

this site, your city, county, or state health departments can

direct you to the local health safety-net providers. Or youcan contact your local United Way chapter by phone or

by searching the 211 system: www.211.org under “health

center” or “medical care.”

tIPS: The most urgent unmet needs differ greatly depending on the particular community served and state funding

levels. Learn how your financia l contributions can support

local priorities by talking to a center’s executive director ormedical/nursing director.

For additional tips on how to assess CHCs and questions

to ask, see our guide High Impact Philanthropy in the

Downturn, pages 23-25.

Keep famil ies h ealthy

The current economic situation has forced more and more famil ies to postpone medical visits

or forgo them altogether. Many fami lies must make painful t radeoffs between health and other

basic needs, such as food and housing. Lack of healthcare can lead to more serious il lness andhigher costs in the future. Maintaining family health now reduces costs and suffering later.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: CHCs have shown impressive results at an average cost of $560

per person per year. They improve patient outcomes and save bill ions of dollars by averting more

costly hospital stays and emergency room visits. Studies have shown that communities served

by CHCs had fewer low-birth-weight infants and better blood pressure control, compared tonational averages, despite higher risk populat ions.




http://www.211.org/

http://www.211.org/







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o p p o r t u n i t y : ( t o p i c )

redes ign schools for better lea rning

The U.S. Department of Education estimates that more than 5,000 schools, serving

approximately 2.5 mi ll ion students nationwide, are “chronically fai ling ,” which means that the

students are at risk of fail ing to master the skil ls required to progress through school, graduate,and go on to college or a job.

How yoU Can HelP: Support effective whole school reform designed to maximize learning

time for students and teachers, make the curricu lum more rigorous and engaging, and address

issues such as school leadership, teacher recruitment, professional development, and evaluation, which are crit ical for teacher effectiveness and student success.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Several whole school reform programs in charter and regu larpublic schools have had excellent results. Students at Green Dot, a California-based charter

organization serving high-need populations, showed greater growth in learning and a 12

percent improvement in graduation rates over students in comparable schools. 86 percent of

graduating students went on to attend two- or four-year colleges. In New York, Generation

Schools, a design for restructuring a regular public school, outperformed a comparison group

of schools on various student achievement measures and graduated 90 percent of seniors ontime even though only 20 percent started ninth grade at grade level. 90 percent of graduating

students were accepted to college, compared to the national average of about 68 percent.

take aCtIon: You can support Generation Schools or Green Dot,

both of which plan to expand to other communities. While not all

whole school designs are effective, you can identify other strong whole

school reform programs by checking out our short list on page 57 of High Impact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality . You can also

take advantage of the due dil igence performed by venture philanthropy

firms such as the NewSchools Venture Fund and SeaChange Capital

Partners. Further information on high performing schools serving low

income students is available on the web sites of the Department of

Education’s Blue Ribbon Awards program and the Effective PracticeIncentive Community (EPIC).

tIPS: Costs vary with design and locality, but after the start-up phase

— when philanthropic capital is usually most needed — many whole

school reform designs have the same per-student costs as other schoolsin the dist rict or state.

For more tips and discussion of models, see pages 46-58 of HighImpact Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Qua lity and pages 40-47 of

Pathways to Student Success.

http://www.greendot.org/



http://www.generationschools.org/




http://www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-issues/view-teachingquality/


http://www.newschools.org/



http://www.seachangecap.org/




http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html



http://epic.newleaders.org/






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help new teachers succeed

Too often, new teachers are placed in the toughest classrooms, left to sink or swim. Nearly a

thi rd leave the profession after th ree years, and those who stay do not reach peak effectiveness

until their fifth year. This pattern is damaging to children: students taught by new teacherstend to learn less than those who have the benefit of more experienced teachers. Moreover,

high teacher turnover is associated with lower levels of student achievement and is a hugefinancial burden for school districts.

How yoU Can HelP: Help new teachers become more effective faster and reta in effective

teachers longer by supporting comprehensive new teacher mentoring programs. Theseprograms pair new teachers with more experienced ones, who serve as instructional coaches

over several years.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: The New Teacher Center (NTC), which operates in multiple

locations, helped pioneer the comprehensive teacher mentoring model and has measured

teacher effectiveness through gains in student learning. NTC found that teacher effectiveness

improvedsignificantly,atamodestcostof$34–$40persecondarystudent.Thosementoredin NTC’s two-year program were as effective as fourth-year teachers who had not completed

the program. In California, the six-year teacher retention rates for program participants

represented a 16 percent increase over other California teachers and a 76 percent increase over

national averages. Mentoring programs can also help build a cadre of “master teachers” within

a district, keeping the most experienced teachers in classrooms and providing career pathsother than administration for outstanding teachers.

take aCtIon: Check out NTC’s web site for philanthropic

opportunities. Many districts and schools also have their own

mentoring programs, although these need to be carefully screened for quality. Contact your school and/or district

officials to find out if there is a mentoring program in place.

Many districts have an associated nonprofit education fundthat can accept private donations.

tIPS: To achieve the impact described above, mentoring

needs to focus on the actual work in the classroom — as

opposed to giving general socia l support — and it must occur

regularly over a sustained period of time (at least two years).

In selecting any program aimed at supporting new teachers,

look for instructors, mentors, or coaches who are selectively recruited for their ability to be effective teachers of both

students and adults.

For additional tips and information on this and other new-teacher support programs, see pages 19-25 of High Impact

Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Qua lity .

http://www.newteachercenter.org/
















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create young readers and lifelong learners

Nearly half of low-income fourth graders cannot read at a basic level. Children who do not

reach reading proficiency by the end of third grade risk never catching up and are in danger of

dropping out later. Until third grade, students are mastering reading and writing; after third

grade, they depend on those skills to master everything else.

How yoU Can HelP: Support programs that strengthen early literacy, at the pre-school

and/or early elementary stage. Some programs focus on providing extra support directly to

at-risk students, while others concentrate on curriculum and on improving teachers’ skill andknowledge.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is an example of an early literacy program focused on professional development of teachers. It trains pre-K through

third grade teachers in literacy techniques and provides books and coaching to help teachers

implement strategies in their classrooms. Several randomized control studies have verified

the effectiveness of CLI training in increasing the number of children achieving literacy benchmarks on time. In New York, an internal evaluation estimated that for every 100 students

in participating classrooms, an additional 32 made benchmarks. We estimated that for lessthan $600 per student, CLI enables an additional student to hit literacy benchmarks. Other

benefits include improved teacher satisfaction and retention.

take aCtIon: CLI currently operates in nine

states, plus the District of Columbia, and has

recently received a federal grant to expand the

program. Other models that have succeeded in

improving early literacy include the Success for All whole school reform model and the Reading Recovery program, a school-based tutoring

program focused on at-risk first g raders.

tIPS: Look for teacher train ing programs in which

mentors, coaches, and instructors are seasoned and

successful classroom teachers themselves; where

coaching is susta ined over time; and where teacherpreparation is supported by active strategies such

as modeling and group assessment of student work

rather than lecturing.

For more discussion of effective teacherdevelopment, see pages 26-28 of High Impact

Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality . For

more on CLI and other programs to support

preschool and early elementary school children,

see pages 18-25 of Pathways to Student Success.Photo provided by Children’s Literacy Initiative

http://childrensliteracyinitiative.org/

http://www.successforall.org/



http://www.readingrecovery.org/





















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deliver life-saving medical treatments to children

Millions of children under age five worldwide live in remote areas where care from trained

health professionals is more than a day’s walk away. The severe shortages of health workers —

and the relatively inexpensive medications they provide — mean that chi ldren are dying from

malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and other treatable diseases.

How yoU Can HelP: Deliver life-saving interventions to children living in remote areas by

supporting a community case management (CCM) program. These programs use trained

and supervised community health workers to provide basic health education, preventioninformation, and diagnosis and treatment for the most common life-threatening childhood

illnesses.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: When the CCM approach was used in Africa and Asia to deliver

antibiotics for pneumonia, the biggest kil ler of children under f ive, studies showed a 24 percent

reduction in overall death rates for young children. In Mali, the nonprofit Save the Children

worked with the Ministry of Health to give trained local health workers community drug kits,thus offering famil ies access to oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea, antimalarial medications,

and other life-saving therapies. We estimate that when this model is implemented with local

and international partners in rura l Mal i, it saves a child’s life for approximately $1000.

take aCtIon: Organizations such as Save the

Children, UNICEF, and International Rescue

Committee have been supporting this effective

approach in communities throughout the world.

You can f ind other organizations through the CoreGroup, an umbrella organization of nonprofits

that work on community-based maternal and

child-health interventions.

tIPS: Look for organizations that have a track record of experience, trust working with the local

population, and a process for self-evaluation for

continuous improvement. Health workers should

have ongoing support and training through an

explicit system of supervision.

For more information on the CCM approach andour analysis of this philanthropic opportunity,

see our guide Lifting the Burden of Malaria,

pages 18-19.

Photo provided by Save the C

http://www.savethechildren.org/







http://www.unicef.org/health/


http://www.rescue.org/our-work/providing-health-refugees



http://www.coregroup.org/




http://www.impact.upenn.edu/international-issues/view-malaria/















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move the poorest out of poverty

More than half the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day. Sickness, natural disasters,

and economic crises keep families in a perpetual cycle of extreme poverty, unable to provide

basic food and shelter or to allow their ch ildren to attend school.

How yoU Can HelP: Help the poorest families take the first step toward self-sufficiency by supporting the graduation model. Unlike microfinance, which targets people who have

a source of income, the graduation model works with the poorest of the poor, by providing

assets, skil ls, and networks that help participants generate a source of revenue, readying themfor microfinance in the future.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: First pioneered by the Bangladeshi nonprofit BRAC, the

graduation model has been adapted to many different localities, where it advances the poorestto progressive levels of economic independence. In Haiti, Fonkoze’s Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM )

— “Pathway to a Better Life” — is an eighteen-month asset transfer program that provides

ultra-poor women with productive physical assets (such as goats and chickens); helps buildtheir skills and confidence; connects them to social networks; and gives them shelter, a cash

stipend, and access to healthcare. Clients then “graduate” to income-earning activities that

enable them to sustain themselves without subsidies. Using Fonkoze’s 95 percent “graduation”success rate in their pilot, we estimate that in Haiti it costs approximately $1,600 to move a

participant out of extreme poverty to increased economic security.

take aCtIon: You can fund Fonkoze or BRAC

(both allow tax-deductible contributions by U.S.

donors). Or go to the Consultative Group to

Assist the Poor’s (CGAP)’s information-rich website, blog, and community of practice: graduation.

cgap.org to find other organizations that use this

model in countries around the world, including

Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Pakistan, Peru,Ghana, and Yemen.

tIPS: Look for organizations that go beyond

financial capital to help clients build their skills,

networks, and assets, which are as important as

income. Productive assets, like farm tools, goats,

or weaving looms, increase people’s ability togenerate an income. Non-productive assets like

housing help reduce risks and improve clients’

ability to recover from economic crises.

For more tips and in-depth information on this

model, see our guide Haiti: How Can I Help?

pages 15-22.

http://www.brac.net/content/economic-development-targeting-extreme-poverty



http://www.fonkoze.org/aboutfonkoze/whoweare/howworks/119.html







http://www.cgap.org/


http://graduation.cgap.org/




http://www.impact.upenn.edu/international-issues/view-haiti















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feed families, increase income, andpreserve the environment

In many of the poorest regions of the world, farming provides the most immediate way for

families to feed themselves and earn a living. Yet many farmers cannot produce enough for

their own families, let alone a surplus to sell at market. Even worse, many farming practicesresult in deforestation, soil depletion, and other environmental harm that creates a negative

cycle in which subsistence farming becomes harder and harder.

How yoU Can HelP: Support sustainable agriculture programs that improve a farmer’s

income while preserving the environment. Programs that combine agro-forestry and farmer

associations enable farmers to grow enough food for their families, sell produce for income,

and contribute to regenerating land that is severely degraded by deforestation. Agro-forestry combines growing dual-purpose trees, which produce income-generating fruit and prevent

land degradation, with cultivating staple crops like corn, cassava, and other vegetables,

which provide short-term income and food. Farmer associations help members expand their

enterprises through business training, intra-group lending, and connections with suppliers,

traders, and exporters.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Sustainable agricu lture programs produce results. In Malawi , a

program led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) resulted in improved food security and adoption

of best farming practices by more than 85 percent of participants. With crop yields increased

by20–90percent,familieshadmorefoodtoeatandsell.Householdassets,suchaslivestock

and farm tools, increased by 110 percent. Improved farming practices and planting of dual-

purpose trees resulted in regenerated land and decreased risk of soil erosion. Costs for this

model vary by country, but in Haiti , for instance, we estimate a new program would cost about

$90 per beneficiary per year.

take aCtIon:Organizations such as CRS, CARE, and Oxfam are

implementing sustainable agriculture programs throughout

the developing world. To find others, see web sites of the

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),

the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), or the International Center for Tropical

Agriculture (CIAT), which provide links to local partners and

research centers in Africa, Asia , and Latin America.

tIPS: When assessing sustainable agriculture programs, look

for organizations that make local economies grow (e.g., by

promoting sales of local rather than imported seeds at seedfairs), that support farmer participation by allowing them tomake decisions about what to grow, and that promote farming

practices that conserve water and soil.

For additional tips and information, see our guide

Haiti: How Can I Help? pages 23-27.Photo by David Snyder. Image provided by Catholic Relief S

http://crs.org/agriculture/






http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/agriculture/



http://www.oxfam.org/en/campaigns/agriculture



http://www.ifad.org/ngo/partners/region.htm


http://www.cgiar.org/centers/index.html



http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/AboutUs/Paginas/partnersandcollaborators.aspx



















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improve health in the world’s poorest communities

Worldwide mil lions of people suffer and die annually from preventable and treatable diseases

because they lack access to health services. Fortunately, there are high impact solutions that

can ensure the health of communities by providing essential medical care and prevention.

How yoU Can HelP: Support community-based primary healthcare systems — a proven,cost-effective way of bringing health services to even the poorest, most remote communities.

These systems reach people where they l ive. They provide access to prevention and t reatment

services, health education, and advanced hospital care and essential surgery in emergencies.In addit ion, they address the root causes of poor health, such as the need for clean water and

nutrition.

HIgH ImPaCt oPPortUnIty: Around the world, these comprehensive systems have decreased

sickness and death for the most vulnerable people, particularly children and pregnant women,

and at the same time increased the health of the overall population served. For example,

compared to the rest of Haiti, risk of death before age five was 58 percent lower in communitiesserved by the Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS) Health System. While costs vary by country,

results from Haiti’s HAS Health System translate into an estimated cost of less than $3000 to

avert a chi ld’s death.

take aCtIon:You can support effective community-based primary healthcare systems throughout the

world. The Comprehensive Rural Health Project

(CRHP), Jamkhed in the Maharashtra state

of India, BRAC in Bangladesh, and programs

linked to Partners In Health in countries that

include Rwanda, Haiti, and Malawi are among organizations that use this model.

tIPS: Look for programs in which community

health workers, mobile clinics, and health

educators reach people where they live; programs

that employ local people, which enhanceseffectiveness and sustainability; and those in

which there are linkages to programs in literacy,

improved agricultural and food security, clean water and sanitation, and income-generating

activities.

For detailed examples and additional tips, see our

guide Haiti: How Can I Help?, pages 5 -12.

http://www.hashaiti.org/



http://jamkhed.org/

http://jamkhed.org/

http://jamkhed.org/

http://jamkhed.org/

http://www.brac.net/content/about-brac-health


http://www.pih.org/

http://www.pih.org/





http://www.pih.org/


http://jamkhed.org/

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high impact opportunity EXampLE organization WhErE to LEarn morE

1. Provide emergency ood or

hungry amilies

Feeding America West Michigan

www.eedingamericawestmichigan.org

Philabundancewww.philabundance.org

Feeding America (National Search)

www.eedingamerica.org/oodbank-

results.aspx

2. Give children a strong start

in lie

Nurse-Family Partnership

www.nurseamilypartnership.org

Find a Local Community Health Center

fndahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.

aspx?byCounty=1

3. Keep amilies healthy See pgs. 23-25 o High Impact Philanthropy in

the Downturn

www.impact.upenn.edu/economic-downturn/

view-economicdownturn

Find a local Community Health Center

fndahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.

aspx?byCounty=1

Federally Qualifed Community Health

Centers (FQCHC)

www.raconline.org/ino_guides/clinics/

qhc.php

United Way Chapter

www.211.org

4. Redesign schools or better

learning

Green Dot

www.greendot.org

Generation Schools

www.generationschools.org

NewSchools Venture Fund

www.newschools.org

SeaChange Capital Partners

www.seachangecap.org

Eective Practice Incentive Community

(EPIC)epic.newleaders.org

Department o Education Blue Ribbon

Awards

www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.

html

5. Help new teachers succeed New Teacher Center

www.newteachercenter.org

See pgs. 19-25 o High Impact

Philanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality

www.impact.upenn.edu/us-domestic-

issues/view-teachingquality

6. Create young readers andlielong learners

Children’s Literacy Initiativewww.ChildrensLiteracyInitiative.org

Reading Recovery

www.readingrecovery.org

Success or All

www.successorall.org

See pgs. 26-28 o High ImpactPhilanthropy to Improve Teaching Quality


issues/view-teachingquality

See pgs. 18-25 o Pathways to Student

Success


issues/view-educationpathways

list of nonprofits, organizations, and resources mentionedo p p o r t u n i t y : ( t o p i c )





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http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/clinics/fqhc.php


http://www.211.org/































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list of nonprofits, organizations, and resources mentioned

high impact opportunity EXampLE organization WhErE to LEarn morE

7. Deliver lie-saving medical

treatments to children

Save the Children

www.savethechildren.org

UNICEFwww.unice.org/health

International Rescue Committee

www.rescue.org/our-work/providing-health-

reugees

The Core Group

www.coregroup.org

U.S. Fund or UNICEFwww.uniceusa.org/work/health

8. Move the poorest out o

poverty

BRAC

www.brac.net/content/economic-

development-targeting-extreme-poverty

Fonkoze CLM

www.onkoze.org/aboutonkoze/whoweare/

howworks/119.html

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

(CGAP)

www.cgap.org

9. Feed amilies, increase

income, preserve the

environment

Catholic Relie Services

crs.org/agriculture

CARE

www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/

agriculture

Oxam

www.oxam.org/en/campaigns/agriculture

Consultative Group on International

Agriculture Research (CGIAR)

www.cgiar.org/centers/index.html

International Center or Tropical Agriculture

(CIAT)

www.ciat.cgiar.org/AboutUs/Paginas/

partnersandcollaborators.aspx

The International Fund or Agricultural

Development (IFAD)

www.iad.org/ngo/partners/region.htm

10. Improve health in

the world’s poorest

communities

Hôpital Albert Schweitzer (Haiti)

www.hashaiti.org

Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP),

Jamkhed (India)

jamkhed.org

BRAC (Bangladesh and others)

www.brac.net/content/about-brac-health

Partners In Health (Haiti, Rwanda, and others)

www.pih.org

See pgs. 5-12 o Haiti: How Can I Help?

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Health Livelihoods Education

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December 2008

“I’m Not Rockefeller”:33 High Net Worth Philanthropists Discuss

Their Approach to Giving

Kathleen Noonan | Katherin a Rosqueta

Overthepastyear,the Centerfor High Impact

Philanthropy conducted a seriesof structured

interviewsto determinehow high net worth

individual philanthropists (dened by the

Center as having thecapacity to give $1mil-

lion per year)make decisions about giving.

Wh at we fo un d were a set o f d iversean d

evolving practices, a predominant reliance

on peersfor information,a narrowand negative

viewof evaluation (despitea strong desireto

makea difference),and difculty with exit-

ing established relationships with nonprots,

p erh aps b ecau se th e transactio n co sts o f

“breaking up”see m too high.To oursurprise,

wealso found thatnearly a third ofthestudy

participants do not think of themselves as

“philanthropists,”despite giving an averageof

nearly $1million annually.

Intuitive solutions to addressing the infor-

mational gaps identied in the interviews

present unique problems for high net worth

philanthropists. Many expressed a reluctance

to investigate the effectiveness of potential

recip ien ts fo r fear o f in viting u n wan ted

solicitationsorappearing distrustfulor overly

demanding of the nonprots with which

they already had relationships. Most did

n ot k no w a bo ut o r r e fe r t o th e m yr i ad

academic and nonprotresourcesin their ar-

easof interest. Given the limited information

t he y u se d, p hi la nt hr op ic d ec i-

s io ns c a n t he r ef or e b e s ig ni ca nt

g am bl e s. E nt it i es l i ke t he C en te r t ha t

c r ea t e r es ou rc e s a nd t oo ls f or p hi -

lanth rop ists n eed n ew ways to sy n-

t he si z e, p ac ka ge a nd d is t ri bu te

“The word ‘philanthropist’ still cracks me up because it sounds so

hoity-toity . . . I ’m not Rockefeller”

–high net worth donor interviewed by Center

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In the U.S. alone, nearly $291 billion dollars comprise the U.S. philanthropic capital market.

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from American donors. High net worth individual donors are also more likely to give a larger

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