TheFutureofDoingGood|AnIni4alPerspec4veCuratedbyFutureAgendaTheBigLo>eryFund|London-May2016

During2015weundertook120workshopsin45ci=esaroundtheworlddiscussingthefutureof25topicswithover3000people.

Theoutputishasbeensharedviawebsite,socialnetworksandabook.

Ini=alPerspec=vesQ42014

GlobalDiscussionsQ1-32015

InsightSynthesisQ42015

SharingofOutput/Deeper

Study2016

BusinessSolu4onstoSocietalProblemsRe-visioningtheroleofbusinessinsocietymayleadtoareduc=onininequality,lesspar=sanpoli=csandgreaterac=onasbusinessestake

theleadratherthanwai=ngforGovernmenttoleadthem.

OverheadAvoidanceSystems,salariesandtraininginnot-for-profitorganisa=onsoRensufferfromlackofinvestmentastheseorganisa=onsfeelpressuredbyfunders

(andother)expecta=onstomaintainunrealis=coverheadra=os.

ThirdSectorConsensusSociety’scon=nuingdependenceonthethirdsectortotakeonrolestradi=onallyprovidedbythestatecallsforittobeXerdefineand

co-ordinateitscollec=veapproach,impactandneeds.

TheClimateChangeChallengeClimatechangecannolongerbeignored.Whilemanyarenowlookingatimprovingtheresilienceoftheirfacili=estomoreextremeweather,howmanywillalsoseektoadapttothenewworldof4Cofglobalwarming?

Crea4ngSkillsDemandNfPinvestmentinleadershipdevelopmentini=a=veshelpsensurethe

long-termhealthofthesectorbutthisrequiresfundersandregulatorstosupporttheadop=onofandmeasureagainstanagreedleadershipcode.

RedefiningCi4zenandStateCommunityengagementwillcometodefinetherela=onship

betweenci=zensandthestate.Boundarieswillbecomeblurredandpowerwillbecomeincreasinglydecentralised.

ContractCompromisesIncreasedinvolvementofsocialorganisa=onsinthedeliveryofstatefundedserviceslimitsocialsectorindependenceandmaymeantheyareobligedtodeliverserviceswhichdonotfitwiththeirvalues.

DigitalEngagementCi=esareusingdigitalpla^ormstobeXerplanforthefutureandencouragepublicengagement.Usingnewtechnologyandbigdatatosupportstrategicplanningofacitycanhelpimprovepublicengagementwiththeprocess.

SocialSector’sHeart-to-HeartCompe==onforfundingandseparateagendascon=nuetoimpede

sharedlearningwithinthecharitablesectorandprohibitscollabora=onandagreementaboutwhereitaddsrealvalue.

SpendingChoicesThereisashiRinsocialinvestmenttowardcapacitybuildingandsystemchangebecause,despitebestefforts,toomuchgovernmentmoneygetslostinthesystemandtoomuchphilanthropicmoneyismisdirected.

AusterityasOpportunityBudgetconstraintsmeanthatdoinggoodshiRsfromsuppor=ngotherstotheremovalofobstacleswhichpreventindividualsfromaccessingopportunity.Socialmodelschangefrom‘doingto’peopleto“buildingself-reliance”.

ChangingDirec4onIn-transitAlthoughtargetscandrivechangetheycanalsos=fleflexibility.

Toensurerelevancetheyaretemperedbyconsistentknowledgesharing,collabora=onanditera=veac=on.

ChangingCorporateMo4va4onsBroughtupwithtechnology,2025businessleadershavedifferentmo=va=onsandwillchallengethecurrentorderofinfluence.Inturnthiswillimpacthow

theycollaboratewithothersandredefinethemeaningofsuccess.

NewModelsofLegi4macyInterdependentissuesandcollec=veintelligencere-designsgovernanceandcivicpar=cipa=on,maturingfromsmallscalestartupstobroaderbasedcollabora=onswheresuccessisjudgedbywidescaleimpact.

TruthtoPowerTherecon=nuestobeaneedforservicesforthevulnerable-underpinnedbyindependentresearch,directrepresenta=onandadvocacytohelpshapepublicpolicy:arguablytheimportanceofspeakingtruthtopowerremainsconstant.

ThoseWhoHoldthePurseStringsDoinggoodisvalue-laden.Theagendaisshapedbygovernmentandthewealthy.Thethirdsectorcon=nuestobowtothis,poten=ally

limi=nginnova=onandthepossibilityofchange.

ClosingtheInequalityGapOneofthechallengesfacingthestateishowtobalanceequityandautonomy.AcentralisedsystemisoRenviewedtobe

moreequitableattheexpenseofautonomy.

ShiVingBalanceThedeliveryfocusmovesbeyondac=vi=es,peopleandorganisa=onstofocusondrivingsystemandsocialchange.Thisrequiresincreased

collabora=onbetweenpublic,privateandsocialsectors.

MeasuringGoodDespitethecostofcollec=ngdata,feedbackfrombeneficiaries

playsanincreasingroleinmeasuringsuccesspar=cularlywhenotheroutcomesarehardtomeasure.

Conflic4ngMo4va4onIncreasingcompe==onforlimitedfunding,duplica=onofeffort,mistrustandpoorcollabora=oncombinetoreducetheimpactof

socialorganisa=onsandleavethevulnerabletosuffer.

FuzzyBoundariesSocialenterprisesandcommunityinterestini=a=vesreducethegap

betweentheprivateandsocialsectorsandprovidegreateropportuni=estodogoodandcreatesocialvalue.

TheThirdSpaceforDataBy2025,anewplacefordataemerges-betweenpublicandprivate.Thisisdrivenby"dataphilanthropy"andthedona=onofdataforsocialpurposes

suchashealthcareandimprovingourabilitytorespondtodisasters.

DoubleCoun4ngThereisagrowthinstructuredvolunteeringwhichhelpsindividualsdevelopnewskillsandrela=onshipswhilealsomakingadifference

intheircommunityandinbroadersociety.

OrganisedGrowthCharityCEOsceasetobemeasuredagainstorganisa=onalgrowthandinsteadfocusondeliveringoutcomesthatpermanentlyaddresstheiroriginaltarget.

Insodoingtheyseta=metablefortheirownrelevance.

Devolu4onofGovernmentLocalgovernmentprovidesabeXerlocusfororganisa=onstryingtoinfluenceplace-basedstrategiesandcrosssectorwaysofworking,andalsohelpstogeneratefundingdirectlyfromthecommuni=estheyarelookingtoserve.

Ac4on,ResponsibilityandAccountabilityIncreasedcorporatetransparencyandlackofgovernmentresourcemeansthatmillennialslooktobusinessratherthangovernmentto

drivesocialchange.Publicac=ondrivestheagenda.

BreakingGoodThosewhogrewupwithsocialmediaredefinecharitablegivingand

forcetransparencythroughrelentlessresearch,ruthlessfocusandafundamentalbeliefinmul=plecommunityengagement.

Coali4onoftheWillingTheneedforintermediariesbetweenthenot-for-profit,corporateand

statutorysectorgrowsas,despitedifferentmo=va=ons,doinggoodprovidesanopportunityforalltobothbenefitandhaveposi=veimpact.

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