INSTITUTIONAL PHILANTHROPY & GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING: A MATCH MADE FOR MOVEMENT-BUILDING EPIP Webinar - December 14, 2016 EPIP Host: Biz Ghormley Presenters: Veronica Garcia, Donna Bivens, Alice Aguilar, Crystal Middlestat

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Speakers Veronica Garcia, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Donna Bivens, Director of Boston Busing/Desegregation Project, Union of Minority Neighborhoods Alice Aguilar, Progressive Tech Crystal Middlestadt, Resource Development Director, Grassroots Institute for Fundraising

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IntroductionsAudience Poll:Which of the following best describes you?1. I am a donor and support causes I believe in by giving.2. I am a fundraiser and support causes I believe in by asking others to

contribute.3. I am both a donor and a fundraiser.4. I am neither a donor or a fundraiser.

#GRASSROOTSFUNDRAISING #MOVEMENTBUILDING #ABUNDANCENOTSCARCITY

What is Grassroots Fundraising?

Grassroots Fundraising for Social Justice

Grassroots Fundraising for Social Justice

Landscape of Philanthropy

From Giving USA, 2016

Political Importance of Fundraising Transformative Movement Building

Building People-Powered MovementsOur Programs

✓ Training, Capacity Building & Consulting Services, reaching 300+ organizations annually.

✓ Money for Our Movements: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference for movement builders and changemakers!

✓ The Grassroots Fundraising Journal, a bimonthly magazine with tips, tools and inspiration to help you become a better fundraiser!

Building People-Powered Movements

Building People-Powered Movements

Topics include:

✓ Mapping Our Own Experiences- exploration of our relationships with money.

✓ Grassroots fundraising, trends in giving, and current landscape of philanthropy in the U.S.

✓ Prospecting and making the ask.

✓ How to build an engaged donor base.

✓ Nurturing a culture of fundraising and building a fundraising team.

✓ Creating, executing, and evaluating an annual fundraising plan.

From Charity to Inspired PhilanthropyGrounding Beliefs

✓ Giving and sharing are universal human impulses for creating and sustaining culture and community.

✓ At its root, giving is grounded in hope, faith, and love.✓ One important way we express our values in a democracy is by

supporting the organizations and causes we care about.✓ Philanthropy at its best is a creative expression of that part of us that

cares about and believes in the potential for change.✓ The most effective philanthropy joins your interests and experiences

with current needs and seeks desired outcomes for the common good.✓ Inspired giving ideas and solutions come from all generations and people

of all walks of life. Community and family input in our planning makes for better giving.

✓ Inspired philanthropy and service have transforming powers for all -- givers and receivers.

Adapted from Inspired Philanthropy by Tracy Gary, 2008.

Building People-Powered Movements

Money for Our MovementsA Social Justice Fundraising Conference

Money for Our MovementsA Social Justice Fundraising Conference

The Numbers:

● 150 volunteers, including 110 presenters.

● 71 workshops and 3 plenary sessions.

● >250 individual donors to support scholarships, interpretation, and translation services.

● 37 fundraisers provided pro bono consultations for more than 80 organizations.

Building People-Powered Movements

Fundraising in an Increasingly Mobile World

“Although whites, blacks and Hispanics have similar rates of smartphone ownership, minorities tend to rely more heavily on their phone for internet access…”

Building People-Powered Movements

So, what remains unchanged about how we fundraise in a mobile world?

Plan Execute Evaluate Plan

Building People-Powered MovementsThe Grassroots Fundraising Journal

QUESTION: How can the two economies support each other, without creating exploitative relationships between unequal partners?

The Two Economies

FOR-/NON-PROFIT ECONOMY

TransactionalMarket BasedCompetitive

Funding DrivenPaid Staff

SOCIAL MOVEMENT ECONOMY

TransformationalComplex Reciprocity

“Gift Economy”CooperativeLabor Driven

Inspiration & Meaningas currency

mutual aid

extraction

Policy Reform & InstitutionalChange

Actions & Protest

Personal & Network Leadership & Skills

New System Alternatives in Community

The way wedistributeresources leaves many crucial areas and roles unsupported

Policy Reform & InstitutionalChange

Actions & Protest

Personal & Network Leadership & Skills

New System Alternatives in Community

What we need areresources that are able to...

Network Building & Support

Living Learning Resource Ecosystem

Networked Social Movements need to be resourced in new ways:

■ Networked movements require a shift from foundation-centered funding to a broader conceptualization of resources

■ We call this broader approach a living resource system to recognize the complex range of resources that need to be identified, linked, moved and in some case restructured to support the dynamic nature of networked movements

■ This approach recognizes that everyone has access to resources and can help move those resources to places where they are needed. The more people see themselves as resource movers, the more transformative movements can become.

Resources

www.grassrootsfundraising.org

GIFT’s online archive of articles & resources: www.grassrootsfundraising.org/