Welcome! Northeast Ohio AFP Chapter The Giving Shift

Suzanne T. Allen, Ph.D. President & CEO Philanthropy Ohio

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Philanthropy Ohio – Vision To be the leading voice and premier resource for philanthropy in Ohio.

The Giving Shift Demographic data New giving patterns New donors New nonprofits Transfers of wealth

Here’s What Happened

And Here’s Why Technology Economy Organizations People Culture Rhetoric Results

Technology was… Mail Telephone Paper In-person meetings Invisible charities

Technology is… Global Instantaneous Low-cost Wearable Big Data Integrated Visible charities

Economy was… National Manufacturing Stable Steady growth Large corporations

Economy is… Innovative Matrix-oriented Rapidly expansive New wealth Global markets

Organizations were… Well represented in the philanthropic community Product and sales based Built around direct mail & telemarketing

Organizations are… Focused of an attitude of inclusiveness and engagement Rethinking corporate philanthropy Concentrated on the new “golden age of marketing” –Science –Substance –Story –Speed –Simplicity

People Major donors are younger, systematic & data-driven

Culture was… Scientific Social engineering The term “philanthropy” falls into disuse

Culture is… Humanistic Social science developing tools Word and concept of “philanthropy” is revived

Inadvertently negative messages: Give Back Giving Away Through: Nonprofits Tax-exempt entities To the: Disadvantaged Needy Rhetoric was… Inadvertently negative messages: –Give Back –Giving Away Through: –Nonprofits –Tax-exempt entities To the: –Disadvantaged –Needy

Rhetoric is… Constructive appeal: –Donor investors –Making a difference Through: –Innovative approaches To: –Regional –National –Global causes About: Civil Discourse

Now For The Results

Giving Trends – Nationally

$7.8B Total Charitable Giving Ohio giving grew in 2012 by 18 percent.

Individual Giving in Ohio Individual giving grew in 2012 by nearly 23 percent.

Individual Giving in Ohio One quarter of Ohio’s taxpayers – 1.26 million – reported charitable gifts on their federal tax returns.

Individual Giving in Ohio Over the last five years, Ohioans have contributed $25.94 billion to their favorite charitable causes.

Foundation Giving in Ohio In 2012, foundation assets grew by 12 percent, passing the $20 billion mark.

Foundation Giving in Ohio In 2012, the number of Ohio foundations continued to increase, as it has over the past five years.

Foundation Giving in Ohio The growth of Ohio foundations, which stalled after the Great Recession, has picked up with 12 percent growth.

Foundation Giving in Ohio

Giving in Northeast Ohio Of the $1.26 billion foundation grants, $591 million are given from foundations in Northeast Ohio. Grants from Akron (MSA) –$63 million From Cleveland (MSA) –$478 million From Canton (MSA) –$25 million From Youngstown (MSA) –$25 million

Results 2003: 31,657 nonprofits in Ohio 2013: 37,267 nonprofits Doing the math, that is a 26% increase Total expenditures 2001: $35.8 billion in expenditures by nonprofits 2011: $70.8 billion in expenditures

Results So what does this mean for you?

So What?

Refocus

Final Thoughts People are giving more But the needs are increasing, too So it becomes about our vision And the words we choose And the data we use It’s about embracing diversity And it’s all about relationships

THANK YOU!

March 3, 2015 – Women in Philanthropy Summit: Investing in Women for the Common Good September 16-18, 2015 – Philanthropy Forward ‘15

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