Dr Liz Branigan The role(s) of philanthropy in preventing family violence
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN -I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of this land and to pay my respect their elders, past and present and to any other Aboriginal people here today. Philanthropy and Family Violence 2 Acknowledgement of Country
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Philanthropy and Family Violence -Think more broadly and creatively about philanthropy than simply as a funding opportunity -Funder – of programs -Capacity building – organisational capital, human resources, skilled volunteering -Advocate, educate, ‘broaden the choir’ -Partner in achieving social change The roles (s) of philanthropy in preventing family violence
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Philanthropy and Family Violence -Skills transfer – human resource development, marketing, business planning, technology -Secondment and/or exchanges for time limited periods – going two ways e.g. Philanthropy staffer to build a marketing plan, family violence staffer to develop a domestic violence leave policy Capacity Building
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN -Translate your values and understandings into formats, stories, and frames that your philanthropic partners can relate to -Educate your philanthropic partners so that they, in turn, can advocate for you cause amongst their networks Advocate and educate
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Graduate Certificate in Social Impact Four subjects (units) -SIP60003 Social Impact: Entrepreneurs and Social Innovation -SIP60004 Social Investment and Philanthropy -SIP60002 Leadership for Social Impact -SIP60001 Corporate Responsibility and Accountability -Mid year scholarships available – applications close Sunday 28 th June. Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Philanthropy and Family Violence -Be pro-active in cultivating philanthropic partners who share your values around preventing family violence -Be clear about the value that your contribution to the partnership can make to them (e.g. Increase their understanding of, and organisational capacity to respond to, the issue) -Be able to clearly demonstrate your ‘theory of change’ and the significance of the philanthropic contribution to achieving this Partner in Achieving Social Change
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Graduate Certificate in Social Impact -Program may be completed full time (one year – two units each semester for two semesters) or part-time (two years – one unit each semester for 4 semesters) -Ideal class size is 30 – for participatory workshop delivery -Block intensives (usually two blocks of Thursday , Friday and Sat , scheduled three weeks apart) -Core teaching staff for 2015 are Liz Branigan (Social Impact and Leadership units) and Mike Moran (CRA and Philanthropy units) Delivery and timetable
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Master in Social Investment and Philanthropy -Level one – 4 GCSI core units -Fundraising and marketing for social innovation -Evaluation and impact measurement -Strategic philanthropy and grantmaking -Personal and family philanthropy -In semester two, 2015, there will an ‘experiential giving’ unit, where students are engaged in granting $10,000 donated by Equity Trustees, on behalf of the Florence and Truby Williams Charitable Trust. Masters Program (12 subjects)
Swinburne SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | BUSINESS | DESIGN Graduate Certificate in Social Impact Students have two alternative study pathways: -1/ Complete the four core GCSI units offered at Swinburne -2/ Complete three of these units and one elective - either from other Faculty of Business and Law offerings (only if approved by program co-ordinator) OR one elective from those offered by UNSW or UWA. Two study pathways
Thank you! Dr Liz Branigan