1. Resilient Nonprofits, Resilient Communities Norm Smith, Senior Fellow M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Community Foundation of North Central Washington Sun Mountain, Winthrop, WA, October 1, 2014 Sleeping Lady, Leavenworth, WA, October 2, 2014

2. Overview Who Is In The Room Activity Profile of the Independent Sector Collective Impact & Isolated Impact –Group Exercise (Time Permitting) Resiliency Appreciative Inquiry Concluding Thoughts

3. PART I – WHO’S IN THE ROOM?

4. Mission Statements TFFF: “Successful Citizens and Vital Rural Communities” MJMCT: “to enrich the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest by providing grants and enrichment programs to organizations seeking to strengthen the region’s educational, spiritual, and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways;” PNCA: “Pacific Northwest College of Art prepares students for a life of creative practice.”

5. PART II – PROFILE OF THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR

6. Bridgespan’s Key Findings Spending – Does rural get its share? Financial health – Are rural nonprofits better stewards? Funding – Are rural nonprofits short on financial nutrients? Leadership – Are rural nonprofits able to hire/retain top talent? Distance – Are time and distance a rural hurdle?

7. Individuals $228.96 Corporations $18.1 Foundations $45.7 Bequests $23.4 Total Giving: $316.23 billion 72% 6% 15% 7% Private Contributions by Source ($ in billions) Source: Giving USA 2013, Giving USA Foundation, researched and written by the Center On Philanthropy at Indiana University U.S. Donors to Non-Profits

8. Source: Nonprofit Sector in Brief 2012 National Center for Charitable Statistics, the Urban Institute Other Income 2.1% Fees for Svcs & Goods from Private Sources 49.6% Private Contributions 13.3% Part 2: The World of Grantmakers Government Grants 8.3% Investment Income 2.8% Fees for Svcs & Goods from Govt 23.9% Revenue for Reporting Public Charities, 2010

9. Contributed Time & Individual Dollars About 25% of Americans over the age of 16 volunteer time worth over $225 billion annually for non-profit service In recent years, individuals have given over $225 billion in cash contributions annually Charitable contributions go predominantly to religious organizations (32%), educational institutions (13%), and human service organizations (13%)

10. The World of Grantmakers Education 23.3% Health 22.6% Human Services 13.1% Public Affairs/Society Benefit 11.8% Environment & Animals 7.4% International Affairs 5.5% Science & Technology 2.6% Religion 2% Social Sciences 1% National Distribution of Grant Dollars Total Dollars = $22.1 billion Source: The Foundation Center, Foundation Giving Trends, 2011 *Based on a sample of 1,384 larger foundations

11. The World of Grantmakers Distribution of Grant Dollars by Western Foundations Education 22.6% Health 30.6% Environment & Animals 8.9% Human Services 8.6% Public Affairs/Society Benefit 8.1% International Affairs 8.2% Science & Technology 3.8% Religion 1% Social Sciences 0.5% Arts & Culture 7.6% Total Dollars = $7.8 billion Source: The Foundation Center, Foundation Giving Trends, 2011 *Based on a sample of 1,384 larger foundations.

12. PART III – COLLECTIVE IMPACT & ISOLATED IMPACT

13. Five Conditions of Collective Success Common Agenda Shared Measurement Systems Mutually Reinforcing Activities Continuous Communication Backbone Support Organizations

14. Isolated Impact Alone Can be successful if a technical problem is well defined and the answer is known Adaptive Problems Complex No single entity has the resources to bring about the change and the answer is not known

15. Five Conditions of Collective Success Common Agenda Shared Measurement Systems Mutually Reinforcing Activities Continuous Communication Backbone Support Organizations

16. PART IV - RESILIENCY

17. Japan’s Tsunami Carlton Complex Fire

18. Oso, WA, Post Mudslide Oso, WA, Mudslide

19. Pilger, NB, Twin Tornadoes Vernonia, OR, Two 500 Year Floods in 11 years

20. PART V – APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY

21. Concluding Thoughts “History is not, of course, a cookbook offering pretested recipes. It teaches by analogy, not by maxims. It can illuminate the consequences of actions in comparable situations, yet each generation must discover for itself what situations are in fact comparable.” –Secretary of State Henry Kissinger “There's an old saying about those who forget history. I don't remember it, but it's good.” –Satirist Stephen Colbert

22. Norm Smith Senior Fellow, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust norms@murdock-trust.org

23. References & Reading Bridgespan Article - http://www.bridgespan.org/Publications-and-Tools/Funding- Strategy/Small-but-Tough-Nonprofits-in-Rural-America.aspxhttp://www.bridgespan.org/Publications-and-Tools/Funding- Strategy/Small-but-Tough-Nonprofits-in-Rural-America.aspx “Foundation Giving Trends” by the Foundation Center Giving USA 2013, Giving USA Foundation, Center On Philanthropy at Indiana University National Center for Charitable Statistics, the Urban Institute, Nonprofit Sector in Brief Core Files 2012 Current Population Survey, September 2013 Non Profit Almanac Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2011, “Collective Impact” by John Kania and Mark Kramer of FSG, www.ssireview.orgwww.ssireview.org Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2004, “Leading Boldly” by Ronald Heifetz, Kania and Kramer, www.ssireview.orgwww.ssireview.org Visit www.chalkboardproject.orgwww.chalkboardproject.org Appreciative Inquiry - http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/intro/whatisai.cfmhttp://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/intro/whatisai.cfm Resilience – Community Vitality, Spring 2014, The Ford Family Foundation, www.tfff.org/cvwww.tfff.org/cv