PLANNING ANDPHILANTHROPY

ERIC D. SHAWAPA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

APRIL 16, 2012

Philanthropy and Planning

SHARED OPPORTUNITY

• Philanthropy Foundations are investing in initiatives related to community improvement and system change.   

Past and current efforts are producing mixed results.  

Finding that there is a need to have technical expertise to develop community/ foundation identified solutions into a implementable strategy

• Planning

Planners are working with limited resources and scopes of work that can stifled out of the box ideas

Small scale efforts to test ideas or deep provide more extensive community engagement may not developed fully to fruition

Finding there is a need to flexible and patient investment that can realized for innovative planning outcomes

Philanthropy and Planning

INVESTMENT FOCUS

• Place Based• People Based• Issue Based

Philanthropy and Planning

ACTIVITIES

• Grantmaking• Program Related Investments• Convening • Publications• Strategic Partnerships

Philanthropy and Planning

HOW FOUNDATIONS SUPPORT PLANNING

• Increased Civic Engagement• Supporting enhanced scope of planning activities

• Plan implementation and Capacity Building• Develop data sets, convene leaders and market outcomes, push out of the box ideas

Philanthropy and Planning

Philanthropy and Planning

APPROACHING AND WORKING WITH FOUNDATIONS

• Show how your project is value added to what is normally done

• Understand and align a request for support with the activities and mission of the foundation

• Identify and work in strategic partnerships.  Showcase how you can be a partner with a foundation

Philanthropy and Planning

CONTACT INFORMATIONEric D. Shaw

Vice President of Programs and Policyeshaw@foundationforlouisiana.org

Citizen’s Guideshttp://foundationforlouisiana.org/news_resources/citizen_guides/

Philanthropy and Planning

HUD’s Office for International and Philanthropic Innovation (IPI)

IPI Core Goals IPI is charged with finding new solutions to old 

problems by working across public, private and civic sectors.

IPI helps position “HUD as a Hub” for innovation by convening new partners and collaborating across agency, organizational, and international boundaries.

IPI works with two primary sectors – International & Philanthropic. 

HUD

Goals:

1. Strengthen the Nation’s Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers

2. Meet the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes

3. Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life

4. Build Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free from Discrimination

5. Transform the Way HUD Does Business

Source: Draft HUD 2010‐2015 Strategic Plan

IPI

Goals:

1. RESEARCH:  Generate lessons, evidence, and best practice in housing and community development from the philanthropic and international sectors that can be applied to HUD’s work

2. NETWORKS:  Advance HUD’s capacity and competency to achieve better results through innovation and multi‐sector, multi‐national networks, including leaders in philanthropic, corporate, NGOs, and academic arenas

3. COLLABORATIONS:  Develop collaborations that align ideas, investments, and resources for transformative and sustainable development in partnership with philanthropic and international partners

4. TOOLS & SYSTEMS: Provide the best possible internal and external tools, management systems and processes for delivery of timely, substantive and institution‐building information

PD&R

HUDOffice of Policy 

Development and Research

IPI DESIGN

Output

Impact

(ROI X 2) =Return on InvestmentReturn on Innovation

(             ) =Ideas and/or Dollars

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Foundations:

Non‐Governmental Institutions

Governmental Institutions

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PARTNERSHIPS

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IPI(ROI X

 2)

Partnership for Sustainable Communities

Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2)

Choice Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative

Promise Neighborhoods

Michigan's Office of the Foundation LiaisonCouncil of Michigan Foundations

Philanthropic Liaison to the City of NewarkCouncil of New Jersey Grantmakers

Similar offices in California, Colorado, and New Mexico…

Regional Associations of                                                            Grantmakers in all 50 states

National Funder Associations: Council on Foundations (including 250+ Community Foundations)Neighborhood Funders Group The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities

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Ryan AlbrightMetropolitan Opportunities Program Officer

Ryan AlbrightMetropolitan Opportunities Program Officer

Leverage and Civic EngagementApril 16, 2012

APA National Conference

Metropolitan Opportunities Program

Looking for Leverage• What are foundations looking for?

• How can we meet our mutual goals?

• Foundations as partners for matchingrant funds and beyond.

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Civic Engagement

Metropolitan Opportunities Program

• Limited resources for civic engagement in planning and other processes

• Opportunity to make an investment that can amplify community voice

• Community organizing and partnershwith faith community

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Thank you for your time

Ryan AlbrightMetropolitan Opportunities Program

OfficerAlbright@gnof.org

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