webinar - talent focused grantmaking
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Rusty Stahl President + CEO Talent Philanthropy Project
1. About the Project 2. Redefining the Challenge 3. A Great Opportunity
Part One
The Project
About Talent Philanthropy Project
• What: Increase funder investments in nonprofit talent from 1% to 5%
• Why: People are main ingredient of change
• How: Research, pracEcal tools, educaEon • When: Launched Jan 2014, work through 2020
• Who: Staff, consultants, Advisory Board
• Where: NaEonal; housed at Community Partners
• Funders: Kresge, Packard, Annie Casey
Part 2
Challenge
Current View:
New View:
• Deficit! • Crisis!
• Asset. • Opportunity.
Discourse on Nonprofit Leadership
TRUNK
FRUIT & LEAVES BRANCHES
The Nonprofit Ecosystem…
ROOTS
Photo Credit: Heidi Ames WATER TABLE
ROOTS
TRUNK
FRUIT & LEAVES BRANCHES
To harvest fruit… Nourish the roots.
High Demand for Talent Investment
Nonprofit execuEves say they lack sufficient resources to develop their own leadership – and that their funders do not understand this challenge.
of emerging nonprofit leaders cite burnout as a likely reason for leaving the sector, followed closely by low salary (82%), lack of career advancement (69%), job related stress (69%).
High Demand for Talent Investment
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$10,000,000,000
$15,000,000,000
$20,000,000,000
$25,000,000,000
$30,000,000,000
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Overall Talent
Low Supply of Talent Investment
Part Three
Opportunity
Advancing nonprofit impact and sustainability by intenEonally invesEng in nonprofit talent.
DefiniEon of Talent Philanthropy
Logic Model
Investments in people improve morale & ability
Improved programs & services for end-‐users
Greater impact & outcomes
Increased sustainability
Dimensions of Talent Investments
Career Support
Professional Development
Personnel Policies/Benefits
Leadership Development
Mgmt / Job Skills
Org Culture
Some Guiding Principles
1. Benefits grantees, their staff, foundaEon, community 2. Begin with foundaEon’s goals and core grantees 3. Works with program grants, general support, capacity-‐building 4. Consider diversity of talent 5. Advance foundaEon’s values
IntervenEon ConsideraEons
• Interven6on level (individual to ecosystem) • Life cycles (organizaEons and people) • Delivery (program, intermediary, grant)
TalentPhilanthropy.org/plus
• Framing Resources
• PracEcal Tools • Examples
Tom Fuechtmann Program Officer Community Memorial Foundation
! Private, health conversion foundation ! Created in 1995 ! Serves 27 west suburban communities ! Mission is to improve health ! Sponsors a robust Capacity Building Initiative for its grantees
About the Founda6on
What is visible to outsiders?
Safe issues
Root Causes
Formal systems
Practices
Behaviors
Attitudes
Leadership
Conflicts
Embarrassing & ,
Threatening issues
Symptoms
© 2007 Fieldstone Alliance
Reasons to Invest in Capacity Building
• Enhance program impact
• Increase nonprofit and community sustainability
• Leverage philanthropic dollars
© 2007 Fieldstone Alliance
! Organizational Assessment and Action Planning ! Technical Assistance Grants ! Seminars and Workshops ! Management Association of Illinois (HR support) ! Ladder to Leadership (Emerging Leaders Program) ! Executive Coaching
Capacity Building Programs
Stephanie Andrews Leadership Development Director Bush Foundation
Bush Foundation
Founded by 3M founder Archibald Bush
in 1953
Early focus on developing leadership capacity in individuals
investing in great ideas and the people who power them
The Bush Foundation invests in great ideas and the people who power them.
We serve Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.
investing in great ideas and the people who power them
• Bush Fellowships / Leadership Network Grants
• Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows
• Native Nation Rebuilders
• Internal Leadership Development
Investments in People
investing in great ideas and the people who power them
The Bush Fellowship Program distinctive in its flexibility
academic degree / self-designed learning program up to $100,000…for living expenses, supplies, equipment, travel
12 to 24 months / leave your job or not
2014 Bush Fellows
investing in great ideas and the people who power them
Native Nation Rebuilders Cohort 5
investing in great ideas and the people who power them
• 3 year appointments
• Associate level jobs
• Enhanced access to professional development and significant outplacement support
Inaugural class of Ron McKinley Philanthropy Fellows
Internal Leadership Development significant funds available for
individuals and teams for coaching and training
Considerations for Program Design programming
individualized experience or cohort model
issue focus or issue agnostic theory of change
Group Discussion
Contact Us!
Stephanie Andrews, bushfound.org [email protected], (651) 227-‐0891 @bushfoundaEon, facebook.com/bushfoundaEon
Tom Fuechtmann, cmfdn.org [email protected], (630) 654-‐4729 facebook.com/communitymemorialfoundaEon
Rusty Stahl, talentphilanthropy.org [email protected], (917) 627-‐7374 @fundthepeople