Advancing Funder Impact through Equity: Effective Grassroots Approaches to Social Change

1. Advancing Funder Impact through Equity:Effective Grassroots Approaches to Social Change New Mexico Association of Grantmakers 2015 Statewide Summit on Philanthropy October 21, 2015 Ryan Schlegel

2. Imagine New Mexico in 10 years… Write down a headline you’d like to see published in a NM newspaper then

3. Our Panelists Janelle Astorga-Ramos, Youth Organizer, Southwest Organizing Project Kare Carlisle, Director of New Mexico Programs, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Frank Sanchez, Executive Director, Needmor Fund

4. NCRP Promotes Philanthropy That: • serves the public good; • is responsive to communities with the least wealth, power and opportunity; & • is held accountable to the highest standards of integrity and openness.

5. Funding that is: At least 50% to underserved communities At least 25% to long-term systemic change strategies At least 50% as general operating support At least 50% as multi-year funding Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best • Maintains ethical foundation practices and a diverse board of directors • Invests at least 25% of its assets in mission-compatible ways

6. NCRP Key Research Leveraging Limited Dollars Real Results Smashing Silos in Philanthropy Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership

7. National Grantmaking Trends In 2012… General operating support 21% of all grant dollars Avg funder – 26% of grant dollars Median funder – 7% of grant dollars

8. General Operating Support

9. National Grantmaking Trends In 2012… Multi-year funding 13% of all grant dollars Avg funder – 45% of grant dollars Median funder – 48% of grant dollars

10. Multi-year Funding

11. National Grantmaking Trends In 2012… Funding for underserved communities 39% of all grant dollars Avg funder – 30% grant dollars Median funder – 25% grant dollars

12. Funding for Under-served Communities

13. National Grantmaking Trends In 2012… Funding for advocacy, organizing, and civic engagement (social justice) 14% of all funding Avg funder – 8% Median funder – 3%

14. Social Justice Funding

15. GCIP New Mexico - 2008 The Grantmaking for Community Impact Project documented impacts of foundation-funded • policy advocacy, • community organizing, • and civic engagement based on 7 research sites, including New Mexico

16. GCIP New Mexico – The Issues Economic security Environmental justice Civil rights Health Education

17. Question for Janelle: What are some of the big issues you see communities in NM facing today?

18. Small Groups Discussion What kinds of strategies/projects would you fund to address these issues? Choose an issue and list one or two projects. In groups of 4-5 answer this question as if you were the board/executive leadership of a small foundation in New Mexico.

19. Real Results: Why Strategic Philanthropy is Social Justice Philanthropy • Social justice philanthropy • Emphasizes social and systemic change • Prioritizes and empowers underserved communities • Creates space and power for those affected by inequity to advocate, organize and engage in electoral processes • Strategic philanthropy • Enormous challenges + limited resources = Strategic philanthropy • Laser focus on defined goals, strategies for achieving those goals, and evidence-based feedback to keep the strategy on course

20. Social Justice Philanthropy in NM

21. Bolderadvocacy.org • Investing in Change: A Funder’s Guide to Supporting Advocacy • Fact Sheets • Evaluation Tools • Advocacy Coaches

22. Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership Findings Good leaders build coalitions, practice self-care to prevent burnout and reinforce networks and next-generation leaders 0.8% of grant dollars for nonprofit leadership development Leaders of color, LBGTQ leaders, women leaders, young leaders

23. GCIP NM’s Demonstrated Return on Social Justice Funding 14 NM Grassroots organizations 2003-2007 Total Public Benefit: $2.6 billion $157 benefit for every $1 of social justice funding

24. Panel Discussion

25. Questions and Discussion

26. Call to Action Think about the strategies we’ve discussed and about the headline you wrote down earlier in the session. Now write down on a notecard how you could use those strategies to make that headline a reality. Take that notecard and start a conversation with someone at your foundation about social justice philanthropy in NM.

27. Advancing Funder Impact through Equity:Effective Grassroots Approaches to Social Change Ryan Schlegel Research and Policy Associate rschlegel@ncrp.org