PEACEFUL NETWORKS: SUPPORTING
COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY
Oh Yes we can!
THE DYNAMICS OF CRISIS
LEVELS OF INTERVENTION/SUPPORT
Peaceful Networks
Views from the field
Sithie
Tiruchelvam
Survey
• What support do foundations working on
peace need?
• N = 25 foundations
• From 15 different countries
Where foundations work
Year foundation formed
Approaches taken
Approaches taken
Grantmaking
88
Advocacy
48
Fund raising
44
Capacity building trainings
44
Research
36
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percentage ac ve
Endowment
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20 answered question
Variety
Median endowment = $97,500
Top quartile = $21,750,000 +
Bottom quartile = 0
Who supports you to meet our
challenges?
Importance of support from various sources
Peers in philanthropy - informal networks
4.26
Grantees
4.22
Peers in philanthropy - associa ons/ networks
4.16
Trustees/Board Members
3.83
Ins tu onal Donors
3.78
Individual Donors
3.28
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2
3
4
Importance of source of support (1 = very low, 5 = very high): mean scores
5
Correlations with support from
philanthropy associations
Peers' informal networks
Grantees
Trustees/Board Members
Institutional Donors
Individual Donors
0.84
0.62
0.62
0.80
0.49
Type of support
Type of support received
58
Opportuni es for learning
46
Tools
31
Broaden prac ce
19
Poli cal cover
8
None
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Percentage who receive support
70
Supportive organisations
Have you a good example where a network/ support
associa on has been important in your work?
6
Founda ons for Peace
Interna onal Network of Women's Funds
South Asia Human Rights
Coali on of Mideast Peacebuilding Organisa ons
Philanthropy for Social Jus ce and Peace
GEO
Gender Ac on for Peace and Security
Intrna onal Funders of Indigenous Peoples
IFI
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Number of men ons
7
Support needed
Appetite for further support
• Very strong
• 15 say yes to “Would you like to link with
other support associations that have
experience of working in contested societies?”
Peaceful Networks
Community Foundations of Canada
Jane Humphries
CFC Consultation on Foundations
and Social Justice: Moving Beyond
the Traditional Charitable Roles
Role of philanthropy in society has
broadened from supporting charitable works
to supporting social change
Social Justice Forum
To explore the role community foundations
have in advancing social justice issues
in their communities
Social Justice Continuum
Grantmaking
• Strengthen capacity
• Advance learning /Support awareness initiatives
Inclusive Community Leadership
• Contribute / Assume a lead or collaborative role
• Promote awareness/demonstrate commitment
Advocacy
• Engage in the advocacy work of others
• Spearhead initiatives / promote to broader public
Building Capacity for Social Justice
We're using data to drive
action and to dig deeper.
Vital Signs is an annual
community check-up
conducted by community
foundations across Canada.
Researches quality
of life trends in our
communities.
In 2013, twenty-three
community foundations
released local reports.
Building Capacity for Social Justice
Building Capacity for Social Justice
Social Justice Resources
www.cfc-fcc.ca/publications