Ten (Predictions) for the Next Ten (Years)

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 Speakers
• José Fernández, Director, GuideStar Exchange

• Lucy Bernholz, Founder and President of

Blueprint Research & Design, Inc., and Author
of Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint
2011

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 What is the GuideStar Exchange?
• Comprehensive database of nonprofit information
• Designed to connect nonprofits with current and
potential supporters
– Millions of people come to GuideStar to learn more about
nonprofits each year
• Allows nonprofits to share a wealth of up-to-date
information with grantmakers and potential donors

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 GuideStar Exchange Membership
• Exchange members are nonprofits that have updated
their nonprofit reports to the fullest—sharing:
• Program information, annual reports, and audited financials with
GuideStar’s vast audience of potential supporters
• In exchange for the information they provide, Exchange
Members receive
• The GuideStar Seal on their report page
• FREE one-year subscription to GuideStar Premium (a $1,500 value)
• Up-to-date information automatically distributed to partner network
• Access to new fundraising tools

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Past, Present, Future

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 How did we get here?
http://philanthropy.com/article/Philanthropys-Buzzwords-of/125795/

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 What that list reveals
• Internet technologies generation 1, 2 and
beyond
• Rising faith in market-based solutions
• Increased visibility
• Blending “social” into everything from
shopping to celebrity

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 Polling Question
• My list of “buzzwords of the past decade”
reflected your experience in philanthropy and
nonprofits since 2000:
– Very well
– Pretty close
– Missed it by a mile

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 Where are we now?
• Mobile technology embedded in action
• Severe public budget constraints
• Multiple religious and cultural traditions
• Demographic changes, especially aging
• Generational zeitgeist – “Cool to care”
• Backlash to market solutions?

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There are no straight lines in history

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020
EVOLUTIONARY
• More Spend Down Foundations
• Gaming as Frame
• Impact investing surpasses philanthropy
• Data analysis and visualization skills
• Mobile phones replace credit cards
SITUATIONAL
• Structured Disaster Relief
• Institutional philanthropy more collaborative
• Scale as a networked phenomenon
POTENTIALLY Revolutionary
• New Rules – Citizens United and multinational oversight of philanthropy
• China and India on top

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

EVOLUTIONARY
• More Spend Down Foundations

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

EVOLUTIONARY
• Gaming as Frame

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

EVOLUTIONARY
• Impact investing
surpasses philanthropy

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020
EVOLUTIONARY
• Data analysis and
visualization skills

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

EVOLUTIONARY
• Mobile phones replace credit cards

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 Polling Question
Of the 5 predictions so far, I think the most
influential will be:
• More Spend Down Foundations
• Gaming as Frame
• Impact investing surpasses philanthropy
• Data analysis and visualization skills
• Mobile phones replace credit cards

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

SITUATIONAL
• Structured Disaster Relief

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

SITUATIONAL
• Institutional philanthropy more collaborative

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020
SITUATIONAL
• Scale as a networked
phenomenon

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 Polling Question
Of the 3 situational predictions, I think the most
influential one will be:
• Structured Disaster Relief
• Institutional philanthropy more collaborative
• Scale as a networked phenomenon

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 10 for the next 10
POTENTIALLY Revolutionary
• New Rules – Citizens United, multinational
oversight of philanthropy

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020

POTENTIALLY Revolutionary
• China and India on top

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 Polling Question
Of the 2 revolutionary predictions, I think the
most influential one will be:
• New Rules
• Rise of India and China

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 10 for the next 10
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/ten_for_ten_philanthropy_from_20
10-2020
EVOLUTIONARY
• More Spend Down Foundations
• Gaming as Frame
• Impact investing surpasses philanthropy
• Data analysis and visualization skills
• Mobile phones replace credit cards
SITUATIONAL
• Structured Disaster Relief
• Institutional philanthropy more collaborative
• Scale as a networked phenomenon
POTENTIALLY Revolutionary
• New Rules – Citizens United and multinational oversight of philanthropy
• China and India on top

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What does that list show to you?
Regulation

Demographic Shifts

Technology Changes

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What’s missing?

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