A Legacy of Resistance & Stewardship D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8
Cincinnati Today $67,384 9 Median income of Black managers 1 Fortune 500 Companies 3 ($45k for nurses and teachers) 33 years old Nearly $10M Median age of Black Cincinnatians 5 In Donor Advise Funds in Greater Cincinnati Philanthropic Organizations and Companies 2 44% Black Cincinnatian $38,539 The percentage of Cincinnati are Black Median Household income for all Cincinnatians 4 229 African American Businesses Source: Check all sources 1 Data USA: Cincinnati, Ohio in the African American Chamber of Commerce Directory serving Cincinnati and Northern 2 Giving Black Cincinnati, December 2018 3 Giving Black Cincinnati, December 2018 Kentucky 7 4 Giving Black Report, NEBiP 2 5 All-in Cincinnati, October 2018
Time for a New Narrative 21 st Century philanthropy linked with a qualitative, interdisciplinary lens is leading us to a new narrative Strong Collaboration and Support A Linked It Starts Local View with Us Strengthening A New Integrating Leadership & Quantitative Qualitative Philanthropy Research Outlook A new narrative that utilizes frameworks and approaches that: Celebrate the assets and power of Black philanthropy through resistance, resiliency and renewal 3 3
It’s a New Landscape for Giving Donors 1 • Old Economy Wealth • 7 million Hispanics and African-Americans had a net worth of more than $500,000 in 2012 • New Economy Wealth: Asian- Americans have the highest median income2’ • Finance and Tech Professionals Nearly two-thirds of black households make charitable donations, worth a • • Heirs / Transfer Wealth total of about $11 billion a year, the report said.3 • Women & People of Color • 43% of the 75 million Millennials in the U.S. identify as African American, Hispanic or Asian4 Behaviors 1 Identity-based giving is gaining momentum in the Latino, Asian American, • Giving for Impact; Make a Difference • Arab American, and Native American communities 3 • Very Private; Opaque Intermediaries • Black Americans have produced the steadiest growth of new identity-based • Rise in Collaboration and Affinity Giving charitable funds over the last 4 decades of any racial or ethnic group 3 Black donors give away 25 percent more of their incomes than white donors, • according to a report released in October 2018 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. 3 1 Source: Forbes; David Callahan, Inside Philanthropy 2 Source: Jackie Copeland-Carson, Chief Program and Operations Officer, Catholic Charities, Santa Clara County 3 Kellogg Report; Wealth Magazine, Feb. 23, 2012 4 Nielson Reports 4 4
Giving Black Cincinnati: Resistance Giving Black is allows us to resist the negative narrative and view ourselves in relationship to our assets “ “ Philanthropy Our community has a “ = White, Male significant population of “ and Wealthy wealthy blacks who give generously “ Blacks do not have wealth “ to donate and are the Black philanthropists recipients of philanthropy understand our (charity) community’s needs and “ Black Philanthropy does “ how to invest in our NOT exist assets “ When Blacks do give, it’s “ Black philanthropists mostly to the church “ support economic equity, and/or religious “ higher education, institutions and health equity 5
Giving Black Cincinnati: Resiliency Giving Black allows us to view our giving legacy historically and into the present “ “ “ Black Philanthropy is not New awareness about Creating transparency new but has deep roots in Black Giving creates on Black Giving was “ our community stemming opportunity for previously reported “ “ from our earliest history stewardship. anonymously. here. 6
Giving Black Cincinnati: Renewal Linked Philanthropic Equity TM allows us to approach philanthropy with a renewed perspective Developed by NEBiP, Linked Philanthropic Equity is an approach to philanthropic research and practice that: Integrates essential Draws upon multi-method, Is used to develop constructs from social multi-disciplinary and iterative effective tools, strategies sciences to describe and research as necessary to and community-level explain philanthropic equity support both descriptive and programming for donors in general and across prescriptive investigations and grant-making diverse communities around philanthropic giving institutions 7
G I V I N G B L A C K C I N C I N N A T I A Legacy of Black Resistance & Stewardship Black Affinity Survey Interviews & A New Narrative Focus Groups Survey that examines the distinct interests Expert analysis of empirical research and perceptions of self-identified Black within a framework of Linked 1:1 interviews and group discussions Cincinnatians across age, education and Philanthropic Equity to draw out a new to draw out insights and clarify economic levels, gender identities, and zip narrative for nuances in Black giving behaviors 21 st Century Philanthropy in code. and ideas the Greater Cincinnati region. Lens on behaviors and perspectives on Blacks in the region. Insight to fuel social equity programming. Platform for National Benchmarking Database. 8 8
Linked Philanthropic Equity ™ All individuals across these communities are both interdependent and socially responsible to one another Community stability and prosperity is best achieved when energy and resources are targeted. 9
Linked Philanthropic Equity ™ Black Cincinnatians have a deeply rooted and rich philanthropic history that demonstrates their resistance to structures that have intended to disenfranchise, their skills of resilience to overcome and persist, and their assets of stewardship that are often untapped/unrecognized by mainstream philanthropy. Giving Black: Cincinnati, A Legacy of Black Resistance and Stewardship sets the stage to do this work. • It celebrates and edifies these assets. It also requires the sector to examine its understanding and practices around the • intersectionality of race and equity to shift the narrative. Donors view themselves as integral actors in ensuring the value of human • interdependence 10
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Summary of Data and Methods 57% Married 1% 25% Single/Never Married Trans Millennials 16% Zip Codes 37% 38% Middle and Upper Middle Class Communities: 62% Male 38% Baby Clifton and Paddock Hills, Evanston and Hyde Park, Female Boomers Northgate and Sharonville neighborhoods Gen X 23% West & NW 47% East & NE 30% North Quantitative (N=307) 11
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Summary of Data and Methods Combined, Associates degree, HS/GED or did not complete HS Self-employed 8% 14% 16% Retired 60% 91% Full-time Bachelor’s or Employees higher Quantitative (N=307) 12
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Summary of Data and Methods 4 Focus Groups (15) 90-minute (avg.5-7ppl) 1-1 Interviews 60% Male Majority Baby 40% Female Boomers 50% earned Master’s or Few in early 30s to mid-40s (Millennials and Generation X) Professional Degree 100% earned Bachelor’s degree or higher Quantitative (N=42) Participants self-identifying as High net worth (incomes >$100K) 13
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Major Research Findings: Theme 1 Data confirms 3 Donor Motivational Types are present “Giving back” and “Making a difference” and are Impact -driven (eradicate social problems) 14
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Major Research Findings: Theme 1 91% $80K+ 68% spend time Sanctified giving 100% give heavily Cornerstone and engaged in is to church despite Kinship Community key to early only half attend < $80K give to churches Donation Service, giving and family while higher Destination Volunteerism experiences income donors give to 60% believe Black churches, educational & Mentorship Cincinnati churches institutions (alma maters, that “make a generate the most HBCUs) and direct service financial support agencies (NAACP and the difference” Urban League) Also affinity groups (Greek Organizations) and political campaigns (33% <$80K and Milllennials) 15
R E S I S T A N C E & S T E W A R D S H I P Major Research Findings: Theme 2 Black Giving is also Policy Specific Trends differ by Gender, Income and Neighborhood Economic Equity & Segregation/Race ($120K+) Education & Employment (<$80K) Most believe Economic Equity is an issue overlooked by the Cincinnati Philanthropic community, with 77% residents in eastern neighborhoods believe this to be true. Higher income respondents placed higher importance on “economics” and “segregation/race” 16
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