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2016-02-09 ARE THERE SHADOW SIDES IN PHILANTHROPY SYSTEMS? PRESSURE POINTS OF PROFESSIONALIZATION Michele Fugiel Gartner December 3, 2015 When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. -Anais Nin MFG 1

2016-02-09 What constitutes professionalization? Wilensky (1964) identifies five steps: the beginning of full-time work; the establishment of a training school; the formation of a professional association; the protection of jurisdiction through state-sanctioned licensing; and the development of a formal code of ethics. “This sequence is an ideal type, but some, if not all, of these events occur to varying degrees during the course of professionalization, especially for nonprofits, which often begin with volunteers and “amateur” staff.” (Hwang and Powell, 2009) Advisor Non- Profit PHILANTHROPIC OPERATIONS MFG 2

2016-02-09 FINANCIAL PLANNERS,ACCOUNTANTS, Advisor AND LAWYERS 73% of Baby Boomers say they have a philanthropic responsibility. 71 of advisors raise the philanthropic discussion from a technical perspective— focusing on tax considerations or wealth structuring — compared to those who do so beginning with their clients’ philanthropic goals or passions (35%) Pressure point: Philanthropy Advisory services does not yet have a cash flow itself, rather advisors focus on the financial products. ?: Will technical tools suffice for donor engagement? Advisor Non- Profit PHILANTHROPIC ACTORS MFG 3

2016-02-09 PHILANTHROPIC MANAGERS AND CONSULTANTS Private foundations make up 16% of private giving (Foundation Center, 2013) and are 13% of make up of revenue source for public charities(Urban Institute, 2012). Is it focused or is it flooding the zone? Tend to focus on the philanthropist, rather than the organization, and it’s decision-making and learning, as a whole. Pressure Point: Legitimacy (Frumkin, 2006) ?: Does our quest for accountability reinforce foundations need for legitimacy thereby creating a system that obscures the work? Advisor Non- Profit PHILANTHROPIC ACTORS MFG 4

2016-02-09 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FUNDRAISERS, Non- Profit AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Annual gifts vs. Major and Planned Board’s role in fundraising Burnout Pressure Point: short-termism ?: Short term concerns may be a cash flow reality, do we fully understand the long lasting effects on donors and staff. community community Philanthropic Actors Advisor Non- Profit THE PHILANTHROPIC SYSTEM MFG 5

2016-02-09 ACTIVISTS, ACADEMICS, The AND ALL OF US community McKnight (2009) Are we too reliant on the “servicers”? Future research needs to look at “circuits of power at the molecular level” (Kohl, 2006) Pressure Point: External to the system actors ?: Can we reflect back what is possible? “History poses many challenges for those doing applied social science. It inescapably forces us into hard thought about alternative perspectives. It denies the possibility of neutral objectivity. It insists that we recognize that every story involves the assertion of authority and power. ” –David Hammack, 2015 MFG 6