What’s Next for Philanthropy – A Look Ahead at Emerging Trends

The compounding crises of the last several years—the health and economic emergencies of COVID-19, the widespread reckoning on racial justice, the growing political polarization and violence, and the looming threat of climate change—have marked a pivotal moment for the field of philanthropy. As we look to emerge from the pandemic, a growing sense of hope for fundamental change is accompanied by a strong pull back to the way things were.

This has led many to ask, at a moment that feels like it may be an important inflection point for the field: what’s next for philanthropy?

It’s clear that philanthropy today takes place in a context that is radically different from the environment in which many of its current models, systems, and structures were developed. Even before COVID, a range of powerful societal trends were already fundamentally altering the landscape of social change. And philanthropy–which has been insulated from such shifts outside the field in the past–has come to recognize that it is not immune to responding to these external changes. In 2020, the Monitor Institute by Deloitte launched the What’s Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s initiative to help foundations and donors of all sorts reflect on the current state of philanthropic practice and explore new possibilities, models, and interventions for the future. The research engaged more than 200 philanthropy executives, professionals, donors, board members, experts, and grantees to understand both the “Big Shifts” reshaping the field, and the emerging “Edges” of practice that show an outsized potential to change philanthropic practice.

This complimentary SSIR Live! webinar will share the findings of the What’s Next research initiative. The presenters will draw from the leading edge of practice from across the field — from institutional foundations and individual donors, small givers and large ones, private foundations, family foundations, donor advised funds, giving circles, community foundations, and corporate foundations — to help donors, grantees, and affiliates understand how philanthropy may be evolving. In this LIVE session, we will also explore what these shifts may mean for the social sector in the years ahead.

Program Features:

 Expert Speakers: 
Alandra Washington is the vice president for Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. She previously served in several roles at the foundation including program officer and director of national programming, since first joining in 2002. Jennifer Holk is the social innovation leader at Monitor Institute by Deloitte, a social impact consultancy and think tank. She has spent over a decade working to solve social challenges and exploring the intersection of strategy and social impact. Gabriel Kasper is a managing director with Monitor Institute by Deloitte, and co-leads the Institute’s philanthropy consulting practice. Justin Marcoux is a senior manager with Monitor Institute by Deloitte. He has spent a decade working with private, corporate, and community foundations to challenge old assumptions and creatively imagine new possibilities.

Who Should Attend?

This program will provide insights for leaders across the social innovation ecosystem. Institutional foundations and individual donors, small givers and large ones, private foundations, family foundations, donor advised funds, giving circles, community foundations, corporate foundations, and the nonprofits who they all support would benefit from participating in this webinar.

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On-Demand Version:
Register and access the recording of the live event on-demand 24 hours after the webinar ends and anytime over the next 12 months.

Complimentary Registration: 
Register for FREE for this webinar, sponsored by the Monitor Institute by Deloitte. 
Your registration provides you with access to the live interactive webinar and unlimited access to the recorded webinar video for 12 months from the date of broadcast.
 

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