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Strengthening Global Philanthropy
TPI is a recognized leader in both research and direct efforts to strengthen global social investing. Working in partnership with foundations and philanthropic organizations in many regions of the world, TPI is helping to increase both the volume and the impact of philanthropy around the globe through research and hands-on initiatives.
Examples of TPI’s research and other work to strengthen global philanthropy follow.
Research
Diaspora Philanthropy: New Roles and Emerging Models
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
This major research initiative explored the growing significance of philanthropic giving from citizens and residents of the United States to their countries of origin. It includes three related components: (1) an overview study examining the phenomenon and practice of diaspora philanthropy; (2) four commissioned case studies focused on diaspora philanthropy to the Philippines, Vietnam, Kenya, and Colombia; and (3) a compendium of institutions and programs that encourage and support diaspora giving initiatives. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Bertelsmann Foundation generously supported the research. The project was a joint initiative of The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI) and the Global Equity Initiative (GEI) at Harvard University. Links to each research study are provided under individual titles.
Diaspora Philanthropy: Influences, Initiatives, and Issues
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
Vietnamese-American Diaspora Philanthropy to Vietnam
Mark Sidel, Professor of Law and Faculty Scholar, University of Iowa
Kenyan Diaspora Philanthropy: Key Practices, Trends, and Issues
Jacqueline Copeland-Carson, Ph. D.
Diaspora Philanthropy: The Colombia Experience
Maria Aysa-Lastra, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Senior Researcher, Colombian Studies Institute, Florida International University
Diaspora Philanthropy: The Philippine Experience
Victoria P. Garchitorena, President, The Ayala Foundation, Inc.
Community Foundations and International Giving (2006)
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
Stephen Johnson, Vice President, TPI
This report, supported by the C.S. Mott Foundation, explores the current and future role of U.S. community foundations in international giving. It examines the ways in which U.S. community foundations are currently involved in international giving and begins to identify the resources and strategies needed to strengthen the capacity of community foundations to respond to their donors’ interests in global giving.
Promoting Philanthropy: Global Challenges and Approaches (2005)
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
Andrew Kingman, CEO, Allavida
Stephen Johnson, Vice President, TPI
During the past two decades philanthropy promotion has become a subject of increasing interest among those who believe that philanthropy has an important role to play in addressing human challenges and strengthening civil society. This study explores deliberate efforts to strengthen philanthropy in various countries, cultures, and contexts. It illuminates promising practices and models with the potential for broader global application. This paper, too, was commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation in connection with the work of the INSP and it served as a catalyst and centerpiece for a global workshop on the same subject hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation in Mexico City in December 2004.
Tools for Good: A Guide to Vehicles for Philanthropy and Charitable Giving (2004)
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
Stephen Johnson, Vice President, TPI
Over the past several decades, philanthropy has witnessed the emergence of a number of new and promising giving vehicles and strategies. Commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation in connection with the work of the International Network for Strategic Philanthropy (INSP), this study maps and analyzes the range of philanthropic giving mechanisms and explores their potential adaptation and application in countries and regions in which they are less known.
Global Giving, Making a World of Difference (2003)
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
For U.S. citizens interested in addressing issues beyond our borders, this primer offers a look at the growing interest in global giving and the new infrastructure that has emerged to promote and respond to donors' global interests.
Global Social Investing: A Preliminary Overview (2001)
Paula Johnson, Senior Fellow, TPI
With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, this influential early study explores emerging trends in global social investing. It considers the growth of global philanthropy, obstacles that stand in the way of its widespread practice, and its tremendous potential to address critical global problems.
Promotion
Strategic Social Investment: Challenges and Opportunities and in Colombia (2006)
TPI was retained by Give to Colombia, a US-based public charity committed to encouraging and facilitating diaspora giving by Colombians in the US, to assist in the design and delivery of a two-day conference on achieving greater impact and reach in this effort.
U.S. Community Foundations and Global Giving (2006)
Supported by the Charles Stuart Mott Foundation, TPI brought together 15 leaders from the community foundation and global philanthropy field to explore the ability of U.S. community foundations to respond to donors’ interests in international grantmaking and to identify the knowledge, resources, and linkages that would allow community foundations to more effectively address donors’ increasingly international interests and ambitions.
Philanthropic Leadership and Development in Asia (Asia, 2004-05)
With support from the Hewlett Foundation, TPI assisted the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium (APPC) with a study to research the philanthropic philosophies and practices among high–net worth individuals in six Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand) and explore strategies to increase and support greater philanthropy among high-net-worth individuals in the region.
Accountability in Mexico’s Non-Profit Sector (Mexico, 2005)
Working with Procura, Mexico’s principal capacity-building organization for NGOs, TPI helped design and facilitate a conference to encourage accountability and transparency in Mexico’s non-profit and philanthropic sectors.
Global Philanthropy Promotion: New Audiences, New Approaches, New Applications (Global, 2004)
TPI assisted with the design and development of this Bertelsmann Foundation workshop, and coordinated the conference in partnership with El Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía (CEMEFI). The conference brought together 35 global leaders from the philanthropic and non-profit sectors to explore a number of philanthropy promotion strategies with promise to promote greater giving around the globe.
Growing Philanthropy in Brazil (Brazil, 2001-2002)
TPI worked with the Institute for the Development of Social Investment (IDIS), to design and implement a program to promote philanthropy in Brazil, specifically focusing on the development of family philanthropy, donor education, and the role of the professional legal and financial advisor.
International Network on Strategic Philanthropy (INSP) (Global, 2002-2004)
INSP was a two-year initiative of the Bertelsmann Foundation and other European and U.S. foundations providing a forum for 60 global philanthropic leaders and experts to build and disseminate knowledge to improve the practice of philanthropy around the world. TPI was a member of the coordinating committee, chaired one of the Network’s four working groups, and led three specific research studies.
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