Building a Culture of Giving Back

Greater Raleigh Chamber of CommerceYoung Professionals Network

July 21, 2010

Robyn FehrmanCommunity Program OfficerTriangle Community Foundation(919) 474-8370 x. 128robyn@trianglecf.orgTwitter.com/TriComFdnFacebook.com/TriangleCF

About Me

Agenda

• Introduction to TCF• Giving in the Triangle• Triangle Gives Back• Why give?• How can you give?• How can giving work for you?• Resources

Introduction to TCF

• 26 year old community foundation• Largest general funder in the Triangle• Assets: $140 million• Grantmaking: $15 million• Staff: 16 + interns

Giving in the Triangle

How generous are we?

Giving in the Triangle

• We lag behind

• People who have less give more

• Shallow pool of business giving

• We all have time, talent, & treasure to give

• Change is in our hands

Triangle Gives Back

•Learn about giving in the Triangle

•Join local community of online givers

•Connect with causes you care about

•Find ways to give time, talent, treasure

www.TriangleGivesBack.org

Why give?

• We are the ones we’ve been waiting for

• Our employee power

• All levels of giving can make a difference

• Professional & personal benefits

Professional Benefits of Giving

• Networking

• Increased visibility

• Demonstrated leadership

•Skill development

• Career exploration

How can you give?

• Time, Talent, Treasure

• Create a plan

• Give and involve others

• Stay informed

Creating a Personal Giving Plan

• Obligatory, Episodic, & Strategic Giving

• Identify personal interests and community needs

• Budget for giving

• Build relationships

• Be an informed giver

•Think about joining with others

What Now?

• Create a profile on TriangleGivesBack.org

• Investigate company giving opportunities

• Be in touch

• Give!

Resources

LOCAL • Triangle Community Foundation: www.trianglecf.org• Triangle Gives Back: www.trianglegivesback.org • Triangle Board Connect: www.triangleboardconnect.org • United Way of the Greater Triangle: www.unitedwaytriangle.org • The Beehive Collective: www.thebeehivecollective.org • Kids Connect: http://www.kidsconnectnc.org/• ME3: http://www.me-3.org/

NATIONAL• 10 Tips on Giving Wisely, Network for Good:

http://www1.networkforgood.org/for-donors/tips-and-tools/giving-wisely• Idealist Volunteer Center: http://idealist.org/volunteer/index.html • Volunteer Match: http://www.volunteermatch.org/ • Have Fun * Do Good Blog: http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/