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Building a Culture of Giving Back Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network July 21, 2010
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Building a Culture of Giving Back: A Presentation for Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals Network
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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. [email protected]/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/
