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The Best of theHumanistic and Technocratic:
Why the Most Effective Work in Philanthropy Requires a BalancePaul Connolly, TCC Group
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Agenda
• Overview of the technocratic and humanistic approaches to philanthropy
• How to integrate them in your philanthropic practice
• Embedding a humanistic-technocratic blend into your foundation’s organizational culture and plan
• Advancing the philanthropy field by building bridges, not walls
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The Rise of Rationality at Foundations
2001 2004 2005 20102002 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Hallmarks of the Technocratic Approach
• Strategy:A decision-making framework, based on a foundation’s external context and internal capacity for selecting goals and activities to accomplish results.
• Performance Measurement:A way to assess progress and make course corrections.
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The Positive Legacy of Technocratic Philanthropy: Greater Social Impact
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The Downside:When it Becomes Too Much of a Good Thing
Guiding principles not expressed
Community input overlooked
Overly rigid Strategies
Over powering hubris, nonprofit
treated as vendors
Evaluation just a report card
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…and Rationality Overrides
…and Your Work Falls Out of Alignment
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…and the Pendulum Swings Too Far…
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… and Social Impact is Undermined
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A Counter-Productive “Either-Or” Debate
vs.
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…Resulting in a False Dichotomy
vs.
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…and Rancor Intensifies
• Scattershot• Spray and pray• Magical thinking• Pissing away money
• Philanthro-industrial complex• “Due diligence” and “logic models” are
just empty jargon• Performance measurement is a “fetish”
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Humanistic
Values- and passion-driven,expressive, heart-centered
Responsive, opportunistic, and intuitive
Hands-off, bottom-up, flexible, nonprofit as innovator
More qualitative andlearning-oriented
An art and craft that isdifficult to codify
Technocratic
Objective, dispassionate,instrumental, head-centered
Proactive, rationalistic, and disciplined
Hands-on, top-down, nonprofit as contractor
More quantitative andaccountability-oriented
A science and discipline with neat frameworks and tools
Relationship with Grantees
Overall Approach to Philanthropy
Role of Values
Grantmaking Style
Ability to Teach and LearnPhilanthropic Techniques
Approach to Evaluation
The Humanistic – Technocratic Continuum
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Where Does Your Foundation Fall Along this Spectrum?
HUMANISTIC TECHNOCRATIC
1Very
Humanistic
2Somewhat Humanistic
3Somewhat
Technocratic
4Very
Technocratic
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The Best Course is Moderation
Accept the tension between the models
Hold the differences is balance
Weigh the trade-offs
Employ multiple intelligences encompassing logical, emotional, and creative abilities
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Think Oxymoronically…
rigo
rous
val
ues
rati
onal
exu
bera
nce
poignant data
strategic intuition
deliberate improvisation
soulfu
l st
rate
gy
immeasurable outcomes
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Stay in Balance
• Objective• Proactive• Top-down• Discipline
Humanistic
• Passion• Responsive• Bottom-up• Agility
Technocratic
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Five Practices to Tap the Best of Both Worlds
1. Align goals and strategies, and ground them in clearly expressed values
Root strategies in explicit guiding values
Use rigorous research to identify needs and gaps
Devise a logic model to showing causal connections between activities and outcomes
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2. Make sure your strategy is sound and well-executed
Ensure that your strategy is feasible
Clearly explain when and how you will be responsive and how you will form relationships with nonprofits
Continually assess and refine your strategy
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3. Use a Dynamic and Tailored Mix ofProactive and Responsive Approaches
Mine community knowledge
Avoid rigidity that squelches nonprofit innovation
Customize methods so that, in addition to proactive ones, responsive ones are used too, to support new ideas as they arise
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4. Employ a Full Set of Tools andChoose the Right One for the Job
Use tools beyond grants, including research, public policy, and organizational capacity building.
Try to limit restrictions on funding work that is not brand new and overhead.
Consider making the duration of grants more than a year.
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5. Make Performance Measurement Work for You
Do not focus on accountability at the expense of learning.
Use qualitative evaluation methods – like oral histories, participatory photography, and video-sharing – to share data that opens up hearts and makes meaning.
Assess your foundation’s overall performance and encourage and foster candid debate.
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Embedding a Humanistic –Technocratic Blend into a Foundation’s Organizational Culture and Plan
Board and staff leaders must champion the desired equilibrium.
Hire staff with multiple intelligences, a blend of hard and soft skills.
Compensate for your inclinations.
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A Deliberate Recalibration at Two Foundations
HUMANISTIC TECHNOCRATIC
• 5 – 10 year initiatives via RFPs• Proactive• Big summative evaluation
• Responsive• Flexible, core operating support
to frontline providers
California Wellness Foundation
Ford Foundation
• Decentralized• Emphasis on grantmaking craft• No comprehensive evaluation
• Streamlined operations• More focused funding• Quarterly performance measurement
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How the Skillman Foundation Strikes the Balance Well
• Powerful ethics & values code
• Flexible funding for strategic opportunities
• Evaluative learning
• Detailed theory of change
• Focused funding in 2 areas in 6 Detroit neighborhoods
• Rigorous performance measurement
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Some Other Ambidextrous Funders
THE F.B. HERON FOUNDATION
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Other Fields Have Progressed When Tensions Have Arisen, New Paradigms Clashed, and the Best of Both are Blended
Business Management
• Organizational development
• Values-based leadership
• Scientific management
• Operations
Eclectic Practice
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Physiology
• Psycho-dynamic
• Behavioral
• Cognitive
Multi-modal
treatments tailored to
each person
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Advancing the Philanthropy Field byBuilding Bridges, Not Walls: A Call to Action
Persuade funders to appreciate the tensions between the modes
Employ alternative frameworks and vocabulary
Encourage educators to teach an eclectic and integrated range of approaches
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Resources
• Essentials of Foundation Strategy. Center for Effective Philanthropy, 2009.
• Disrupting Philanthropy: Technology and the Future of the Social Sector. Bernholz, Skloot, and Varela.
• “What’s the Problem with Strategic Philanthropy?,” Chronicle of Philanthropy, Susan Berresford, October 2, 2010.
• What’s Next for Philanthropy? Fulton, Kasper, and Kibbe.• “Our Ineffectiveness at Measuring Effectiveness,” Harvard Business
Review blog, Dan Palotta, November 1, 2010.• “When Too Much Rigor Leads to Rigor Mortis: Valuing Experience,
Judgment, and Intuition in Nonprofit Management,” Harvard University Hauser Center blog, Steven Lawry, July 12, 2010.
• Do Nothing About Me Without Me: An Action Guide for Engaging Stakeholders. Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, 2010.