How Microphilanthropy Is Changing Giving
A panel discussion convened by Social Venture Partners Toronto


March 9, 2009
Slides prepared and presented by Peter Deitz
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"I'm a blogger, microphilanthropy consultant, and the founder of Social Actions."  
Contents








What Is Microphilanthropy? 
A Brief History: 1999-2009 
Social Actions  
Conclusion
Sound good?
Microphilanthropy
Impact Investing
Screened Investing
Traditional Philanthropy
Traditional Philanthropy
Microphilanthropy
Q. So how is microphilanthropy changing giving?
Creating an infrastructure which allows a massive amount of small scale interaction can have an explosively powerful effect. A means of supporting microphilanthropy on a global scale could be one of the most powerful uses of Internet technology. 

-Tom Munnecke and Heather Wood Ion, 2002
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The practice on the part of ordinary people of creating large scale 
social change by consistently choosing generosity over consumption. 
The long-term impact on traditional philanthropy of increased 
networked decision-making and understanding of complex systems.
Gifts of cash, credit, or service awarded by groups of individuals 
in which each donor makes a proportionately small contribution.
A model of philanthropy that is based on smaller, more 
direct interaction between "helpers" and "doers."  -Wikipedia
 
However you define microphilanthropy, one thing is for sure...
A brief history of microphilanthropy
   
What is microphilanthropy?







1999                   2000                   2001                   2002                   2003                   2004                   2005                  2006                   2007                  2008                   2009                  
GiveIndia
Justgiving
CanadaHelps
DonorsChoose.org
GlobalGiving
Firstgiving
ModestNeeds
Universal Giving

Greater Good SA
Kiva
WildlifeDirect


GiveMeaning
BringLight










ChipIn
Helpalot
SASIX
SixDegrees
betterplace
Change.org
ChangingthePresent
Givealittle
Facebook Causes
Razoo
ThePoint
Ammodo
ClimatePath
CreateaFund
DreamBank
GiveForward
Lend4Health
MicroGiving
OptINnow
PincGiving
RengDe
SocialVibe
Spot.us
Wokai

BettertheWorld
ChangexChange
CitizenEffect
Givology
If We Ran the World
Jolkona Foundation
Pifworld
Razoo
SaveTogether
Small Change Fund
Spark Program


NetworkforGood
The following timeline contains only microphilanthropy  
platforms that focus on monetary contributions.


Global Economic Crisis





Vision:

A world formed by acts of generosity, empathy, and creativity. 

Mission:

To make it easier for people to find and share opportunities to make a difference.

Objectives:

Support initiatives that help people engage with the causes they care about

Champion collaborations that advance the work of social innovators

Develop open source software that adds a philanthropic layer to the web

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More people offering their full creativity, connections, capital, and capacity to act to resolve some of the world's most pressing challenges.
A. Microphilanthropy is making giving a relevant, simple, and fun part of millions of people's lives on a scale we've never witnessed before. 
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Traditional philanthropy and microphilanthropy are not on separate tracks and mutually exclusive. The interaction of the two can have exponential effects. 
one more thought
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2010
Blueprint Research and Design
December 2009

 
The Nonprofit Marketplace: Bridging the Information Gap in Philanthropy
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
November 2008


Online Philanthropy Markets: From ‘Feel-Good’ Giving to Effective Social Investing?
David Bonbright, Natalia Kiryttopoulou and Lindsay Iversen
January 2008
 

Towards a Model of Micro Philanthropy
Tom Munnecke and Heather Wood Ion
May 2002

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