Project Phoenix: A New Collaboration for Sector Resilience & Revitalization

Project Phoenix A New Collaboration for Sector Resilience & Revitalization

Project Phoenix

is a collaborative effort to strengthen and accelerate resilience and revitalization in the sector using measurement and insights, capacity building, and systemic implementation of established and emerging best practices.

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GIVING IN MOMENTS OF CRISIS • We examined global giving trends to learn and prepare for future crises • The GivingTuesday Data Commons aggregated data sources and types for a complete view of what happened in 2020 3

MARKET VOLATILITY • Overall sector results differed from that of typical org • A nonprofit’s ability to pivot varied • Disruption of some business models, not others • Extreme donor mobility—donors shifted where and how they gave 4

KEY FACTORS FOR RESILIENCE • A nonprofit’s capacity to pivot, adopt new strategies • Diverse funding sources, including small donors • Willingness and ability to actively engage supporters How can we best support and strengthen the sector to withstand current and future crises?

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Outcomes for the social sector INSIGHTS

a complete and holistic model of the global giving ecosystem

PRACTICES

new modes of engagement that empower organizations, coalitions, and givers to realize opportunity

RESILIENCE

supporting global sustainability and equitable recovery

REVITALIZATION

new cultures of giving, long-term generous behaviors, and a thriving social sector through Radical Generosity

We will ensure the sector can chart a course for recovery and realize a positive legacy from this crisis.

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Our Approach: Continuous Learning for a Stronger Sector Results and Learning

Measurement and Insights

Reporting on outcomes and sharing what worked and what didn’t to drive a continuous cycle of improvement

Understanding trends for actionable insights, indicators of opportunity & risk

Activation Engaging communities for greater support of causes & implementing innovative solutions

Peer Learning and Capacity Building Capacity building & adoption of best practices in the social sector

GivingTuesday is Uniquely Positioned to Lead this Effort

Collaboration Platform Secure data collection upload Prepared data assets, analysis tools Dashboards and data visualizations

Partners Data from 74 platforms 47 global data chapters 100+ collaborators in the US alone 8 active working groups

Shared Infrastructure

All Forms of Generosity

Distributed Network

12+ private servers for processing data

Global giving cultures

75+ GivingTuesday country movements

19 project spaces for researchers

Non-financial giving

400+ grassroots, community, country and international leaders

Donation trends

5 dedicated research hubs

Civic participation

Business intelligence layer

Disintermediated giving

Technology partners NGOs & conveners 8

Our Research Partners

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Our Global Distributed Network

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Opportunities for Further Research GIVING BEHAVIOR

measuring and inspiring generosity in all its forms

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

understanding how givers build the communities they want to live in

MOVEMENTS & NETWORKS

mapping the GivingTuesday network, its impact, and how practices propagate

GLOBAL CONTEXT

supporting our global community and ensuring cross-cultural learning

We are developing a global, holistic model of the generosity ecosystem.

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Driving insights, learning, and innovation for a stronger future

Your support and participation in the Project Phoenix will build a stronger, revitalized global generosity sector that is increasingly innovative and resilient.

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