private sector allies: philanthropy trends and the role of the private dollar april 16, 2004
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Stuart Burden Director Community Affairs – the Americas Levi Strauss & Co./ Levi Strauss Foundation. Private Sector Allies: Philanthropy Trends and the Role of the Private Dollar April 16, 2004. Who we are. LS&CO. Business Vision. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Stuart BurdenDirector Community Affairs – the Americas
Levi Strauss & Co./ Levi Strauss Foundation
Private Sector Allies: Philanthropy Trends and the Role of the Private Dollar
April 16, 2004
Who we are
LS&CO. Business Vision
“Our success will be measured not only by growth in shareholder value, but also by our reputation, the quality of our constituency relationships, and our commitment to social responsibility.”
Global Funding
• Action for AIDS Singapore• Hecho en Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina• Japan Center for International Exchange – Tokyo, Japan• Korean Alliance to Defeat AIDS – Seoul, Korea• Malaysian AIDS Foundation – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia• National AIDS Trust – London, England• Network for Youth Development – Budapest, Hungary• Patient Care Centre – Singapore• Philippine Business for Social Progress – Manila,
Philippines• Semillas – Mexico DF, Mexico• Terrence Higgins Trust – London, England• Wola Nani – Cape Town, South Africa
… in California AIDS Partnership California AIDS Project for the East Bay Bay Area Young Positives Centerforce Center for Human Development Continuum Larkin Street Youth Services Marin AIDS Project Positive Resource Center Project Open Hand Sexual Minority Council of the East Bay
AIDS Emergency Fund Asian & Pacific Islander
Wellness Center Dolores Street
Community Services Glide Huckleberry Youth
Programs Project Inform San Francisco AIDS
Foundation STOP AIDS Project Tenderloin AIDS
Resource Center UCSF Center for AIDS
Prevention Studies
Trends in Corporate Philanthropy
• Outcome-oriented grantmaking
• Dollars + employee volunteering (i.e. community relationship building)
• Leveraging opportunities
• Non-cash support
• Visibility opportunities
Good fundraising doesn’t motivate funders.
Good programming motivates funders.
- a funder
Ten Do’s and Don’t’s
1. Read website – identify funding priorities
2. Contact appropriate person /employee group
3. Ask for cash, service(s) or product
4. Understand difference between corporate support and corporate foundation funding
Ten Do’s and Don’ts
5. Identify “sponsorship” opportunities6. Provide plans about performance
measurement7. Acknowledge gift (i.e. look for win-win” media opportunities)
8. Ask about any “exclusivity issues”9. Be “product” sensitive10. Plan ahead
2004 Signature Grant
