EP #129: Effective Philanthropy with Anna Schlia
Giving can be hard. Knowing where to give can be even harder. The good news is that there are more resources than ever before to help you live out your generosity. There are even entire organizations that research ways to make generosity most effective.
Today’s world is full of technology and pioneering views in every sector, including the non-profit world. Today’s guest is well versed in methods, data, and the emotions related to philanthropy. She believes everyone should have a chance to give and do it well. The world will be better when we can all feel inspired to support others.
Anna Schlia is the Vice President of Graham-Pelton - an organization that empowers nonprofits with the knowledge, expertise, and resources necessary to elevate their philanthropy. Let’s learn from a professional in generosity.
What You'll Learn In Today's Episode:
How giving is changing
How to engage organizations and donors
What are donor motivations
Anna’s path to fundraising and philanthropy
Who is Tim Caboni
Who is Graham-Pelton
How philanthropy is changing
The importance of conviction and experiences
How much money the United States give away
The importance of doing the work in philanthropy
The challenges of generosity
The net change in philanthropic dollars
The 8 mechanisms for charitable giving
How people want to “win”
How donors are not the only givers
The true meaning of philanthropy
Anna’s most meaningful causes
How a lot of wealth will be transferred to women in this generation
The next generation's view of philanthropy
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“I love my job because I love the power of philanthropy.” - Anna Schlia
“My research is hopefully helping organizations understand their donors better.” - Anna Schlia
“You have to know who your donors are.” - Anna Schlia
“I love when donors are very direct with me.” - Anna Schlia
“She raises a ton of money.” - Anna Schlia talking about her sister who also works in fundraising
“The non-profit sector has not missed out on the great resignation.” - Anna Schlia
“A lot of the work that I do is bringing theory to practice.” - Anna Schlia
“This is not our first crisis.” - Anna Schlia
“I think there are some adults that need some help too figuring out what they care about.” - Anna Schlia
“There’s a lot of things we need to question right now.” - Anna Schlia
“I see this pendulum swing to effective altruism.” - Anna Schlia
“We’re taking a business system and laying it on top of a non-profit.” - Anna Schlia
“They’re not the same models.” - Anna Schlia
“I feel like every person should do the work of identifying the causes they care about.” - Anna Schlia
“We gave $484 billion away in 2021.” - Anna Schlia
“Even if you are not in need, you have benefited from charitable organizations.” - Anna Schlia
“In 2008, the S&P dropped 38%. Giving only dropped 7%.” - Anna Schlia
“It’s not good and bad motivations.” - Anna Schlia
“You need to know they have a financial need.” - Anna Schlia
“They may not want to be recognized.” - Anna Schlia talking about donors
“When a team wins, donations go up.” - Anna Schlia
"It shows me that we as donors have a lot of work to do.” - Anna Schlia talking about data that shows where money is going
“It’s an opportunity for some healthy change.” - Bob DePasquale on new environments at non-profits
“Our relationship with the things that are meaningful in our life really has more than effect than anything on the stress that we feel.” - Bob DePasquale
“How do you know I don’t care about Chicago pizza?” - Bob DePasquale
Resources In Today's Episode:
Beth Gillespie - LinkedIn
Beth Breeze - LinkedIn
In Defense of Philanthropy by Beth Breeze
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Bob’s Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
This week’s E-Impact Blog Entry
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