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MOVING THE NEEDLE Philanthropy in the Current Recession : 

MOVING THE NEEDLE Philanthropy in the Current Recession Presentation to the Arkansas Philanthropy Roundtable October 13, 2010

The recession has: : 

The recession has: Been tough on our state Been tough on our endowment Been tough on grantmaking across the state Made our work even MORE important

Despite the recession we have: : 

Despite the recession we have: Maintained pre-recession levels of grantmaking Explored new ways to support our partners Been able to attract other investors to the state

MTN work well in times of recession by focusing on: : 

MTN work well in times of recession by focusing on: Poverty Reduction Educational Attainment Stronger Communities Stronger Nonprofits

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT : 

EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

HOUSING : 

HOUSING

LEGISLATIVE TASKFORCE ON REDUCING POVERTY AND INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY : 

LEGISLATIVE TASKFORCE ON REDUCING POVERTY AND INCREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE : 

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE Investment = $2.1 million Leverage = $8.0 million

CHALLENGES : 

CHALLENGES Workable strategies Supportive state policies Innovation in low-resource communities

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH BEST PRACTICES : 

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH BEST PRACTICES

SYSTEMIC CHANGE THROUGH POLICY : 

SYSTEMIC CHANGE THROUGH POLICY

Challenges : 

Challenges Ensuring teacher quality Identifying parent and community engagement strategies Taking best practices to scale Promoting the reallocation of existing resources

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE : 

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE Investment = $12.3 million Leverage = $37.0 million

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STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES

FOCUS ON CAPACITY : 

FOCUS ON CAPACITY

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE : 

LEVERAGE ESTIMATE Investment = $1.0 million Leverage = $1.7 million

CHALLENGES : 

CHALLENGES Limited in-state capacity to address the variety of organizational development needs Limited state and local funding infra-structure for nonprofits