city of austin - volunteerism benchmarking study
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I'm serving on the City of Austin Volunteerism Strategy committee. This enviromental benchmarking study was one of the first project we reviewed to help shape the future landscape of volunteering in Austin, TX.TRANSCRIPT
Volunteerism in Austin:
How we can regain our position and help our community
INTR
ODUCTION
• Bloomberg Philanthropies• Impact Volunteering Fund• Grant provisions
• Chief Service Officer• Four issue-based programs• Recruitment tools
Cities of Service
• Make Austin model city of service• Increase volunteerism and civic engagement• Chief Service Officer Sly Majid• Tailor to Austin landscape
• NPOs, businesses, demographics, culture and lifestyle
• Existing resources, functions, needs• Optimize position of Mayor’s Office
Concluding the Grant Process
• Identified best practices, patterns in service/engagement
• Four themes in national service
• Austin’s high points
• Ideas for future pathways
Moving Forward
Bench
mar
king
Them
es
Corporation for National and Community Service Volunteering In America 2011
• Twin Cities• Seattle• Portland• Salt Lake
City• Columbus• Hartford• Kansas City• Oklahoma
City• Washington
D.C.• Milwaukee• St. Louis• Rochester*
Top Volunteering Cities
The Themes
Demographics Corporate
Involvement
Institutional Support
Civic Engagement and
City Culture
Demog
raphic
s
Population Explosion
GROWTH RATES FOR BENCHMARKING CITIES 2000-2010
Metro City• Twin Cities 10.5% -0.35%• Seattle 13% 8%• Portland 15.5% 10.3%• Salt Lake City 16% 2.6%• Columbus 13.9% 10.6%• Hartford 5.6% 2.6%• Kansas City 10.9% 4.1%• Oklahoma City 14.4% 14.6%• Washington D.C. 16.4% 5.2%• Milwaukee 3.7% -0.4%• St. Louis 4.2% -8.3%• Rochester 1.6% -4.2%
• Austin 37.3% 20.4%
CHANGE IN POPULATION AND CHANGE IN VOLUNTEER RATE 2004-2010
-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Change in Population from 2000 to 2010
Ch
an
ge in
Volu
nte
er
Rate
fro
m
20
04
to 2
01
0
Magnet for Young Adults
Austin's Age Distribution
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000
00-0405-0910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-84
85+
Ag
e
Population
2010 Census Data via DSHS Center for Health Statistics
16 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65+0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
22.50%23.30%
31.80%30.60%
28.10%
24.00%
Volunteer Rate in 2011
VOLUNTEER RATE BY AGE GROUP
Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in United States, 2011 Economic News Release
Fast Growing Older
Population
Austin Growth by Age Group from 2005-2010
0-913.10%
20-297.71%
30-399.30%
40-495.34%
50-5916.21%
60-6932.90%
70-7913.39%
80+18.83%
10-1915.76%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
Age Groups
Pe
rce
nt
Gro
wth
0-9
010-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80+
2005-2010 Census Data via DSHS Center for Health Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in United States, 2011 Economic News Release
“Majority-Minority”
White Black/African American
Asian Hispanic/Latino0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30% 28.2%
20.8%20.0%
14.9%
Volunteer Rate by Ethnicity
Bureau of Labor Statistics Volunteering in United States, 2011 Economic News Release
Tale of Two Cities
City Examples
Rochester
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Seattle
Columbus
Portland
Inst
itutio
nal
Support
Local Support
Austin Pro Bono• Connect organizations and skilled individuals who
offer pro bono services to nonprofits
United Way for Greater Austin• Seeks the root of problems in the community to
ensure lasting solutions and to offer alternatives for
a better life
Hands on Central Texas• Program of United Way
• Strengthens communities through volunteer service focused on education, income, health, and the environment
Government Initiatives
Conference on Service• Learn, Connect, Be Inspired, and Make a Difference
• Inclusion of nonprofit, government, business, and faith-based sectors
Volunteer Recognition • Annual Volunteer Recognition awards
• Lieutenant Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate
Volunteer Management• Thorough certificate program
• After certified, trainers are able to teach volunteer management courses to nonprofits
Government Initiatives
Non-profit Liaison to the Governor• Established in 2011
• Cabinet-level position which serves as a state advocate for nonprofit community providers
“This position provides an important linkage between community providers and the Executive Branch…of its ongoing commitment to the nonprofit health and human services organizations that serve as the safety net for 500,000 of the state’s residents.”
-Terry Edelstein
Volunteer Center Efforts
Wisconsin• Partnership between Nonprofit Center of
Greater Milwaukee and Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee
• Over 600 member organizations following consolidation
• VolunteerWisconsin.org operated by Volunteer Center Association of Wisconsin
Corpor
ate
Invo
lvem
ent
• Job growth: 21.3%; 140,200 jobs
• Funding Jobs Growth
• Startups
• Lack of proportional service growth
• Unorganized business engagement structures
• Volunteering
• Giving
Austin Business and Service
Unemployment and Volunteering in Top Five Service Cities and Austin
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
2 4 6 8 10 12Unemployment Rate (% Work Force)
Volu
ntee
r Rat
e (%
Pop
ulat
ion)
Austin
Twin Cities
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Unemployment and Volunteer Trends
• Austin• Lowest
unemployment• Greatest affect
• Unemployment relatively less affecting in top cities• Downward and
upward trends• Portland outlier
Volunteering and Job Creation
Volunteering in Top Five Job Creation Cities
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Volu
nte
er Rate
(%
Popula
tion)
Austin: 21.3%
Salt Lake City: 13.5%
San Antonio: 13.1%
Houston: 15.7%
Fort Worth: 10.8%
• Salt Lake City service not affected by jobs
• Service in Texas not reacting to economic recovery
• Texas civic engagement
CompaniesSt. Louis, Anheuser-BuschJ.P. Morgan Chase, Tech for Social Good
Good Business Practices
Corporate/Business Volunteer CouncilsTwin Cities, Corporate Volunteerism Council
Philanthropic FoundationsColumbus, The Columbus Foundation
Philanth
ropy
Philanthropy in Austin
• 1997-2008: individual giving fell 5.8% to 4.2%• Young city• Major corporations• Multiple organizations handling philanthropic donations
• I Live Here, I Give Here• Austin Community Foundation• United Way
Top Giving Cities and AustinCity City Population MDI Med % Med Contribution Total Contributions
Houston, TX 2,099,451 $66,264 5.00% $3,332 $3,100,000,000
San Jose, CA 945,942 $65,831 3.50% $2,277 $1,200,000,000
Austin, TX 790,390 $64,597 4.10% $2,630 $790,800,000
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 1,939,022 $63,504 5.30% $3,394 $3,700,000,000
San Antonio, TX 1,327,407 $61,386 4.60% $2,846 $650,000,000
Boston, MA 617,594 $60,312 2.80% $1,719 $2,500,000,000
San Diego, CA 1,307,402 $58,845 4.00% $2,328 $1,400,000,000
Jacksonville, FL 821,784 $58,811 5.20% $3,078 $617,300,000
Philadelphia, PA 1,526,006 $57,523 4.00% $2,295 $3,000,000,000
Indianapolis, IN 820,445 $56,830 4.60% $2,632 $762,800,000
San Francisco, CA 805,235 $56,594 3.90% $2,180 $3,100,000,000
Memphis, TN 646,889 $56,240 7.20% $4,035 $703,800,000
Baltimore, MD 620,961 $56,161 4.80% $2,683 $1,600,000,000
Charlotte, NC 731,424 $54,862 5.80% $3,162 $1,100,000,000
Chicago, IL 2,695,598 $54,858 4.20% $2,296 $5,100,000,000
Detroit, MI 713,777 $53,508 4.40% $2,329 $1,800,000,000
Phoenix, AZ 1,445,632 $53,064 4.60% $2,445 $1,700,000,000
Los Angeles, CA 3,792,621 $51,300 5.10% $2,630 $6,700,000,000
New York, NY 8,175,133 $51,038 4.60% $2,361 $12,900,000,000
Columbus, OH 787,033 $47,696 4.30% $2,062 $735,800,000
Civic
Engag
emen
t
and C
ity C
ulture
• Small scale/individual volunteering not included in CNCS study• Hours per person volunteering above average• Matching personalized interest – likely more
effective than broad “volunteering” campaigns• ATX niche culture: favoritism for “the new” works
as an idea incubator & a barrier to collaboration • New Austinites have limited resources for
orientation• Correlation between election turnout &
homeownership
Austin’s Culture
• Twin Cities: history of volunteerism
• Civic engagement in Milwaukee, Twin Cities, Salt Lake City, and Rochester
• Milwaukee: “City of Festivals” • St. Louis: home-ownership &
neighborhood involvement• Portland: Office of Neighborhood
involvement
City Examples
Austin
’s H
igh P
oints
Culture
• Vibrant and diverse• Local and independent • Active• Artistic • Pride
Higher Education
• One of the most educated metropolitan areas in the nation 43.3% of Austin has a college degree
23.3% of Texas and 24.4% of the US has a college degree
• High level of support from community Approved proposition for new medical school
Tech Sector• Headquarters for well-known companies,
particularly for semiconductors and software• City support through the Emerging Technologies
Program• Diversifies job market • Booming tech start up industry
http://austinstartup.com
• More nonprofits per capita than any other city in Texas
• Broad range of services offered • Multitude of volunteer opportunities
Nonprofit Community
Organizational Outreach
Austin Youth Council
Mayor’s Taskforce on Aging
Futu
re P
lans
Framework for Planning
• Thinking systematically
• Designing a centralized web resource hub which supports and advertises nonprofit opportunities
• Structures for engaging business sector: incentives process, Corporate Volunteerism Council, Chamber of Commerce representation for non-profit sector
• Neighborhood involvement & investment
Contact:Ellen Ray- [email protected]
Carrie Powell- [email protected]
Anisha Vichare- [email protected]
Taylor Timinsky- [email protected]