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The New Environment for Foundations “ Where the puck is going”

The New Environment for Foundations “ Where the puck is going”. Council on Foundations: Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue April 30 , 2012 Lee Rainie: Director, Pew Internet Project Email: Lrainie@pewinternet.org Twitter: @ Lrainie.

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The New Environment for Foundations “ Where the puck is going”

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  1. The New Environment for Foundations “Where the puck is going” Council on Foundations: Philanthropy and the Digital Public Dialogue April 30, 2012 Lee Rainie: Director, Pew Internet Project Email: Lrainie@pewinternet.org Twitter: @Lrainie

  2. Digital Revolution 1Internet (80%) and Broadband at home (66%) 71% 66%

  3. Where the puck is going • Modest further increases in internet and broadband adoption • Major increases in citizen content creation as more life activities get “social-ized” • Reading • Browsing • Other media consumption • Links to causes, organizations, and brands • Massive expansion of volume and velocity of information – leads to new filtering systems via social networks, algorithms, and intermediaries

  4. Digital Revolution 2Mobile – 88% cell owners / 46% smartphone owners 327.6 Total U.S. population: 315.5 million

  5. Where the puck is going • Massive expansion of the “internet of things” – environment, artifacts, appliances, landscape • Widespread “metaverse” blending of data and environment – in augmented reality, mirror worlds (simulations), life logging • End of the personal computer as the dominant tool for internet access – new devices and interfaces (voice and gesture)

  6. Digital Revolution 3Social networking – 52% of all adults % of internet users

  7. Where the puck is going • Personal networks sit next to institutions as vital sources of news and political activity • DIY construction of personal networks become standard for personal and community problem solving • Just-in-time personalized information becomes a staple of personal engagement with organizations • People treat organizations as “nodes” in their networks

  8. Overall changes • New socio-economic divides matter – tech access and social network structure • Citizen attention is reallocated • Influence in the messaging environment is reconfigured as the “Fifth Estate” of citizen creators rises • Transparency is a new measure of how citizens assess organizations and hallmark of civic life – surveillance, sousveillance, coveillance

  9. Thank you!

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