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LABOUR PHILANTHROPY

LABOUR PHILANTHROPY. A look at the scope of labour philanthropy in Canada. November 15, 2006. Presented By: Ms. Connie Hubbs Metasoft Systems Inc. Canadian Charity Survey. Charities surveyed 45,000 (Includes 1200 clients) Total Responses 200 4% response

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LABOUR PHILANTHROPY

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  1. LABOUR PHILANTHROPY A look at the scope of labour philanthropy in Canada November 15, 2006 Presented By: Ms. Connie Hubbs Metasoft Systems Inc.

  2. Canadian Charity Survey • Charities surveyed 45,000 • (Includes 1200 clients) • Total Responses 200 • 4% response • (6.4% client response) • 60 responders or 30% receive support from unions

  3. Labour Funding Distribution By Sector • Social Services - 23% • Health - 20% • Education 12% • Benefit to the Community 10% • Environment 7% • Consultants 7% • International 5% • Religion 3% • Arts 2% • First Nations 2% • Unknown Sector 9%

  4. The Questions • How big is this sector? • Do unions give? • Why do they give? • How do they give? • Will they support my organization? • Are there areas that unions will not support?

  5. *Size of Labour Sector in Canada • In Canada there are 50 affiliated unions with Canadian Labour Congress • Approximately 700 locals • Estimated revenue of 1.8 billion • (Approximately 40% is sent to national or international parent bodies.) • * Figures from the Canadian Labour Congress

  6. Do Unions Give? • YES! • Donations to Canadian charities, non profit organizations, advocacy organizations, allied labour groups and political groups are in the tens of millions every year in Canada.

  7. Why do they give? • Union Philanthropy is a natural consequence of the original mandate of unions which is to care for members. • “What we seek for ourselves, we seek for all”

  8. How Do Unions Give? • 1.Grassroots Charitable Activity • 2.Organized campaigns • 3. Union Funds • 4. Designated Charity

  9. Grassroots Giving • No Paper Trail • Unions cannot obtain tax deductions for charitable donations. Individual locals give out cash to various community groups and charities and this money is not tracked by either the Federation of Labour or the CRA. • Estimates from Labour Federations are that thousands of dollars are likely given in this manner with no reporting mechanism in place.

  10. Bringing Back Rudolph • Firefighters union local worked with a parent at the neighbourhood elementary school to raise $26,000 to repair the beloved old fire truck and return ‘Rudolph’ to the schoolyard.

  11. Organized Campaigns • United Way • Workplace Giving • Designated Charity of Area of Interest

  12. Kamloops Unionists Give Back • BC Steelworkers Local 7169 has 800 members. • 2006 Giving • United Way $248,000 • BC Children’s Hospital $9,011 • Royal Inland Hospital $3,245 • Kamloops Food Bank $5,245

  13. Designated Charity • The Canadian Energy and Paperworkers Union chose SBHAC in 1985 as their National charity. • The union is the major supporter of the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada.

  14. Union Foundations and Funds & Designations • CEP Humanity Fund - Public Foundation • Steelworkers Humanity Fund –Charitable Organization • CAW Social Justice Fund -Public Foundation • Firefighters-Public Foundations and Charitable Organizations • PSAC –Union Fund not Registered with CRA • CUPE - Union Fund not Registered with CRA • BCGEU- Union Fund not Registered with CRA • BCTF- Union Fund not Registered with CRA • UFCW Canada Humanitarian Fund not Registered with CRA

  15. Firefighters Grants Across Canada

  16. CAW Social Justice Fund

  17. Top Grants from CAW Social Justice Fund (1998-2005)

  18. Steelworkers Humanity Fund Grants Made Across Canada

  19. Geographic Distribution of Grantsfrom Labour Funds

  20. Geographic Distribution of Grantsfrom Labour Funds

  21. Styles of Gifts • Sponsorship • Matching funds • Cause related marketing • Start up funds • Member campaigns • Special Events • Volunteer Labour • Plant gate collections • Golf tournaments

  22. Major Gifts • British Columbia • Union of BC Performers $300,000 & • IATSE -$300,000 • To PAL Performing Arts Lodge

  23. Major Gifts • Alberta • Alberta Building Trades Council Foundation • Diabetes Research$1.5 million • University of Alberta -$500,000 • Keyano College- $250,000 • Northern Lights Hospital $100,000 +

  24. Major Gifts • Ontario • Steelworkers Humanity Fund • $20,000 Toward Middle East Aid (Lebanon & Gaza)

  25. Questions to Ask before you approach unions for support • 1. Is the mission of your organization compatible with Labour? • 2. Is there anything about your specific ask that may be incompatible with Labour? • 3.What is the current labour situation in your workplace or in the corporate workplace? • 4. What will be the role of recognition and stewardship with your union donors?

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