LABOUR PHILANTHROPY
A look at the scope of labour philanthropy in Canada
November 15, 2006
Presented By: Ms. Connie Hubbs Metasoft Systems Inc.
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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
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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%
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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?
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*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
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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.
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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”
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How Do Unions Give?
• • • • 1.Grassroots Charitable Activity 2.Organized campaigns 3. Union Funds 4. Designated Charity
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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.
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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.
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Organized Campaigns
• United Way • Workplace Giving • Designated Charity of Area of Interest
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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
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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.
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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
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Firefighters Grants Across Canada
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CAW Social Justice Fund
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Top Grants from CAW Social Justice Fund (1998-2005)
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund Grants Made Across Canada
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Geographic Distribution of Grants from Labour Funds
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Geographic Distribution of Grants from Labour Funds
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Styles of Gifts
• • • • • • • • • Sponsorship Matching funds Cause related marketing Start up funds Member campaigns Special Events Volunteer Labour Plant gate collections Golf tournaments
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Major Gifts
• British Columbia
• Union of BC Performers $300,000 & • IATSE -$300,000 • To PAL Performing Arts Lodge
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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 +
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Major Gifts
• Ontario • Steelworkers Humanity Fund
• $20,000 Toward Middle East Aid (Lebanon &
Gaza)
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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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