Arab Region

Despite some bumps along the way, the economies of the Arab Region have generally grown in the past decade

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-4%

1%

6%

11%

16%GDP growth (%) Egypt

Jordan

Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Domestic concerns take priority

93% of Jordanians and 90% of Egyptians believe that their own

country’s problems are priority for their leaders, compared with a

global average of 76%

Volunteering levels are mixed across the region – they are

higher in Palestine than Jordan

Egypt Jordan Worldwide0%2%4%6%8%

10%12%14%16%18%20%

1% 0%

13%

3% 3%

18%

% who are members (active or inactive) of voluntary organisations

Environmental organisation Charitable/humanitarian organisation

People in the Arab Region are far less tolerant of certain issues than in the rest of the world,

particularly AIDS and gay rights

People in the Arab Region have more confidence in charities than

the rest of the world does

35% of people living in the region have a great deal of confidence in charitable or humanitarian organisations

compared to 18% worldwide

Internet is a good medium for donations – online transactions are common for those who use

the internet

95% of internet users in the UAE use it for shopping compared to

84% worldwide

Smart phone penetration is varied across the Arab Region,

but high in parts

Egypt

UAE

Saudi Arabia

-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

26%

60%

61%

Smartphone penetration (2012)

Thank you to Trajectory for providing the data

Atallah Kuttab Founder and Chairman, SAANED, Jordan

Arab Region - Host

Global Perspective Arab Region

Cultural traditions, religious norms, political histories & economic conditions shaped charitable sector

Institutional philanthropy on the rise globally! Regional variety of factors but key forces are the same

With growth of institutional philanthropy, gradual shift: from traditional charitable giving more strategic giving (for social change)

Cross sectorial Collaboration: key to broad & lasting impact and approach of complex and entrenched challenges

Challenges to philanthropic growth and effectiveness are not insurmountable

Global context and trends of giving

Philanthropic activities - highly influenced by religious traditions

Giving is structured through more institutionalized models for greater impact. Trend: transition from individual generosity & charity to more strategic mode of giving

Arabs in the Western diaspora serve their home country! Establish foundations and provision of support to local actors

Arab Spring impact: diverse and shifting!

Specific trends in Arab Region philanthropy

Global Perspective Arab Region

Dec. 2011 Consultation in Amman

December 2011 Consultation in Amman/Jordan

Effort to build more Accountability and Transparency in the Sector

Dec. 2011 Consultation in Amman

Objective: Define what constitutes a good organization and how to measure grantee satisfaction in addition to benchmarking

Attendees: lead philanthropy organizations from across the Arab Region: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

All were informed of other efforts globally

Transparency

Decision Making

Frequency of measures/Evaluation

Responsiveness

Key Elements of Accountability

Dec. 2011 Consultation in Amman

Leadership/Governance

Results and Impact

Ambition / Innovation

Finances

Activities and Programs

People, Resources and Systems

Management / Efficiency (Key questions were developed to assess each)

Key Organizational characteristics

Dec. 2011 Consultation in Amman

Measures of Good organizations

Leadership/Governance

Selection process, approval process and support during implementation

Monitoring, reporting and evaluation

Non financial support

Legal restrictions on efficient and effective grant-makingAn Online Questionnaire in Place

Key Organizational characteristics

Dec. 2011 Consultation in Amman

Measurement of Accountability to Grantees

Survey ResultsArab Region

Accountability to Grantees

Being a responsive funder

What do grantees think of their funders?

29 Questions Survey (online)

Three grantmakers participated

50 Grantees participated

Does the grant meet the needs?

What is the value of the money?

What is the non financial value of the grant?

What is the level of comfort with the funder?

Scope

Examples

Here we are just giving a few findings to see you the kinds of things that can be doneThere is much more….

Selected findings

We can dig deeper into data

Look for relationships between ratings…

Large amounts of valuable data

Will enable you to get feedback on all important areas mentioned earlier in absolute and comparative forms

Just a last example where one foundation doing well; others less well

Time taken to process application

Proportion satisfied: between date of application and date money received

Funder no. 3

Funder no. 1

Funder no. 2

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

47

54

71

Experiences from the Arab region

WAQFIYAT Al MAADI (Egypt)

Palestine Children Relief Fund (Palestine & Lebanon)

INJAZ (Jordan)

Emirates Foundation(Abu Dhabi_UAE)

Arab Human Rights Fund (Pan-Arab)

ROTA (Qatar)

Obstacles and challenges to philanthropy

Unfavorable legal & regulatory framework for philanthropy

Lack of reliable data and information

Low levels of trust & transparency in sector

Public perceptions regarding the role of philanthropy in relationship to the role of the public sector and government

Difficult demonstrating impact and effectiveness of philanthropic giving