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NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK

Dick Ober, President and CEO New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY GAP?

“The central tenet of the American Dream— that all children, regardless of their family and social background, should have a decent chance to improve their lot in life—is no longer self evident.”

EVIDENCE OF THE OPPORTUNITY GAP

Kids with lower income / less-educated parents are less likely to…

• Have two parents at home
• Go to preschool
• Engage in sports, music, other enrichment
• Attend church, synagogue, mosque
• Spend as much time talking to parents
• Finish college

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000 $100,000 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2012

Median Income by Quintile

Q5 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1

United States New Hampshire Note: 2010 data are from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Note: Medians and quintiles calculated using all people with income Note: Income is only asked of “sample-line” persons in 1950 making estimates of household income unreliable

THE GROWING GAP IN INCOME

Percent of Children in Single Parent Families by Parent’s Highest Level of Education

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 NH High school or less NH Bachelor's or more US High school or less US Bachelor's or more

Note: 2010 data are from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Note: Sample size is too small to provide a reliable estimate for bachelor’s or more in New Hampshire in 1950, 1960, and 1970

THE GROWING GAP IN PARENT EDUCATION AND MARITAL STATUS

GROWING GAP IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY INCOME

830 832 834 836 838 840 842 844 846 848 850 852 Top 10% Middle 50% Bottom 10% Average NECAP Score School Districts Grouped by Income in District

8th Grade Achievement in Math by School Income

Students Without Subsidized Lunch Students With Subsidized Lunch Source: Average 2011-2012 8th Grade Math Achievement, NECAP. School districts grouped by the percent of students eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch.

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Percent Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

Note: 2010 data are from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

GROWING GAP IN B.A. ATTAINMENT BY FAMILY INCOME

New Hampshire United States

Across income quartiles, college education is increasingly common in both NH and the nation. However, the increase is greatest for the top quartile and the gap between the top and third quartiles has increased.

CARSEY INSTITUTE: DATA FOR YOUR STATE

To find opportunity gap data for your state visit:

https://carsey.unh.edu/policy/gaps-in-youth-opportunity-by-state/

FROM INFORMATION TO ACTION

FEB 2015

Putnam: “Community Foundations are the civic backbone of the US” – uniquely positioned to narrow gaps

JULY 2015

CEO Gathering: Explore National Opportunity Gap Network

FALL 2015

Steering Committee Volunteers begin to collaborate Network begun

WHAT’S NEXT?

White Papers: 5 Solutions Define deliverables and strategies

WHITE PAPERS: 5 CHAPTERS - 5 SOLUTIONS

• Promote Stable Families and Effective Parents
• Promote Opportunity in Early Childhood
• Increase Equality of Opportunity K – 12, in and out of school
• Rebuild Communities to Help Close the Opportunity Gap
• On-Ramps for Success

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Arizona Atlanta Carolinas Chicago Hartford New Hampshire Omaha Seattle Duluth

OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK: INITIAL MEMBERS

Boston Columbus Dayton Dubuque Maine Milwaukee New Haven Pittsburgh Tulsa Vermont

OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK: PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

• See opportunity gap as framework for action
• Positioned to drive meaningful collective action
• Open to learning and sharing with others
• Committed to collective advocacy
• Willingness to contribute financially

• Establish community foundations as a national voice on the OG
• Use white papers as frame for solutions
• Establish a shared repository of common activities
• Demonstrate improvement in policy structure
• Establish mechanisms for tracking data on the opportunity gap
• Identify partners on the local and national level

OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK: DELIVERABLES – FIRST CUT

• Learn from promising “experiments” on the ground
• Intentional search for alignment with federal priorities
• Engage universities, think tanks and other research and program partners
• Determine best approaches for tracking data and impact
• Create peer networks across CFs on OG issues (beyond CEOs)
• Engage donors around the OG work
• Leverage community/civic engagement practices already in place
• Explore collaborations:
• PBS documentary, Urban Institute & Gates, Ford Foundation, etc.

OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK: STRATEGIES

NEXT STEPS

• Steering Committee meeting Friday
• Putnam role
• Backbone or stand-alone?
• COF Conference in April

Minimum suggested contribution:

Foundation Assets

• Min. Contribution 2 years

$1 Billion $10,000 per year $500M - $1Billion $5,000 per year < $500 Million $2,500 per year

OPPORTUNITY GAP NETWORK: FUNDING STRUCTURE