February 22, 2023 “We Are the Wealth We Are Looking For.” Yvonne Moore on Black Philanthropy, DAFs and More February 22, 2023/ Ade Adeniji The founder of Moore Philanthropy, a Black- and women-led advisory firm, discusses building wealth and power in communities of color, pros and cons of DAFs, and how American philanthropy can connect with the African diaspora.Read More
January 23, 2023 "Demystifying Philanthropy." Seven Questions for Tyeshia Wilson, Black Giving Circle Expert January 23, 2023/ Ade Adeniji Tyeshia Wilson is director of engagement at Philanthropy Together and chairs the Black women-focused giving circle HERitage Giving Fund. We heard from her about how she got into philanthropy, giving circles’ advantages, and more.Read More
December 19, 2022 IP Explainer: What is a Donor Collaborative? December 19, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy is difficult to navigate. That’s why we’ve produced a series of explainers to demystify the basics. Today, we look at pooled efforts to support shared causes and interests.Read More
November 21, 2022 IP Explainer: What Is a Giving Circle? November 21, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy is difficult to navigate. That’s why we’ve produced a series of explainers to demystify the basics. Today, we explain a popular approach to giving among individual donors.Read More
April 15, 2022 How This Women-Led Giving Circle Supports Latino Families April 15, 2022/ Martha Ramirez Based in the Bay Area, the Peninsula Latina Giving Circle is taking on the negative impacts of COVID and other stressors by funding Latino organizations close to home. Its founder sees it as a way to democratize philanthropy.Read More
March 23, 2022 How This Sex Worker-Led Giving Circle Grew, Letting the Movement Lead the Way March 23, 2022/ Katherine Don When it was founded in 2018, the Sex Worker Giving Circle was the first sex worker-led fund housed at a U.S. foundation. Its growth since then underscores the benefits of giving circles for marginalized communities.Read More
April 23, 2021 A Year After Launch, How Is This Effort to Grow the Giving Circle Movement Doing? April 23, 2021/ Dawn Wolfe Ever since it got up and running in the midst of the COVID outbreak, Philanthropy Together has been taking steps to expand and evolve the giving circle movement. One year on, it appears to be on a promising course.Read More
October 19, 2020 “We Are No Longer Waiting for a Funder to Save Us.” A Look at the Latino Community Foundation October 19, 2020/ Martha Ramirez Latino nonprofits have historically been underfunded by philanthropy. LCF is working to change that by mobilizing a network of Latino philanthropists and directing grants to neglected organizations.Read More
August 10, 2020 New Effort Spawns Dozens of Giving Circles, as Interest and Diversity Grows August 10, 2020/ Michael Kavate The face of giving circles is changing as more people get involved, many looking to support COVID-19 relief and progressive causes. A new national initiative, Philanthropy Together, is at the center of this fast-evolving movement.Read More
May 12, 2020 Giving Circles Thrive on Personal Connection. Here’s How They Are Adapting During COVID-19 May 12, 2020/ Julia Travers Giving circles have deep personal ties with the communities they serve and rely heavily on in-person gatherings. How are circle members around the U.S. showing up for each other and their grantees during this pandemic?Read More
March 06, 2020 A Look at How Impact 100 Chicago Empowers Women’s Philanthropy March 06, 2020/ Alyssa Ochs There are over fifty chapters of Impact 100 across the country. Here’s a closer look at Impact 100 Chicago’s local giving and what it’s doing to empower women in the region.Read More
January 08, 2020 The People's Philanthropy: Giving Circles Organize, With Help From a Big Funder January 08, 2020/ Julia Travers Networks of giving circles across the U.S. are joining up to launch a five-year infrastructure initiative. With anchor funding from the Gates Foundation, they seek to promote, strengthen, scale and sustain a collective giving movement. Read More
May 25, 2019 Montana’s Newest Giving Circle Is Prioritizing Funding Capital Projects May 25, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs One of the newest women’s giving circles is 100 Strong Gallatin Valley, affiliated with the Bozeman Area Community Foundation in Montana. Here we take a look at how these local women approach philanthropy. Read More
May 25, 2019 In Omaha, a New Hub for Black Women’s Philanthropy May 25, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs It seems like every time we look, there’s a new local giving circle rallying the philanthropic efforts of women and people of color. As we expand our coverage of the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, we learned about the I Be Black Girl circle in Omaha, Nebraska. Read More
February 02, 2019 A Closer Look at a New Women-Led, Black-Focused Giving Circle in Chicago February 02, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs The giving circle movement has been growing fast in recent years, drawing in new kinds of donors. A case in point is an effort on the South Side of Chicago that describes itself as a “fierce group of women paving a path of investment into women-of-color-led community initiatives.” Read More
January 30, 2019 “It’s Very Empowering.” Latino Giving Circles Are on the Rise January 30, 2019/ Julia Travers Donors of color are becoming more collaborative and organized, a push that reflects growing wealth in these communities and longstanding frustrations about neglect by mainstream philanthropy. A recent convening underscores the new energy around Latino giving. Read More
January 24, 2019 May We All Feast Together: A Giving Circle That Aims to Empower Women Overseas January 24, 2019/ Julia Travers Dining for Women is an intriguing example of a giving circle with a wide reach. Thanks to its chapter dinners, it has granted millions to women and girls in developing countries. We hear about DFW’s giving model from several members of its team.Read More
December 22, 2018 A New Giving Circle That is Exclusively Funding Black-led, Black-Serving Nonprofits December 22, 2018/ Alyssa Ochs Thanks to the “philanthropic redlining of African-American communities,” black-led nonprofits tend to be smaller, have less access to funding sources, and have fewer cash reserves. Here’s how a new giving circle in Philadelphia is responding to that shortfall. Read More
August 24, 2018 Spotlight: The Wood River Women’s Foundation in Idaho August 24, 2018/ Alyssa Ochs A women’s giving circle in the centrally located small town of Ketchum has been ramping up its giving and has grown to more than 300 members today. Where are grants going? Read More
July 05, 2018 A Decade in, This Women's Giving Circle in Philly is Going Strong. Can it Woo Millennials? July 05, 2018/ Julia Travers Impact100 Philadelphia, a women’s giving circle in its 10th year, is going full-steam-ahead, with a recent grant round of $387,000. Next up: an effort to engage younger donors. Read More