Uplift Your Community in 2023: Start a Giving Circle!

[Ilyasah Shabazz]

Giving circles empower communities to fund what is most important to them. When decisions are led by those most impacted, that is when real change happens.

As many of us seek ways to be in community with one another this year, consider joining or starting a giving circle, where you team up with friends, family and/or co-workers, discuss issues in your community, pool your dollars, and decide as a group where to make a collective gift.

On February 7, Philanthropy Together is offering a 90-minute training session (Launchpad For You) to help you start a giving circle! You'll leave with all the tools and resources you need to launch your circle.

Some examples of giving circles doing work in their communities include:

• Next Gen Giving Circle - a group of young philanthropists in the greater DC area
• Dinner Guys Giving Circle - a group of friends in New York City who support the local AAPI LGBTQ community
• LatinasGive! - a Denver-based Latina giving circle supporting Latino-led nonprofits in the area

If you want to make a big impact by starting a giving circle, please register today.

Also, if you have any questions about Philanthropy Together, Launchpad, or giving circles in general, let me know!

Ilyasah N Shabazz (she/her)

Marketing & Communications Director

M 336.303.0755 (Greensboro, NC | Eastern Time)