The Simple Definition of a Giving Circle A giving circle is a group of people who pool their donations of time and/or money. What is a Giving Circle's Purpose? To make bigger and better … [Read more...]
University Giving Circles: Every School Should Have One!
I recently wrote a guest blog for Maeve Strathy, a fundraiser and blogger at What Gives Philanthropy. If you fundraise for a university, and you don't have a giving circle, you should! This article … [Read more...]
Too Busy to Run A Giving Circle
I recently moved from California to Colorado, and I found that in the three weeks before and the week after the move most of my time was taken up with move related details. I had very little time for … [Read more...]
9 Reasons to Join a Giving Circle
Giving circles are a wonderful way to donate money and lots of people are doing it. In fact, nationwide, there are about 800 giving circles donating over $100 million each year. If you've been … [Read more...]
How Do We Take Meeting Minutes?
I knew from my past experience on boards, that our giving circle would need to take minutes, but I wasn't entirely sure what that entailed. After reading a couple books about Robert's Rules, I put … [Read more...]