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Starting and Running Better Giving Circles

What Is A Giving Circle?

by Sharon

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...]

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University Giving Circles: Every School Should Have One!

by Sharon

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...]

Filed Under: Articles, University

Too Busy to Run A Giving Circle

by Sharon

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...]

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9 Reasons to Join a Giving Circle

by Sharon

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...]

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How Do We Take Meeting Minutes?

by Sharon

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...]

Filed Under: Articles, Meetings

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