Giving Circles Don't Stop: Creative Solutions to Growing Membership During the Pandemic  

September is the beginning of our program year and typically a good time to gear up for a new year, member retention and new member recruitment are consistently top of mind for our giving circle leaders.  This webinar featured two giving circles employing "tried and true" approaches to membership development as well as experimenting with new ideas to ensure that their organizations continue to thrive, post pandemic.

Featured Speakers:

Kelly Walsh, President, Impact 100 Metro Detroit, MI
Margo Cook, Asst. Chair, New Member Recruiting, Anne Arundel Women Giving Together, Annapolis, MD

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Financial Sustainability for Giving Circles: Building Viable Options Beyond Member Dues

Giving circles begin as peer-led groups with no or low operating overhead expenses. Once groups grow large or expand their operating structure, their financial needs require consistent funding sources and a plan for financial sustainability.  Learn how traditional resource development and alternative fundraising should integrate in your group’s financial planning, including how to assess the need for operating reserves

Featured Speakers:

Rebekah Bonde, Philanos Treasurer and member of Washington Women's Foundation
Clare O'Brien, Philanos Board and member of Impact100 Cincinnati, OH 
Moderator: Deborah Majewski, Philanos Board and member of Women's Impact Fund, NC 

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Environmental Justice: The Journey to Action

Explore the interconnected relationship between DEI work and environmental action.  Our speakers shared their personal and organizational journeys to embracing environmental justice and how protecting the most vulnerable communities benefits us all.  Hear practical guidance and a curated resource list to help giving circles champion this critical, urgent work to safeguard all people and our shared planet.

Kef Kasdin, Board Chair, Rachel’s Network and Rachel’s Action Network
Maria Kolby-Wolfe, President and CEO, Washington Women’s Foundation

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The Wisdom of Younger Members: How (and Why) Next-Gen Philanthropists are Changing Giving Circles

Older Americans will transfer some $70 trillion to the next generation by 2042. Already, many of these young women are active philanthropists in giving circles, leading them and offering input into what more giving circles can do, become, and fund. Learn how these women have changed the operations of circles and the circles themselves, and how circles can intentionally include these new, vital voices.

Featured Speakers and Affiliates:

Cassandra Trujillo, The Philanthropy Connection
Nia Daye, Impact10 Philadelphia 

Moderator Susan Benford, Philanos Chair and member of The Philanthropy Connection and Impact100 Philadelphia