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Our mission is to catalyze unprecedented resources for the advancement of women and girls in the south.
A new era has begun in American philanthropy. This “new philanthropy” is unique in that it is more engaged, guided by individual donors with an emphasis on collaboration; hands-on, unconventional modes of giving and volunteering; and a focus on small organizations and grassroots entrepreneurial problem solving. Leading the shift in philanthropy is what some have called “new and emerging donors”. Dissatisfied with the mainstream approach to philanthropy, these donors have sought out a more results driven philanthropy: Women's Giving Circles.
Women’s giving circles have created change over the last twenty years – change in the way women approach philanthropy and change in the world around them. Women found a secret to changing the world by giving together. They unleashed their transformative power and created new ways of giving and new solutions to old problems. By connecting with one another, they became serious and thoughtful philanthropists who collaborated to assume responsibility to make the world a better place.