In 2021, the Ripley County Community Foundation's annual Women in Philanthropy Luncheon will evolve into a Women’s Giving Circle. A Giving Circle will allow the women of Ripley County to expand their collective impact by awarding additional grants, providing more opportunities to identify local gaps, and empowering members to carry out their charitable desires. Women of all ages are invited to become a member of the Women’s Giving Circle. Members of the Giving Circle will receive access to inspirational stories from local women, to ballots to vote for grant recipients during the months of April and October, to social events, and to an online auction in April.  This year's theme is turning lemons into lemonade.
Additionally, nonprofit organizations that benefit the women and children of Ripley County are eligible to apply for the $2,000.00 Women in Philanthropy Grant this spring. The spring application is due Monday, April 5, 2021, by 11:59PM. Another granting opportunity will be available to nonprofit organizations in the fall.

The Ripley County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Clarice Patterson will serve as the new Director for Genesis: Pathways to Success.  Clarice is stepping up to fulfill the Director position after serving as the Community Foundation’s Outreach and Communication Liaison for the past nine months.
Clarice first joined the Ripley County Community Foundation in 2015 when she and her peers founded the youth philanthropy program, Ripley Youth Outreach.  In 2019, she was hired as a Marketing Intern which allowed her to hone her communication and marketing skills, while obtaining a deeper appreciation for philanthropy.  Clarice has been a resident of Ripley County for most of her life, graduating from South Ripley High School in 2017.  In 2020, she graduated from Hanover College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and as a member of the Business Scholars Program.

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