We are grateful for you.
Did you know that less than 2% of all charitable giving in the US goes to women's and girls' organizations?
It's true.
And, that's why 16 women founded the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County (WGC) 20 years ago. A fund of the Community Foundation of Howard County, the WGC is building a community of philanthropists to address the needs of women and girls in Howard County. As we end our 20th Anniversary Year, we celebrate all that the WGC has done the last 20 years - with you.
Here's a snapshot:
Our background
- WGC is a giving circle - a collective giving effort where we are pooling our dollars for greater impact
- We are focusing on women and girls because programs that focus on us are traditionally underfunded
- We are proud to be among the thousands of giving circles across the country that have given millions of dollars in our local communities
Our history
We have:
- Been part of the Howard County community for 20 years and are one of the longer tenured giving circles in the country
- Brought women together to pool our dollars so we can have a greater impact together than we might otherwise have alone
- Elevated the voices and stories of women philanthropists in Howard County as we've helped build a community of givers
- Invested over $1,000,000 to our nonprofit partners through over 250 grants
- Built over a $1,300,000 endowment from over 1,600 donors that will ensure that there are funds to support women and girls in our community in perpetuity
Our impact
Our 2022 highlights
Our 4 distinct ways to give
We will do all of this because of your philanthropic investments through our 4 distinct giving opportunities:
Our opportunities for involvement
There are numerous ways to get involved - here's a few upcoming opportunities:
Our future
- We look forward to engaging our members in new and creative ways
- Advancing our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
- Building upon WGC's State of Women and Girls in Howard County to inform our grantmaking
- Strengthening our core support to sustain and grow our circle for the next 20 years and beyond
Our gratitude
- We've grown the last 20 years as a giving circle because of all of you
- We have relied upon and appreciated our leaders, members, nonprofit partners, funding partners, and our community the last 20 years
- Thank you for giving together through the WGC so we can have a greater impact on women and girls in our community, together!
This holiday season of gratitude and giving, and we are deeply grateful to our donors/members, nonprofit partners, founders, Advisory Board members, and all those who collectively support women and girls in Howard County.
Thank you!
Barb Van Winkle, WGC Advisory Board Chair
Jennifer Bodensiek, Incoming WGC Advisory Board Chair
Candace Dodson Reed, Incoming WGC Vice Chair
Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz, WGC Executive Director
The WGC Advisory Board
www.womensgivingcircle.org
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