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Launchpad For You is a virtual leadership training program for individuals looking to start a giving circle. A giving circle brings a group of people with shared values together to collectively discuss and decide where to make a pooled gift. Giving circles support with their dollars, but also build awareness, volunteer , ...

At this particular moment in history those of us investing globally must better understand and explore what it would take to realize the dismantling of unequal systems that oppress not only individuals but whole communities. We must better understand how the roots of capitalism, finance and power have shaped our work w , ...

Back in 2017, the seed of Philanthropy Together was planted by more than a hundred leaders across the collective giving movement—networks, giving circle leaders, researchers, consultants, and more. The hundreds of ideas and questions raised during that process shaped the vision, goals, and programming for Philanthropy , ...

Shocks such as the global pandemic exacerbated deeply rooted inequalities that affect the wellbeing of children and youth, including urban and rural divides, access to education, and mental health support. Concentrated attention is needed to ensure that young people facing deprivation, discrimination and lack of opport , ...

LUNAR launched their inaugural giving circle in July 2021. For twelve weeks 11 Asian American women and gender non-conforming folks came together to engage in deep learning on their relationship to race and racism, resource needs in Black and Indigenous communities, and to collectively imagine new ways of flowing resou , ...

Persistent hunger, climate change and Covid-19 have underscored the precarious and unjust nature of high-input, global trade-based food systems. A critical challenge is ensuring that families have enough healthy food to eat today while strengthening truly sustainable food systems for future generations. Agroecology is , ...

Giving circles support and represent work in every aspect of our social fabric, providing essential support, enriching our communities and cultural life, and taking action where change is needed. However, individuals with first-hand experience often have lots of ideas and solutions, but are not always positioned to sha , ...