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The rise of Giving Circles is described in a new report recently published by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a Washington, D.C., group. The report, Giving Together: A National Scan of Giving Circles and Shared Giving. is available at http://www.givingforum.org/givingcircles/ | =Description= | ||
Jassmin Poyaoan: | |||
"A giving circle refers to a group of individuals who gather regularly, pool their money, and democratically choose to gift their pooled funds to an organization, enterprise, or individual outside of the circle. | |||
Giving circles have emerged in the last decade as a popular method of philanthropy. In 2011, there existed up to 800 documented giving circles in America and a 2009 study estimated that giving circles collectively grant about $100 million a year." | |||
(http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-lending-circles-create-community-resilience) | |||
=More Information= | |||
#[[Mutual Aid Societies]] | |||
#[[Lending Circles]] | |||
#[[Gift Circles]] | |||
* The rise of Giving Circles is described in a new report recently published by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a Washington, D.C., group. The report, Giving Together: A National Scan of Giving Circles and Shared Giving. is available at http://www.givingforum.org/givingcircles/ | |||
(http://onthecommons.org/node/570) | (http://onthecommons.org/node/570) | ||
[[Category:Movements]] | [[Category:Movements]] | ||
[[Category:Peerfunding]] | |||
[[Category:P2P Solidarity]] | |||
Revision as of 07:47, 2 September 2013
Description
Jassmin Poyaoan:
"A giving circle refers to a group of individuals who gather regularly, pool their money, and democratically choose to gift their pooled funds to an organization, enterprise, or individual outside of the circle.
Giving circles have emerged in the last decade as a popular method of philanthropy. In 2011, there existed up to 800 documented giving circles in America and a 2009 study estimated that giving circles collectively grant about $100 million a year." (http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-lending-circles-create-community-resilience)
More Information
- The rise of Giving Circles is described in a new report recently published by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, a Washington, D.C., group. The report, Giving Together: A National Scan of Giving Circles and Shared Giving. is available at http://www.givingforum.org/givingcircles/