WELCOME!

Welcome to our Giving Circle. At the heart of our Giving Circle is a belief that collective philanthopy can create lasting change for low women and children in our Philadelphia community.  Together-in-giving, we pool our funds to create greater impact , inspire hope and make a difference.

The Giving Circle of Women's Connection Philadelphia Chapter connects, educates and inspires women to come together in collective philanthropy. We are a donor-based 501( c) (3) organization, housed at The Philadelphia Foundation. Each year our 170+ members award grants that help local nonprofits to make a meaningful difference in our Philadelphia community.



THE VOTES ARE IN!

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The votes are in. And the three nonprofits which will be receiving grants from our Giving Circle are shown below. They are:

Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project (YSRP), Collective Climb and The Niche Clinic.

To read more about our final three nonprofits receiving one of our grants, click here.  The information about these nonprofits has been provided by members of the Grants Committee. 

We want to take this opportunity to thank the members of the grants committee for their careful and dedicated work. And a special thank you to Carol Williams for her exceptional leadership chairing the grants committee over the last three years. Carol is stepping down as chair, but will continue as a valuable part of the Giving Circle. We are so grateful for her service.

And, even though we selected three finalists, great work is being done by all five of these nonprofits in helping steer the young people in this city towards meaningful activities and goals. We applaud them all.

2025 Focus Area . . . Juvenile Justice

Our educational programs in 2025 focus on Juvenile Justice - what the term means and why it is important. Too many of our youth are funneled into the justice system and incarcerated for minor offenses. Diversion programs are severely underutilized despite being effective when used and the juvenile justice system is riddled with racial disparities. There has to be a better way.



Time to Join a Giving Circle!

The number of giving circles, and the number of people who are part of one nationally, tripled between 2007 and 2016 — and then tripled again between 2016 and 2023.

According to Philanthropy Together, an initiative that follows the activity of giving circles, individuals come together to create the change they want to see in the world by joining a giving circle. This way of giving enables people to increase their impact and knowledge, have fun, and connect with their local community. Collective giving has exploded in popularity, growing to more than 4,000 circles in the U.S. with over 370,000 engaged in collective giving, based on Philanthropy Together’s data. The Giving Circle of Women’s Connection, Philadelphia is proud to be a part of this profound way to give back to our communities.

Various studies have found that:

Giving Circle influence donors to give more

Giving Circles influence donors to give more strategically

Giving Circle participants give to a wide array of organizations

Giving Circle participants are highly engaged in their community

Giving Circles Increase participants knowledge about philanthropy, nonprofits, and the community

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