WomenGive!

Core Values

Upcoming Events

Get Involved

Links & Resources

Women philanthropists in Southern California have extraordinary resources.

Women’s diversity of experience, creative capacity and leadership are central to the changing landscape of philanthropy in the region. WomenGive! leverages these resources and creates a supportive space in which women can engage collaboratively and develop thoughtful, effective approaches to their giving. WomenGive! cultivates creative ways to address community issues and get women philanthropists engaged in their giving. The group values collaborative leadership and the benefits that come from women sharing their ideas and skills.

Become a part of WomenGive! and connect with a community of like-minded women, working together to change the face of charitable giving in Southern California and create a lasting legacy of women’s philanthropy.

WomenGive! Core Values:

• Promote philanthropy – increasing and improving philanthropy in Southern California, particularly for under recognized and underserved issues
• Support community leadership – enabling women to grow in a mutually supportive community of peers
• Increase knowledge – providing tools, encouraging open exchange and highlighting models of giving
• Respect all people – engaging a broad range of philanthropic women in Southern California

“The future of the women’s
philanthropy movement
may well define the
direction of philanthropy
in the United States.”

Martha Taylor
Founder, Women’s
Philanthropy Initiative

WomenGive! embraces the 6 C’s:

1. Connect
2. Collaborate
3. Commit
4. Create
5. Change
6. Celebrate

Upcoming Events

January-February 2009
WomenGive! Membership Launch & Speaker Series, featuring a keynote address by an esteemed figure in women’s philanthropy

March-April 2009
Regional Gathering, engaging with women philanthropists in your area, sharing member stories

May-June 2009
Speaker Series, featuring highly respected individuals in the field, with both nationally prominent leaders and local experts

September 2009
Regional Gathering, member stories

November-December 2009
Half-day Mini-Conference and luncheon

Skill-Building Sessions, incorporated at the Regional Gathering, will address a variety of giving challenges for women. The sessions will examine the role of women in the intergenerational transfer of wealth and insight into raising philanthropic children. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss donor motivations and funding vehicles for women, ensuring a legacy of leadership and the diversity of women’s philanthropic initiatives.

WomenGive! and Southern California Grantmakers

SCG plays an integral role in support of WomenGive! SCG will develop program themes, bring in relevant speakers and provide further educational resources. WomenGive! members enjoy access to a larger menu of programs, services, peer learning and networking opportunities offered by SCG. While valuing discretion and confidentiality, SCG encourages members to take advantage of its greatest resource: connection with a network of peers that live and give in Southern California communities.

Join WomenGive!

Annual membership in WomenGive! is $300, begins on January 1, 2009 and includes:

• Customized events – two speakers and two regional gatherings
• Issue briefings on health, education, youth, arts and culture, economic development, etc.
• Access to educational resources through staff and our password-protected website
• Savings on additional SCG programming
• Networking opportunities with other women funders

To learn more about WomenGive! contact Program Specialist Jan Kern at (213) 680-8866, ext. 222, or at jan@socalgrantmakers.org.

Links & Resources

Fund Forward - Provides a wealth of resources and lists the following women-centered funds in Southern California:

• Feminist Majority Foundation
• Foundation for Women
• STEP UP Women's Network

Giving Circle Knowledge Center 
(courtesy of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers)

Women’s Donor Network

Women’s Funding Network

Women & Philanthropy

Giving Circles and an example of a women's giving circle in Los Angeles - The EveryChild Foundation.