NNCG Webinar: Giving Circles - Catalyzing, Building, and Supporting Shared Giving

Giving Circles... shared giving... collective philanthropy...Whatever we call it, the act of giving together is a flexible, powerful, and meaningful approach to philanthropy and community building. Shared giving democratizes philanthropy, allowing "everyday givers" of all income levels to leverage their donations for greater impact and learning. Join Jessica Bearman for a dynamic conversation on this DIY approach to philanthropy. The webinar will introduce giving circles and their impact on donors and communities, explore their many forms, and identify ways that consultants to grantmakers interact with them - from supporting their development to helping them be most effective in their giving.

NNCG Members: FREE

Non-Members: $35

Sorry, no refunds

About the Presenter:

JESSICA BEARMAN (Bearman Consulting) works with foundations and other mission-based organizations, focusing on organization development, facilitation, planning, and project R&D to help them become more intentional, effective, and responsive to the communities that they serve.

Jessica’s current and recent clients include Project Streamline, the Talent Philanthropy Project, Exponent Philanthropy, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and individual foundations, including the Baptist Community Ministries, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Oak Foundation, and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. Her most recent Project Streamline publication: Practices That Matter, investigates the impact of grantmakers’ application and reporting practices. She blogs regularly on the topic of funder practices and values.

As a consultant and in her prior role with New Ventures in Philanthropy, she has written and spoken widely about new and established philanthropy and is the author of several studies of giving circles and shared giving, including Giving Together, More Giving Together, and The Impact of Giving Together. She founded the Moscow Women’s Giving Circle in Moscow, Idaho, which engages 80 members and has given more than $140,000 in the last seven years.

Prior to her work in philanthropy, Jessica spent nine years at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, an environmental nonprofit based in Maryland. She has an undergraduate degree from Brown University and a Masters in Organization Development from American University/National Training Laboratory. Jessica loves living on a 40 acre farm in Idaho with her husband and two wild boys.