Start a Giving Circle.

Starting a giving circle is simple, but nonetheless it can be helpful to learn from the experiences of established groups. We found the following websites to be particularly useful as we started the Seacoast Women's Giving Circle and as our group has evolved over the last few years.

• Giving Circle Knowledge Center
• Giving Circles Network
• 2009 Report on the Impact of Giving Circles (PDF)

Volunteering Resources

• The United Way of the Greater Seacoast's Volunteer Action Center
• Volunteer New Hampshire
• Points of Light Institute

Philanthropy and Giving Resources

• Inspired Philanthropy
• SmartLink - Where Donors Go for Great Ideas
• The Project on Civic Reflection
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
• The Philanthropic Initiative
• Growing Up Giving (PDF)
• Raising Philanthropic Children (PDF)
• Four Traditions of Philanthropy (PDF)
• National Center for Family Philanthropy

Non Profit Resources

• New Hampshire Center for Non Profits
• Non Profit Good Practice Guide
• Compass Point

"You live in a community but you don't always know what the salient issues are. This way you learn about it and then you do something about it. It's so simple but it's so meaningful."
- Erika Taylor
Member, Seacoast Women's Giving Circle