As Pride Month comes to a close June 30, LGBTQ giving circles are among those groups drawing attention to Give OUT Day, a time for charitable giving to queer causes.
According to San Francisco-based Horizons Foundation, which hosts the event, Give OUT Day, has raised millions for LGBTQ+ nonprofits nationwide. Sara Lomelin, an ally who is the executive director of Philanthropy Together, is using the occasion to highlight giving circles, which Lomelin said have increased in recent years. Basically the simple explanation is that a giving circle is a group of people with shared values who get together to . pool donations, time, talent, and testimony to decide what they want to support, she told the Bay Area Reporter. Instead of friends giving to all different organizations, you come together and the impression is larger. Giving circles are one of the most effective ways to liberate capital and turn individual dollars into community power.
Bay Area Reporter :: LGBTQ Agenda: Giving circles draw attention to Give OUT Day as Pride Month ends
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