Friday, August 26, 2005

uuworld.org : donors pool resources in 'giving circles'

uuworld.org : donors pool resources in 'giving circles': "Giving circles leverage gifts for charities

A few years ago Marilyn and Don Hartman were reviewing their charitable giving and noticed a number of $25 to $50 contributions. They wondered if such small sums really made a difference.

In researching that question, the Hartmans learned about “giving circles,” groups of people who meet regularly to learn about charities together and then pool their donations. They decided to create such a circle at their church, the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, North Carolina—making them leaders in a new UU philanthropic movement."

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