Giving Circles: Philanthropy as Peoplehood

This article published in EJP on June 19, 2016, is from The Peoplehood Papers, volume 17 – Engaging Millennials with Jewish Peoplehood What Does It Take? – published by the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education.] This article is also part of the Giving Circle in a Box curriculum, on page 19.

When people give together proactively and strategically — and deepen relationships

with each other along the way — they can maximize their impact and become

more involved with causes they care about for a lifetime. Members of giving

circles tend to give more generously and are more likely to tell other people about

the organizations they support. This creates a ripple effect beyond the circle itself.