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Monday, 01 March 2021 22:00

Celebrating Women's History Month

Lucile Packard: The Children's Champion

If you are reading this list on a desktop or laptop, there’s a good chance you’re currently benefitting from the work of Lucile Packard and her husband David. Together the couple transformed a small garage business into Hewlett-Packard, one of the world’s most prominent technology companies. The duo was also a philanthropic powerhouse, influenced by Lucile’s passion for children.

When Lucile met David as a Stanford undergraduate, she was already giving back, volunteering at the Stanford Convalescent Home to help treat children with tuberculosis. Even after Hewlett-Packard achieved monumental success, Lucile continued her work with the Home; she and David later donated $40 million to convert it into the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, widely considered one of the best pediatric hospitals in the country. She also served as chair of the board of the Children’s Health Council and gave her name to the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, established a few years after her passing.

Published in Giving Hope News
Monday, 01 March 2021 21:29

Giving Hope Members Update

Giving Hope - Women’s Giving Circle Update

Hello members and friends,
 
As board chair I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the Advisory Board’s most recent meeting and some of our upcoming plans.
 
First and foremost, I want to acknowledge the members of the 2021 GH Advisory Board:
 
Vice Chair............................... Dian Slavens
Treasurer.................................Denise Murray
Secretary.................................Jane Vesch
Marketing Chair......................Sue Rosiek
Membership Chair..................Sharon Filips
Special Events Committee......Jackie Norris, Dianne Neihengen and new board members Jane Kersjes and Raeann Neil
 
This exceptional group of women showcased their dedication and enthusiasm for Giving Hope by actively participating in our first meeting which was a delightful 2 ½ hours of sharing, discussing, planning, and considering the what’s, how’s, and whys of our organization!
I am beyond pleased to tell you there are great times and opportunities ahead for Giving Hope!
 
The biggest and most challenging concern the board addressed was our lack of membership growth. Over the past 3 to 4 years, Giving Hope has only added two new members. The board felt obligated to consider and discuss various factors contributing to this situation and learned that other nonprofit organizations are experiencing the same difficulties.
 
The board arrived on two key and specific, likely causes for our lack of membership growth: 1) Younger women are less likely to formally “join” groups, preferring instead to participate “at will” and 2) our $1,000 joining fee is imposing. As recently as 2019, it had been thought this fee would be continued and feasible, but the recent pandemic has imposed great changes and challenges on our community both socially and economically and we are now forced to reconsider.
 
To further one of the missions of Giving Hope - Women’s Giving Circle, “to build a community of women philanthropists” it has become
evident that to attract younger and more diverse women to philanthropy we need to make a drastic change. If we are unable to grow our membership, Giving Hope will be unable to survive in its current form. With that said, the Advisory Board unanimously voted and agreed to suspend the $1,000 membership joining fee.
 
The Local Impact Alliance accepted and unanimously approved this decision. Both organizations believe it will make a significant impact on growing membership by providing a more attainable path to philanthropy for many interested women. There are additional aspects of this new change that will be discussed at the upcoming zoom event.
 
Another progressive effort I would like to share with you, is our increased efforts to better utilize our social media platform. Denise Murray has been posting on Facebook twice a week and added an Instagram account for Giving Hope. To best assist with achieving our new goals a new Media Committee will be formed. The women involved in this committee will be tasked with the responsibility of working together to ensure our website at LIA is current and dynamic. It is another opportunity we want to utilize to improve our chances of growing membership.
 
We are looking for a few volunteers to help with this committee. Please contact me or Denise Murray and let us know you can help.
Additionally, if you have photos or ideas for posts please share them with Denise or any member of the board and we will work together to grow our Giving Hope - Women’s Giving Circle’s name recognition, social media presence and website! “It’s a Good Thing!”
 
Lastly, I would like to ask you to “Save the Date” of March 10th for our next zoom event: Giving Green for Giving Hope! We are putting together an informative and very entertaining virtual event which will benefit our endowment fund. The event date has been posted on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Keep an eye open for the official event information in mid-February.
 
Great things are ahead for Giving Hope - Women’s Giving Circle; and we are glad you will be part of them.
 
Thank you for your time and participation. I’m hoping to see every “Lassie” on March 10th! As always, if you have comments, questions,
or concerns please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
 
Best wishes,
 
Linda J. Demmer
Advisory Board Chair

Giving Hope - Women’s Giving Circle

Published in Giving Hope News
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 21:00

Giving a Harvest of Hope

On Wednesday November 18th 2020 - Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle hosted a special Zoom event Giving a Harvest of Hope which benefitted Open Door Ministries.

Ladies who participated were treated to a special tour of the Open Door facilities by Founder Steve Darr! It was wonderful to see how Open Door operated and realize how much Hope they Give our community!

Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle is delighted to announce $1999 was raised to support the ongoing program.

Published in Giving Hope Events
Monday, 30 November 2020 16:56

Local Impact Alliance Giving Tuesday 2020

Join the Giving Tuesday movement! 

Click on the link below to watch our short video to learn about the huge impact we were able to make in 2020.  Our grants, scholarships and programs were able to support those in our communities struggling with basic human needs – many due to the impact of COVID-19.

Use the link below to give to the Local Impact Alliance so we can continue to make an impact in the greater Plymouth/Canton communities and beyond.

 

https://cantonfoundation.formstack.com/forms/giving_tuesday 

 

   

Friday, 27 November 2020 15:32

Local Impact Alliance Giving Tuesday 2020

Join the Giving Tuesday movement! 

Click on the link below to watch our short video to learn about the huge impact we were able to make in 2020.  Our grants, scholarships and programs were able to support those in our communities struggling with basic human needs – many due to the impact of COVID-19.

Use the link below to give to the Local Impact Alliance so we can continue to make an impact in the greater Plymouth/Canton communities and beyond. 

 

https://cantonfoundation.formstack.com/forms/covid_19communityfund

Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:47

Coming Soon Annual Report 2020

Coming Soon on Giving Tuesday, December 1st 2020 Annual Report

This year has been like no other. As we make our way through it, We want to tell our story. Please stay tuned for our Annual Appeal and Annual Report. We are going digital this year. With your support we are able to make impact.

Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:41

Coming Soon Annual Report 2020

 Coming Soon on Giving Tuesday, December 1st 2020 Annual Report

This year has been like no other. As we find our way, we want to tell our story. Please stay tuned for our Annual Appeal and Annual Report. We are going digital this year. With your support we are making impact.

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