The Women's Giving Circle of Fayetteville is one of many women's giving groups in North Carolina.

Have you been celebrating Women's History Month the past few weeks? If not, you still have three days left to learn about all the amazing contributions women have made to our society and to our state.

Our program coordinator Arlene recently recently wrote a guest post for the Philanthropy Journal:

"Women as agents of societal change"

As we celebrate women's history month this March, I am most grateful for the civil engagement of women in the field of philanthropy in this great state of North Carolina, and for their continuing efforts to work to strengthen our state one community at a time.

The power of women as givers in North Carolina is amazing.

Women as givers in this state are powerful because our giving is diverse, has longevity and combines time, talent and treasure for greater impact.

Our power as givers is demonstrated through both individual and collective action throughout urban and rural areas of the state, and across ethnicity, socioeconomic status and generations.

Women are no strangers to philanthropy - our record of accomplishment can be traced through historical and current examples, of which there are many.

The record shows that we are masterful at giving, we do it well and we are positively transforming and improving our communities...

Read the full article

 
Plus, in honor of the many women who have given their time, talent and treasure to benefit North Carolina, we've published a one-page fact sheet about the contributions of women givers in the state. Feel free to share and use in your communities!

View/Download: Women & Giving At-A-Glance (PDF)