The Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is a philanthropic organization founded in 2005 and led by Asian women. It is a donor advised fund of the Ms. Foundation for Women.[1] The giving circle consists of Asian women in New York who put monetary resources together in order to invest in various projects.[2] They give support to artistic and cultural projects led by women in New York City which are designed to enact social transformation, raise awareness of critical issues pertaining to Asian American females and to promote women's roles as creators, leaders and managers.[3] On average, the two dozen or so members each raises about $2,500 every year to be donated to the pool of resources the giving circle uses in order to support various projects.[4] The founder, Hali Lee, stresses that it is important for members to learn to raise money, because by learning to raise money, members gain an important skill set.[5] The AWGC is formally organized, soliciting proposals for grants and allowing members of the group to vote on the recipients of the money.[4]
| Abbreviation | AWGC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2005 |
| Founder | Hali Lee |
| Type | Philanthropic Giving Circle |
| Purpose | To financially support arts and cultural transformation focusing on the efforts of Asian women in New York. |
| Website | asianwomengivingcircle |
History
editAWGC was founded by Lee in 2005.[5] Lisa Philp, who is also head of philanthropic services at J. P. Morgan, helped create AWGC.[4] At the time, the group was one of "very few Asian American philanthropic groups and the only pan-Asian, all-women philanthropic group in the nation."[6] After only two years of operation, the members of the AWGC raised $130,000 for projects in New York City.[6] In 2014, AWGC had supported sixty-four different projects and awarded over $550,000 in grant money.[7]
Projects
editAWGC funds projects from applicants who work within New York city only and who have non-profit status.[7] Generally, there is one grants cycle every year with a requests for proposals (RFP) being released in January.[8] Winners of grants money are announced in June.
References
edit- ^ "Donor Advised Funds - Asian Women Giving Circle". Ms. Foundation for Women. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Kte'pi, Bill (2014). "Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy". In Danico, Mary Yu (ed.). Asian-American Society: An Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 9781452281902.
- ^ "About". Asian Women Giving Circle. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Kimberly (2010). Generation Earn: The Young Professional's Guide to Spending Investing and Giving Back. New York: Ten Speed Press. pp. 184. ISBN 9781580082365.
- ^ a b Mesch, Debra J.; Pactor, Andrea (2011). "Women as Donors". In Tempel, Euguene R.; Seiler, Timothy L.; Aldrich, Eva A. (eds.). Achieving Excellence in Fundraising (3 ed.). San Francisco, California: Josey-Bass. pp. 167. ISBN 9780470551738.
- ^ a b Leach, Emily (23 March 2008). "New York City Women 'Geh-t' Together to Give Big". Asian Week. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Asian Women Giving Circle Request for Proposals 2014" (PDF). Ms. Foundation for Women. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Apply". Asian Women Giving Circle. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 8 June 2015.