Grapevine Journal

Today is one of our favorite holidays here at Grapevine, Giving Tuesday! Click here to read all about Giving Tuesday, the launch of The Grapevine Giving Foundation, and how our donation match can help amplify your giving today!

November is Native American Heritage Month, so we wanted to highlight a prolific giving circle led by Siċaŋġu Co, the economic engine of the Siċaŋġu Lak̇ota nation. Learn more about the 7Gen giving circle here!

As we continue to grow, we are spotlighting our amazing community members! Meet some of the women leaders who are Founding Members of the Grapevine Giving Circle Network.

Read all about our recent Grapevine panel discussion: How to Found & Lead a Giving Circle! Check out the impactful advice about beginning your own giving circle from our panel of leaders at the forefront of the collective giving movement.

What is the Grapevine Foundation? Click here to learn all about what the Grapevine Foundation is, what its goals are, and how you can help support it!

Not sure how to find the right nonprofit for your giving circle to donate to? Check out this easy-to-follow guide on how to choose a nonprofit that best aligns with your giving circle!

We celebrated Sara Lomelin's TED Talk on giving circles by hosting an intimate fireside chat with Sara on October 5th & drew 3 lucky winners to win matching funds for their giving circles.

Starting a nonprofit is an excellent way to give back, but it’s not the only option! Starting a giving circle is easier and can be just as, if not more impactful than starting a nonprofit. Read why here.

Today marks a win for the giving circle movement with Sara Lomelin’s TED talk about giving circles. Check out 5 of the most inspiring moments from her impactful TED talk here!

Our founder Emily Rasmussen had the opportunity to attend the 2022 TED Conference to see friend and collaborator Sara Lomelin speak about giving circles. Read all about her experience at the conference and this exciting moment for the giving circle movement!

Meet Ashton Kao who began his quest to help others at the ripe age of six years old! Learn how a childhood movie led him to eventually found the Asian American Youth Giving Circle.

Last week we launched our new Speaker Series featuring leading thinkers, practitioners, and industry experts. Our first guest was Joy Webb, the founder of Circle of Joy Giving Circle and member of the Atlanta Inequality in Philanthropy Advisory Group!

A new group in our Grapevine Giving Circle Network, Women in Tech for Gender Equality just had their first quarterly meeting, where they decided to donate their pooled funds to Bank$Works. Learn all about this giving circle and their first donation recipient!

Learn more about local giving, creating community, and amplifying your impact. In our new monthly speaker series, our Founding Members get the chance to hear from leading thinkers & practitioners in the giving circle movement, as well as philanthropists, industry experts & more.

A local group in our new Grapevine Giving Circle Network, Reno Women for Good just launched in July. Learn all about the giving circle, their kickoff meeting, the group leaders, and how to join this group of inspiring women!

While many people are familiar with crowdfunding, Grapevine is paving the way as the first crowdgranting platform. Learn about the 4 C’s of crowdgranting and how it differs from crowdfunding.

Today we’re highlighting the Pop Culture Collaborative, a philanthropic resource and funder learning community working to transform the narrative landscape in America around people of color, immigrants, refugees, Muslims, and Indigenous peoples.

Women are stepping up and paving the way for collective giving. Read about the ways that women are becoming increasingly involved in philanthropic endeavors and giving more together.