Impact 100 is excited to announce that we plan to continue piloting a Young Philanthropist Scholarship Program begun through the generosity of donors. The program began as a means for encouraging younger members of our community to experience women's collective giving.  It specifically targets those individuals with an interest in philanthropy that would initially struggle to fund a new membership on their own but feel capable of doing so in 4 years.

Impact 100 will be accepting applications for a class of 4 individuals for 2016 membership from July 1  - July 31. The online application can be found at: http://www.impact100.org/young-philanthropist/

 Candidates must meet the following criteria:

1. Candidates cannot be current or former members of Impact 100.
2. Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and under 40 years of age on December 31, 2015.
3. Candidates should express an interest in philanthropy.
4. Candidates must be willing to contribute monies toward their Half Membership. The contribution by each member should be a minimum of: Year 1: $125, Year 2: $250, Year 3: $375, Year 4: $500.
5. Candidates should be willing to participate in a standing committee (i.e. Recruiting, Membership, Communications, Marketing) and are encouraged to join a Focus Area Committee and attend the award dinner on September 15 if possible.

You can help:

1. Do you know of a co-worker, relative or neighbor who would make a great candidate? Please pass this along and encourage them to apply or give us their info and we will contact them.

2. All monies generated from AmazonSmile and Kroger affinity programs are used to help fund the scholarships. Please continue to support these programs at no cost to you.

3. We welcome donations to the scholarship fund. To contribute please go to:

https://impact100.weshareonline.org/YoungPhilanthropistScholarshipDonation

More details can be found online at: http://www.impact100.org/young-philanthropist/ or contact us at [email protected].

Welcome to our newest Impact 100 - Redwood Circle, CA, in Sonoma County!
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Focus on Philanthropy - Giving circles' influence 

By Dr. Angela Eikenberry and Jessica Bearman, the Center of Philanthropy, University of Nebraska

Ever since giving circles - groups of individual donors who pool their money and other resources and decide together where these should be distributed - emerged as a philanthropic trend, we have speculated about their impact.

Do donors give more or give differently because they are involved in a giving circle? Do they become more engaged and active in their communities? Are they more politically active? Until now, the evidence of giving circles' impact on donors was mainly qualitative. This study examines, in a more comprehensive and quantitative manner, the impact of giving circles on their members' giving and civic engagement.

Members of giving circles give more, on average, than donors who are not in giving circles. Although this finding is tempered when income is taken into consideration, giving circle member self-reports and interviews suggest that giving circles cause members to increase their giving.

Different activities within the circle also influence giving. For example, donors involved in a circle's grant making decision process give the most overall. When donors are more engaged in a giving circle, are in a giving circle longer, or are in multiple giving circles, their giving is higher. Read more.