wgc in the community.

It's that time of year again - the "ber" months when we are back to school and back to the hustle and bustle after summer. We are excited to be back with a full calendar of opportunities for our community to get involved in philanthropic activities that support women and girls, and I hope you will plan to join us!

• Are you interested in learning how you can make a lasting impact in our community through planned giving? We invite you to join the WGC and Community Foundation of Howard County for an informative and inspiring virtual WGC "Leave Your Legacy" Planned Giving Lunch & Learn on Monday, October 14 from 12:00 - 12:45 pm. Learn more and register here.

• If you or your business have ever sponsored the WGC or if you are interested in learning more about how to sponsor us throughout 2025, please plan to join us at our upcoming WGC "Sip, Sparkle & Support" Sponsor Thank You Happy Hour on October 22, 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Community Foundation of Howard County's "WGC Porch". Learn more and register here.

• We recently announced our partnership with the Horizon Foundation to fund a new report highlighting stories and wisdom from Black Women Nonprofit Leaders in Howard County. Together, we are collecting data and information and speaking with and listening to women in our community with the goal of highlighting what we learn and developing action steps for how we as funders, and how the broader community can provide support. For the Women’s Giving Circle, this effort will build upon the data we continue to collect as part of our State of Women and Girls in Howard County that informs our grantmaking. You can learn more here and we have an open call for those who would like to participate in the report - find more information here.

• If you are looking for a more hands-on opportunity to participate in the work of the WGC, you can support our newly named WGC "Break the Cycle" Period Product Drive and WGC's Emergency Response Network - just two of WGC's ongoing opportunities to support women and girls in our community. In fact, our "Break the Cycle" student interns are helping us raise $5,000 by October 11 - "Give to Women and Girls Day", to support the purchase of new period product boxes to distribute throughout our community - you can support this 5 week fundraiser here!

As you can see, there's a little something for everyone who wants to join with other women to make a greater difference together than we might otherwise make alone. 

This, is the power of a giving circle.

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