{"id":719,"date":"2021-08-13T15:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T21:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/?p=719"},"modified":"2022-03-01T18:05:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T00:05:46","slug":"impulsando-la-generosidad-a-traves-de-los-circulos-de-dar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/impulsando-la-generosidad-a-traves-de-los-circulos-de-dar\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Circles: a great way to grow giving","raw":"Giving Circles: a great way to grow giving"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Anita Gallagher, Training Lead at HIPGive<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Giving Circles are a growing feature of the philanthropy landscape in the US and more are beginning to emerge throughout Latin America.\u00a0 Throughout May 2021, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) was a proud sponsor of the \u201cWeGive Summit\u201d, the largest convening of Giving Circle participants to date. Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work.<\/b><\/p>\n

What are Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Giving circles are groups of people who come together to make change by pooling their time and money, deciding as a circle which causes to support and why. Arguably people have been doing this for years, but the rise of geography-based, faith-based and other like-minded circles that organize in person and also online, granting ever larger amounts of money, has catapulted the concept into the 21st century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do they work?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

There is no standard format for a giving circle. Some operate informally as small groups akin to a monthly book club where the topic of discussion is not literature but social change and how to best achieve it.\u00a0 Others are large, highly professional groups orchestrating multiple grant cycles each year. What they have in common is a basic process in which people come together, commit to making a personal donation, discuss and debate which groups to support and collectively make a decision on who should receive the funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who takes part in Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Philanthropy Together\u2019s directory<\/span><\/a> now lists 2,000+ giving circles, of which over 1,600 are in the US and have at least 46,000 members. But the numbers tell only a small part of the story, since\u00a0 the real depth of the giving circle movements lies in its diversity. Some circles are place-based serving a particular region, such as the Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina, while others cross borders, which is the idea behind the\u201cC\u00edrculos de Dar\u201d run by Amigos de San Cristobal to help people from all across Mexico and the US give back to Chiapas. Other circles are based in companies or bring together people from similar professional backgrounds, such as circles based in the tech world. Many circles are forged from shared religious beliefs, including the numerous Jewish circles, and a large number are initiatives led by and for women, people of colour, indigenous people or LGBTQIA+ communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is this different to traditional philanthropy?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

At a time when philanthropy is perceived by many as a privilege of the rich, giving circles are democratizing philanthropy by challenging stereotypes and encouraging more people to get involved in giving. According to the Collective Giving Research Group, giving circle membership results in donors who give more and give to a wider array of organizations, and circles are viewed by many as a way to empower marginalized groups and \u201cexpand social justice and equity in philanthropy\u201d (Carboni & Eikenberry, 2021). What\u2019s more, circle members not only expand their giving, the interactions and choices along the way help them evaluate giving through new lenses and use deliberative decision making. In other words, \u201cgiving circles offer a way forward toward more inclusionary and democratic practice.\u201d (Michael Layton, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n

Giving circles and crowdfunding: is there a crossover?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more in common than you might think,\u201d contends Junueth Mej\u00eda, HIPGive\u2019s manager. For example, both giving circles and crowdfunding campaigns encourage individuals to take action on the issues that matter most to them, by giving what they can.\u00a0 In addition, while most people think of crowdfunding as digital, and giving circles as in-person, digital services are incredibly useful to giving circles in all stages of the process, from scouting organizations, to enabling voting and, of course, online payments. \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about how HIPGive can further our mission to strengthen Latinx participation in philanthropy by supporting and growing the Giving Circle movement in Latin America,\u201d says Junueth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more about Giving Circles at www.philanthropytogether.org<\/a>. If you know of a Latinx Giving Circle in your country or community, let us know! We\u2019d love to learn more about their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"

By Anita Gallagher, Training Lead at HIPGive<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

Giving Circles are a growing feature of the philanthropy landscape in the US and more are beginning to emerge throughout Latin America.\u00a0 Throughout May 2021, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) was a proud sponsor of the \u201cWeGive Summit\u201d, the largest convening of Giving Circle participants to date. Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work.<\/b><\/p>\r\n

What are Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Giving circles are groups of people who come together to make change by pooling their time and money, deciding as a circle which causes to support and why. Arguably people have been doing this for years, but the rise of geography-based, faith-based and other like-minded circles that organize in person and also online, granting ever larger amounts of money, has catapulted the concept into the 21st century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How do they work?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

There is no standard format for a giving circle. Some operate informally as small groups akin to a monthly book club where the topic of discussion is not literature but social change and how to best achieve it.\u00a0 Others are large, highly professional groups orchestrating multiple grant cycles each year. What they have in common is a basic process in which people come together, commit to making a personal donation, discuss and debate which groups to support and collectively make a decision on who should receive the funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Who takes part in Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Philanthropy Together\u2019s directory<\/span><\/a> now lists 2,000+ giving circles, of which over 1,600 are in the US and have at least 46,000 members. But the numbers tell only a small part of the story, since\u00a0 the real depth of the giving circle movements lies in its diversity. Some circles are place-based serving a particular region, such as the Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina, while others cross borders, which is the idea behind the\u201cC\u00edrculos de Dar\u201d run by Amigos de San Cristobal to help people from all across Mexico and the US give back to Chiapas. Other circles are based in companies or bring together people from similar professional backgrounds, such as circles based in the tech world. Many circles are forged from shared religious beliefs, including the numerous Jewish circles, and a large number are initiatives led by and for women, people of colour, indigenous people or LGBTQIA+ communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Why is this different to traditional philanthropy?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

At a time when philanthropy is perceived by many as a privilege of the rich, giving circles are democratizing philanthropy by challenging stereotypes and encouraging more people to get involved in giving. According to the Collective Giving Research Group, giving circle membership results in donors who give more and give to a wider array of organizations, and circles are viewed by many as a way to empower marginalized groups and \u201cexpand social justice and equity in philanthropy\u201d (Carboni & Eikenberry, 2021). What\u2019s more, circle members not only expand their giving, the interactions and choices along the way help them evaluate giving through new lenses and use deliberative decision making. In other words, \u201cgiving circles offer a way forward toward more inclusionary and democratic practice.\u201d (Michael Layton, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Giving circles and crowdfunding: is there a crossover?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more in common than you might think,\u201d contends Junueth Mej\u00eda, HIPGive\u2019s manager. For example, both giving circles and crowdfunding campaigns encourage individuals to take action on the issues that matter most to them, by giving what they can.\u00a0 In addition, while most people think of crowdfunding as digital, and giving circles as in-person, digital services are incredibly useful to giving circles in all stages of the process, from scouting organizations, to enabling voting and, of course, online payments. \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about how HIPGive can further our mission to strengthen Latinx participation in philanthropy by supporting and growing the Giving Circle movement in Latin America,\u201d says Junueth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Find out more about Giving Circles at www.philanthropytogether.org<\/a>. If you know of a Latinx Giving Circle in your country or community, let us know! We\u2019d love to learn more about their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work."},"author":1,"featured_media":720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_es_post_content":"

Por Anita Gallagher, L\u00edder de capacitaci\u00f3n en HIPGive<\/span><\/i> <\/b><\/p>\r\n \r\n

Los C\u00edrculos de Dar (\u201cGiving Circles\u201d en ingl\u00e9s) ocupan un espacio cada vez m\u00e1s importante en el panorama de la filantrop\u00eda en los Estados Unidos, a la vez que empiezan a surgir cada vez m\u00e1s c\u00edrculos en Am\u00e9rica Latina. Durante mayo 2021, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) patrocin\u00f3 la cumbre \u201cWeGive\u201d, con la mayor convocatoria a participantes de c\u00edrculos de dar hasta la fecha. Te invitamos a acompa\u00f1arnos en un recorrido r\u00e1pido por los c\u00edrculos de dar para que descubras c\u00f3mo este creciente movimiento se relaciona con tu trabajo.<\/b><\/p>\r\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 son los c\u00edrculos de dar?<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Los c\u00edrculos de dar son grupos de personas que se unen para contribuir al cambio. Contribuyen su tiempo y dinero, decidiendo colectivamente como c\u00edrculo qu\u00e9 causas apoyar y por qu\u00e9. Si bien la gente ha hecho lo mismo durante cientos de a\u00f1os, el concepto se ha actualizado para el siglo XXI mediante el incremento de c\u00edrculos y un aumento en la cantidad de fondos donados por c\u00edrculos unidos por su valores, por su ubicaci\u00f3n geogr\u00e1fica o por su f\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00bfC\u00f3mo trabajan?<\/b><\/p>\r\n

No existe un formato est\u00e1ndar. Algunos c\u00edrculos operan informalmente, de manera semejante a los c\u00edrculos de lectura en el cual el tema de discusi\u00f3n no es la literatura, sino el cambio social y la mejor manera de lograrlo. Otros c\u00edrculos son grupos grandes y altamente profesionales, lo que les permite coordinar m\u00faltiples ciclos de donaciones cada a\u00f1o. Lo que todos los c\u00edrculos tienen en com\u00fan es un proceso b\u00e1sico en el que las personas se unen, se comprometen a hacer una donaci\u00f3n personal, discuten y debaten a qu\u00e9 grupos apoyar y, colectivamente, toman una decisi\u00f3n sobre qui\u00e9n debe recibir los fondos.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00bfQui\u00e9n participa en los c\u00edrculos de dar?<\/b><\/p>\r\n

El <\/span>directorio de Philanthropy Together<\/span><\/a> ahora enumera m\u00e1s de 2,000 c\u00edrculos de dar, de los cuales m\u00e1s de 1,600 est\u00e1n en los Estados Unidos, con al menos 46,000 miembros. Sin embargo, los n\u00fameros cuentan solo una peque\u00f1a parte de la historia, ya que la riqueza real de los c\u00edrculos de dar radica en su diversidad. Algunos c\u00edrculos se basan en el lugar y atienden a una regi\u00f3n en particular, como las mujeres donantes del noreste de Carolina del Norte; otros cruzan fronteras, que es la idea que sostiene los c\u00edrculos que dirige Amigos de San Crist\u00f3bal para ayudar a que personas de todo M\u00e9xico y Estados Unidos puedan regresar algo a las comunidades en Chiapas. Otros c\u00edrculos tienen su sede en empresas o re\u00fanen a profesionistas de cierto gremio, como son, por ejemplo, los c\u00edrculos basados \u200b\u200ben el sector de la tecnolog\u00eda digital. Muchos c\u00edrculos se forman a partir de creencias religiosas en com\u00fan, incluidos los numerosos c\u00edrculos jud\u00edos, y un gran n\u00famero son iniciativas dirigidas por y para mujeres, personas de color, ind\u00edgenas o comunidades LGBTQIA +.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u00bfC\u00f3mo se diferencian los c\u00edrculos de la filantrop\u00eda tradicional?<\/b><\/p>\r\n

En un momento en que muchas personas perciben la filantrop\u00eda como un privilegio de las personas ricas, los c\u00edrculos de dar desaf\u00edan los estereotipos y motivan a m\u00e1s personas a participar en acciones de generosidad. Seg\u00fan el Grupo de Investigaci\u00f3n de Donaciones Colectivas, el aumento en membres\u00edas de c\u00edrculos de dar, aumenta no s\u00f3lo la cantidad que donan las personas sino la variedad de organizaciones a las que donan. Los c\u00edrculos se convierten en una forma de empoderar a los grupos marginados y \"expandir la justicia social y la equidad en la filantrop\u00eda.\" (Carboni y Eikenberry, 2021). Es m\u00e1s, los miembros del c\u00edrculo no s\u00f3lo aumentan sus donaciones, sino tambi\u00e9n las interacciones y elecciones que realizan a lo largo del camino les ayudan a evaluar el proceso de dar desde una nueva perspectiva, y fomenta la toma de decisiones mediante procesos democr\u00e1ticos y deliberativos. En otras palabras, \"los c\u00edrculos de generosidad ofrecen un camino hacia una pr\u00e1ctica m\u00e1s inclusiva y democr\u00e1tica\". (Michael Layton, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

C\u00edrculos de dar y el crowdfunding: \u00bftienen algo en com\u00fan?<\/b><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cS\u00ed, hay m\u00e1s en com\u00fan de lo que piensas\u201d, sostiene Junueth Mej\u00eda, Gerente de HIPGive. Por ejemplo, tanto los c\u00edrculos de dar como las campa\u00f1as de crowdfunding alientan a las personas a tomar acci\u00f3n sobre los problemas que m\u00e1s les importan, donando lo que pueden. Adem\u00e1s, aunque la mayor\u00eda de las personas piensan que el crowdfunding es digital y que los c\u00edrculos de dar se realizan en persona, los servicios digitales son incre\u00edblemente \u00fatiles para los c\u00edrculos de dar en todas las etapas del proceso, desde encontrar organizaciones potenciales, hasta facilitar la votaci\u00f3n y, por supuesto, la realizaci\u00f3n de pagos en l\u00ednea. \"Estamos realmente entusiasmadas por la manera en que HIPGive puede promover nuestra misi\u00f3n de fortalecer la participaci\u00f3n de la comunidad latina en la filantrop\u00eda al apoyar y hacer crecer el movimiento de c\u00edrculos de dar en Am\u00e9rica Latina\", dice Junueth.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Obt\u00e9n m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00edrculos de dar en www.philanthropytogether.org<\/a>. Si conoces un c\u00edrculo de dar en tu pa\u00eds o comunidad, \u00a1queremos conocerlo! Nos encantar\u00eda saber m\u00e1s sobre su trabajo.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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By Anita Gallagher, Training Lead at HIPGive<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

Giving Circles are a growing feature of the philanthropy landscape in the US and more are beginning to emerge throughout Latin America.\u00a0 Throughout May 2021, Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) was a proud sponsor of the \u201cWeGive Summit\u201d, the largest convening of Giving Circle participants to date. Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work.<\/b><\/p>\r\n

What are Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Giving circles are groups of people who come together to make change by pooling their time and money, deciding as a circle which causes to support and why. Arguably people have been doing this for years, but the rise of geography-based, faith-based and other like-minded circles that organize in person and also online, granting ever larger amounts of money, has catapulted the concept into the 21st century.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

How do they work?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

There is no standard format for a giving circle. Some operate informally as small groups akin to a monthly book club where the topic of discussion is not literature but social change and how to best achieve it.\u00a0 Others are large, highly professional groups orchestrating multiple grant cycles each year. What they have in common is a basic process in which people come together, commit to making a personal donation, discuss and debate which groups to support and collectively make a decision on who should receive the funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Who takes part in Giving Circles?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

Philanthropy Together\u2019s directory<\/span><\/a> now lists 2,000+ giving circles, of which over 1,600 are in the US and have at least 46,000 members. But the numbers tell only a small part of the story, since\u00a0 the real depth of the giving circle movements lies in its diversity. Some circles are place-based serving a particular region, such as the Women Givers of Northeast North Carolina, while others cross borders, which is the idea behind the\u201cC\u00edrculos de Dar\u201d run by Amigos de San Cristobal to help people from all across Mexico and the US give back to Chiapas. Other circles are based in companies or bring together people from similar professional backgrounds, such as circles based in the tech world. Many circles are forged from shared religious beliefs, including the numerous Jewish circles, and a large number are initiatives led by and for women, people of colour, indigenous people or LGBTQIA+ communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Why is this different to traditional philanthropy?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

At a time when philanthropy is perceived by many as a privilege of the rich, giving circles are democratizing philanthropy by challenging stereotypes and encouraging more people to get involved in giving. According to the Collective Giving Research Group, giving circle membership results in donors who give more and give to a wider array of organizations, and circles are viewed by many as a way to empower marginalized groups and \u201cexpand social justice and equity in philanthropy\u201d (Carboni & Eikenberry, 2021). What\u2019s more, circle members not only expand their giving, the interactions and choices along the way help them evaluate giving through new lenses and use deliberative decision making. In other words, \u201cgiving circles offer a way forward toward more inclusionary and democratic practice.\u201d (Michael Layton, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Giving circles and crowdfunding: is there a crossover?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more in common than you might think,\u201d contends Junueth Mej\u00eda, HIPGive\u2019s manager. For example, both giving circles and crowdfunding campaigns encourage individuals to take action on the issues that matter most to them, by giving what they can.\u00a0 In addition, while most people think of crowdfunding as digital, and giving circles as in-person, digital services are incredibly useful to giving circles in all stages of the process, from scouting organizations, to enabling voting and, of course, online payments. \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about how HIPGive can further our mission to strengthen Latinx participation in philanthropy by supporting and growing the Giving Circle movement in Latin America,\u201d says Junueth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Find out more about Giving Circles at www.philanthropytogether.org<\/a>. If you know of a Latinx Giving Circle in your country or community, let us know! We\u2019d love to learn more about their work.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>","_en_post_name":"impulsando-la-generosidad-a-traves-de-los-circulos-de-dar","_en_post_excerpt":"Join us on a quick tour of the giving circle movement and find out how this growing movement relates to your work.","_en_post_title":"Giving Circles: a great way to grow giving","edit_language":"en","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herramientas","category-organizaciones","tw-meta-no-icon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learning.hipgive.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}