Welcome to Women and Philanthropy

The book, Women & Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World, launched this website to provide some of the latest in the growing library of information about the amazing and vital movement of women and philanthropy.

Women and Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World Wins 2011 CASE Award!

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My coauthors, Martha Taylor and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz and I had the wonderful pleasure of interviewing hundreds of women and men who were involved in creating this new movement.

Their stories are incorporated in Women & Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World - personal stories ranging from creating schools in Africa to celebrating personal achievements by giving.  Through their words, we are able to share with our readers why, how and where women give.

Only a few years ago, some considered the words women and philanthropy an oxymoron.  But the last twenty years chronicled in our book show what has happened over that same period of time from the astounding growth of women’s funds, women’s giving circles, women leading major fundraising efforts, and women giving millions.

While writing our book, we kept in mind the importance of providing role models to inspire and motivate.

We knew that women have the means and are well on their way to becoming a bold and powerful worldwide philanthropic force. We wanted to help women express their passion, compassion, responsibility and emotion through their philanthropy.

It is our sincere hope that all our readers will learn from what we have written and share this knowledge with others as well.

When this happens, women’s philanthropy will grow to become an even more powerful force for good.

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Book Signing Pictures

Book signing at Dining for Women in Atlanta

Book signing with Martha and Lisa Witter at CASE District V in Chicago

Book signing with Martha at Association for Fundraising Professionals International Conference in Chicago