The organizations below could change your life. Here you can connect to philanthropic peers, get hands-on guidance for any and all of your questions about giving, and learn from people with vast experience in your areas of interest. These are but a few of the many excellent groups that can help you. Join with a network of like-minded others to exchange learning or to collaborate.
If the list seems overwhelming, please do contact us for guidance about which resources might fit you best.
Donor Networks: Peer Groups for Givers
The following list is not exhaustive. The one-phrase descriptions are just to help you to begin to sort among groups you may not be familiar with - they can't capture the richness of each group's programs and mission!
- Affininity Groups in Philanthropy: philanthropy education by identity and interest area
- Bridging Network: global young leaders with substantial financial resources
- Democracy Alliance: for progressive donors of substantial means committed and able to invest $200,000/year in strengthening democracy, leadership, and new technology.
- Environmental Grantmakers Association: for individual and institutional environmental funders
- Gill Foundation: for funders of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues
- Global Philanthropists Circle: global network of high-net-worth families funding development
- Grantmakers without Borders: education on being an international social justice grantmaker
- Grand Street: a network for people age 18-28 who are involved or will be involved in their family's foundations
- Harvest Time: invites people of wealth to engage with money as a doorway into spiritual transformation and social justice
- Instituto Geraçao: a Brazilian network for next generation philanthropists from privileged families.
- International local networks, including: Chicago Global Donors Network in the Midwest, Pangea in the Pacific Northwest, and New England International Donors in New England.
- Jewish Funders Network: an international organization of family foundations, public philanthropies, and individual funders dedicated to advancing the quality and growth of Jewish philanthropy
- Leveraging Privilege for Social Change: annual international gathering for young adults using money and influence to make change
- Faith and Money Network: a social justice ministry that encourages people to live out joyfully God's call for their lives and resources.
- Network for Social Change: donors primarily in the U.K. funding social and ecological change
- Philanthropy Roundtable: a national association of more than 600 conservative individual donors, corporate giving representatives, foundation staff and trustees, and trust and estate officers
- Rachel's Network: women committed to environmental giving and activism
- Resource Generation: people with wealth age 15-35 who are interested in progressive social change
- Responsible Wealth: taking action on policies to lessen the gap between rich and poor
- Philanthropy Workshop: year-long training in strategic philanthropy for major individual donors, including ongoing alumnae networks
- Social Venture Partners: supporting local nonprofits through pooled giving and volunteering
- Threshold Foundation: a support community and donor pool for a more just, sustainable world
- Wealth and Giving Forum: a network of very high net worth philanthropic families
- Women Donors Network: for women giving $25,000 or more a year to social change
- Women's Perspective on Money & Spirituality: for women with wealth linking money and spiritual values
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