The Women's Giving Circle (WGC) is building a community of philanthropists and creating a permanent legacy to address the needs of women and girls in Howard County. The WGC is a fund at The Columbia Foundation, Howard County's Community Foundation.

The WGC is a community of women philanthropists who are strategically pooling our funds and leveraging our dollars to help women and girls in Howard County.   The WGC raises money and makes grants to fund organizations that provide direct services in the community.  Donors to the Women's Giving Circle have the opportunity not only to donate - or invest in the work of the WGC - on an ongoing or one-time basis, but also to get involved in a number of ways.

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Get Involved in the WGC Circle Team!
Signed up for the August 23 Iron Girl?  Consider joining the Circle Team and raising money for the WGC!  Want to volunteer at the WGC tent? WGC Circle Team sponsorships available! Contact Maura Dunnigan at dunnigan5@comcast.net.  Support WGC Circle Team members by donating at www.active.com/donate/circleteam

Standing on My Sister's Shoulders - moving!
On June 24, 2009 the Women's Giving Circle of Howard County and the Howard County Library presented the film, Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders to a packed room of several generations of women at the East Columbia Library. 

Women's Giving Circle Donates Career Materials to Detention Center
The Women's Giving Circle of Howard County has arranged for career materials to be donated to the Howard County Department of Corrections to benefit women detainees reentering the workforce. Among the goals of the Women's Giving Circle is increasing the life skills of women.