 wgc in the community. As we enjoy these final days of summer I want to reflect upon our efforts throughout August as we've celebrated Black Philanthropy Month. On August 1 we hosted WGC's 2024 Black Philanthropy Month Happy Hour, where we acknowledged this important month and honored four female philanthropists as part of WGC's "Our Giving, Our Stories" philanthropic profile series: Maureen Evans, Carla Gates, Rashida George, and Monique Washington-Jones. I hope you will take a look at their thoughts on giving, and those of the over 100 women we've profiled to date - they are inspirational! At this event we were excited to announce 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. Interested in getting more involved with 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. And, if you 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 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. 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. We look forward to seeing you soon! In a month when we have celebrated both Black Philanthropy Month and Women's Equality Day, I thank you for all you do to support women and girls in our community. Please contact WGC Executive Director Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz with any questions and to learn more about how to get involved. Jennifer Bodensiek WGC Advisory Board Chair [email protected] www.wgchowardcounty.org 
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"Women’s philanthropy shapes the future for women and girls through the power of collective giving." - Jennifer Bodensiek, Chair
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