WGC BIG GIVE 2027: $1,200
WGC's Big Give 2027 Registration is Open!
"We firmly believe that women’s philanthropy is shaping the future for women and girls through the power of collective giving" said Kashonna Marrow, WGC's Big Give 2026 Chair. "The WGC's Big Give is empowering women to support other women in our community now, and in the future."
WGC's Big Give 2027 Overview
WGC's Big Give 2027 Members Are:
WGC Big Give 2027 Membership Sign-Up:
"Giving circles are a movement, not a moment" said WGC's Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz. "We are more than donors - we are neighbors, advocates, and changemakers who are leveraging our voices and dollars to have a greater impact together than we might otherwise have alone though the power of collective giving."
Read the WGC's Big Give 2027 General Process and Grantmaking Guidelines
* We want to support participation in this process. If a team may need some assistance to participate, please contact us.
WGC's Big Give 2027 Overview
- The Big Give 2027 is designed for women who want to learn more about grantmaking to women and girls in our community.
- The Big Give 2027 will be a fun, fast-paced, "pop-up" giving circle learning and giving experience.
- Big Give Members will each contribute $1,200. (1 vote)
- And, teams of up to 4 women can be formed who collectively give $1,200 as a team. (1 vote per team)
- $1,000 of each Big Give Membership gift will be allocated to the grant pool and $200 will be allocated to our core support efforts.
- This opportunity is open to women 18 years and older.
- The amount of grants given will be determined by the number of women participating.
- Over the past five years, 220 women have participated in The Big Give, with many choosing to return and be part of this experience year after year, who have collectively given $118,000 dollars to nonprofit partners supporting women and girls in Howard County.
WGC's Big Give 2027 Members Are:
- Meeting twice: first on Monday, May 10 and then on Monday, May 17, 2026 to learn about philanthropy and to discuss and determine the nonprofits that will be funded.
- Collectively funding nonprofit partners with a demonstrated focus on women, girls, and their families in Howard County, to learn about and discuss together.
WGC Big Give 2027 Membership Sign-Up:
- Those interested can sign-up and give your individual $1,200 payment here or your team payment here.
- Once the $1,200 is received we will be in touch with further information about getting started.
- If you are interested in hosting a team of up to four women who will have one vote, please contact us here.
- Team leaders should communicate with team members regarding your team payment.
- If you are interested in participating and need some support, please contact us here.
- If you have any questions, contact us here.
"Giving circles are a movement, not a moment" said WGC's Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz. "We are more than donors - we are neighbors, advocates, and changemakers who are leveraging our voices and dollars to have a greater impact together than we might otherwise have alone though the power of collective giving."
Read the WGC's Big Give 2027 General Process and Grantmaking Guidelines
* We want to support participation in this process. If a team may need some assistance to participate, please contact us.
- WGC's Big Give 2026 finished on May 18 where 50 women collectively gave a total of $26,000, which included $10,000 to Bridges to Housing Stability, $6,000 to Trinity Maternal Wellness, $4,000 to TurnAround, Inc., $5,000 to the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation through the YWGC Mini Give, and two $500 Spirit Awards to HopeWorks’ Survivors’ Health Project and Howard Community College Educational Foundation’s Jill of All Trades Program.
- WGC's Big Give 2025 finished on May 19 and was a fun, fast-paced, and spirited learning, sharing, networking, and connecting giving experience, where 57 women collectively gave a total of $32,000 together to 14 nonprofit partners: $20,000 to Luminus, MakingChange, and TurnAround. Our Break the Cycle interns gave $5,000 to Voices for Children through the Mini Give, which is part of the Big Give experience. And, we all gave $7,000 in "Spirit Awards" to 10 additional nonprofit partners.
- WGC's Big Give 2024 finished on May 20 and was a fun, meaningful, fast-paced giving circle learning, connecting, and giving experience, where 53 women collectively gave $20,000 together to three nonprofit partners: Columbia Housing Center, Grassroots, and Tuerk House.
- WGC's Big Give 2023 finished on June 6 and was a fun, fast-paced, "pop-up" giving circle learning and giving experience, where 35 women collectively gave $20,000 together to three nonprofit partners: Bridges to Housing Stability, Columbia Community Care, and Girls on the Run.
- WGC's Big Give 2022 was a wonderful four-month journey of learning, sharing, and grantmaking, where 27 women gave $20,000 together to three nonprofit partners: Grassroots, HopeWorks, and the Howard Community College Educational Foundation.
