THE CATALIST NETWORK JOINS WITH THE WING TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE GIVING AND GIVING TUESDAY
For Immediate Release Contact: Paula Liang, Catalist Board Chair [email protected]
Catalist, the largest network of women’s collective giving organizations, is joining with local organizations to promote collective giving initiatives across the country in support of Giving Tuesday. Hosted by The Wing, events will be held at their urban locations on Monday, December 2, or Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
A complete list of locations, dates and participants is attached.
Catalist has led the content development for the events and will provide discussion leaders and panelists in concert with local giving circles and other women’s organizations. Discussion will affirm a new wave of an old paradigm is remaking philanthropy. Across the United States and spreading abroad, starting at the grassroots level, community-led giving circles are growing rapidly. The movement is a testament to the power of women banding together with real capital to advance important causes.
According to Catalist Chair Paula Liang, “Our national board members and local affiliate leaders are honored to partner with The Wing to advance this important dialogue. They will focus discussions on active philanthropy, with the message that women can collectively have a significant impact on their communities.”
Catalist supports the creation, development, and expansion of women’s collective giving and grantmaking nationwide and globally. Catalist leads a network of women’s collective giving groups which help women pool their money to make high-impact grants in their local communities. The organization currently has more than 70 affiliates in the US, Australia and the UK, representing over $125 million in giving by more than 17,000 women since 1995.
The Wing is a women-focused, co-working space collective and club with locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Boston. It was founded in 2016 and currently has over 10,000 members.
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THE CATALIST NETWORK JOINS WITH THE WING TO PROMOTE COLLECTIVE GIVING AND GIVING TUESDAY EVENT INFORMATION
Members of Catalist affiliates are indicated with a *
BOSTON: The Wing’s location in Boston, 699 Boylston Street Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Panel Moderator: Cassandra Trujillo, Board member and Alumna Fellow, The Philanthropy Connection*. Panelists: Cherie Arruda,President, Womenade*; Kathryn Nielsen, PhD., Founder, 100 Women Who Care Boston North; Jennifer Angarita, Alumna Fellow and Young Philanthropist, The Philanthropy Connection*
CHICAGO: The Wing’s location in Chicago, 811 W. Fulton Market Monday, December 2, 2019, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Panel Moderator: Laurie Richter, 100 Women Who Care North Suburban Chicago. Panelists: Chindaly Griffith, Co-Chair, Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP); Elizabeth March, Chicago Foundation for Women; Kristen Pettit Grube, Impact Grants Chicago*.
LOS ANGELES: The Wing’s location in West Hollywood, 8550 Santa Monica Blvd Tuesday, December 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Panel Moderator: Marcie R. Goldstein, Board Member, The SAM Initiative*. Panelists: Tobi Shannon, Next Generation of African American Philanthropists, and The Community Investment Network; Anais Amaya, Latino Giving Circle Network and Latino Community Foundation; and Isis Krause, Impact Strategist and Facilitator, and Founder, Knead Partners.
NEW YORK CITY: The Wing's location in the Flatiron District, 45 E. 20th Street Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Panel Moderator: Paula Liang, Chair of Catalist* Panelists: Liz Fisher, Executive Director of Amplifier Giving; Hali Lee, Co-Founder of Asian Women's Giving Circle* and Co-Founder of Donors of Color; Melissa Walker, Director of Giving Circles at Future Now Fund. Additional attendees include Eliza Rossman, Founder of ALLINBKLYN*; Joelle Bearman, Giving Circle Consultant; Susan McPherson, #GivingTuesday collaborator; Allison Fine, Founder of Network of Elected Women.
SAN FRANCISCO: The Wing’s location in San Francisco, 115 Sansome Street Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Panel Moderator: Celia Canfield, Board member, Catalist*.
2 Panelists: Amber Gonzales-Vargas, Senior Programs Manager from Latino Foundation and Latino Giving Circle Network; Jacqueline Cox, Board Member, 100+ Women Who Care, San Francisco; and Wendy Hoffman, Impact100 Sonoma* for Board President.
WASHINGTON, D. C.: The Wing’s location in Georgetown, 1056 Thomas Jefferson Street SW Tuesday, December 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Panel Moderator: Lynn O'Connell, Board Chair, Dining for Women, and Giving Circle of Hope*, Reston, VA. Panelists: Katy Moore, Many Hands, Inc.*; Traci Richards, Founder and Board President, 100 Who Care Alliance, and Founder, 100 Women Who Care NoVa; and Tracey Webb, Founder, Black Benefactors.
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