The Women's Giving Circle Guide: Get Together, Give Together, and Make a Difference

The Women's Giving Circle Guide is a hands-on manual for any woman who wants to make a difference in her community or the world in just a few hours per month. Authors Rando and Hayden are co-founders of a highly successful giving circle, and in this guide, they share every detail of how to launch and operate a thriving circle of your own. Whether you want to fund a neighborhood project or support a global cause, this book will show you how to use a giving circle to achieve your philanthropic goal.

Giving circles are one of the easiest and fastest ways to engage in philanthropy, and this book describes step-by-step the process of creating and running your own circle. You will learn why there's no need to set up a nonprofit organization in order to fund a charitable cause, how to gather a community of like-minded women into an ongoing circle, and all the essentials needed to get started quickly.

The book provides detailed instructions for every step, from recruiting volunteers to acknowledging donations. Also included are samples and templates for all the tools you will need to launch and operate a giving circle of your own, including forms, emails, flyers, and much more. The authors share freely of their own giving circle experiences, enhancing the book with anecdotes and examples.

Comprehensive and highly practical, The Women's Giving Circle Guide will energize you to get your own circle started, and begin reaping the rewards of knowing you've made a significant contribution to the cause you most care about.

Caterina Rando and C.J. Hayden are co-founders of the Thriving Women in Business Giving Circle in San Francisco, which raises over $30,000 per year for charity using the simple model they share in this book.

Caterina Rando has been a philanthropist and a facilitator of giving since she raised money in grammar school for missionaries. She is a graduate of Leadership San Francisco, a community stewardship program that supports and develops community leaders. Over her career, Caterina has served on the boards of multiple organizations, including The Women’s Foundation, San Francisco Business and Professional Women, and The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

Caterina has been serving women entrepreneurs on a mission for over twenty-five years. She achieved the designation of Master Certified Coach, and is the author or co-author of four other books. A sought-after speaker, Caterina has served audiences around the globe and produces over seventy-five days of women’s events each year, including group training programs, business development summits, and personal retreats. She is an advocate for being authentic and purposeful in your business, while being profitable and contributing to your community.

C.J. Hayden has spent much of the last twenty-five years supporting women and girls in becoming economically self-sufficient. Since 1992, C.J. has been a business coach to self-employed professionals and small business owners, including many who think of themselves as social entrepreneurs. She holds the credentials Master Certified Coach and Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, and is a member of the Arbinger Coaching Network.

Throughout her career, C.J. has served pro bono on boards and committees for numerous organizations, including Women’s Economic Network, Women in Business Mentoring Circles, San Francisco Business & Professional Women, and the San Francisco chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance. She is currently the director of the charitable nonprofit Citizen Angel and co-founder of the giving circle A3: Access, Advancement, Autonomy. C.J. is the author of four other books, and has taught for Mills College and John F. Kennedy University.