Make Giving a Family Tradition

Melanie Hamburger, Founder of Catalytic Women has just published a free giving guide, “How to Make Giving a Family Tradition” that I hope you will enjoy and share with others. It’s a terrific resource, created with the invaluable input of Lisa Parker, founder of Family Circle Advisors, the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, and Hope Neighbor, Founder of Hope Consulting. Hope, Lisa and I are all members of Catalytic Women advisory board. What a blessing it is for me to work with such thoughtful women! Many thanks to Melanie for creating and freely sharing the 2012 Giving Guide.

Women as catalysts for broad global change

This month, I joined the Advisory Board of Catalytic Women-—a consortium of philanthropy professionals who bring practical experience to helping individuals, companies and foundations create giving strategies for maximum impact in their communities and world. Catalytic Women was founded by Melanie Hamburger and is driven by her vision for creating a community of women who are influential decision-makers in wealth and philanthropy. Catalytic Women offers webinars, a rich online library of resources, intimate events and personalized consulting. I am delighted to join the company of the great women Melanie has gathered for the greater good.