Tuesday, November 10 6pm to 8:30pm
AIA New York Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY
The Asian Women Giving Circle, the first and one of the largest Asian American grassroots philanthropy groups in the country and the only one led by all women, turns ten this year and is throwing a party to celebrate.
The event, which is open to the public, will feature special performances, including award-winning artist and performer Kelly Tsai, a silent auction, wine, food, DJ, and tarot readings. Guests will also have a change to meet and mingle with the Giving Circle’s 2015 grantees. Proceeds from the event will go to group’s 2016 grantmaking pot.
Founded in New York City in 2005 by Hali Lee with 20 other women, the Giving Circle was modeled after the traditional Korean geh, where friends pool and share money to support each others’ ventures. Lee added a philanthropic twist to this crowdsourcing practice and the Asian Women Giving Circle was born. The group, a fiscally sponsored project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, has made more than $700,000 in grants to projects that contribute to cultural and political change, led by Asian American women artists and community-based nonprofits in New York City.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
More information about AWGC: http://www.asianwomengivingcircle.org/