Special Presentation: "The Giving Circles Explosion"—the nationwide trend revolutionizing grassroots philanthropy. Host Dr. Stephen L. Goldstein explores the power of giving circles with: 1. Beth Schwinn of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, www.philanthropy.com, on her article on giving circles—about how groups of small donors around the country who pool their contributions and collectively decide how to donate them have made grants totaling about a phenomenal $88 million since 2000. 2. Daria Teutonico of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers and collaborator on the report “More Giving Together: The Growth and Impact of Giving Circles and Shared Giving,” free at www.givingforum.org/givingcircles. 3. Rebecca Powers of Impact Austin (www.impact-austin.org), a giving circle of 416 women who just donated $416,000 to four local nonprofits 4. Rick Rose of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers: Success tips for giving circles 5. Natasha Gore of The Fondue Fund (natashag@smarstart-fc.org) in North Carolina with 15 members—on its unique formula for empowering young women as donors by making grants to organizations that empower women, raising $14,000 in a year-and-a-half. 6. Christine Jordan of Zawadi (www.zawadineworleans.com), a giving circle of 14 African-American women in New Orleans, which has raised $24,000 in less than two years to create long-term improvements in the quality of life for the African-American community. 7. Rick Rose of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers: Special tips for giving circles 8. Ana Gloria Rivas-Vásquez of Smart Women with Spare Change (anagloria@hiponline.org), a giving circle of Latina moms on Key Biscayne, Florida that teaches women about making money—and, at the same time, giving it away to nonprofits 9. Darrell Lester, founding partner of Hindsight Consulting, Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 9 giving circles he has helped create with African-American men and women—“inspiring new philanthropy”. WXEL 90.7FM is licensed to the West Palm Beach market. Log on to www.wxel.org for a live webstream of radio programming including NPR programming and for more information.

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