Founding Leader, WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change Giving Circle

Overview

Are you a changemaker who loves to inspire others to make a difference in the world? If yes, then you’d be a perfect Grapevine Giving Circle Leader for WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change, a new network of women nonprofit leaders with a purpose that is launching soon! 

• You can learn more about WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change at https://www.grapevine.org/join/WOC-Nonprofit-Leaders-for-Change. 
• You can learn more about being a Grapevine Giving Circle Leader from this video.

WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change currently has open leadership positions — as a leader of WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change, you will be directly supporting the official launch of WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change with 2-4 fellow co-leaders. 

By joining us at Grapevine, you'll be joining 45,000+ Grapevine members that are gathering for good & strengthening their communities across the country. You will become a recognized leader in your community. You will also provide insightful feedback to Grapevine as we grow towards giving away $100 million to nonprofits doing great work around the world.

About Grapevine

Launched in 2020, Grapevine is the only platform dedicated to Giving Circles with 45,000+ members, hundreds of active giving circles and nearly $21 million raised to date for more than 2,100 nonprofits nationwide. A Giving Circle is when a group of like-minded people come together around a shared cause, geography or identity to contribute a certain amount of money (from $10 to $10,000+) periodically (monthly, quarterly or yearly) into a shared pool, and then collaboratively decide which nonprofit will receive their collective donation.Then they do it again the next period! 

Responsibilities

Giving Circle Leaders are key players at Grapevine. As a leader of WOC Nonprofit Leaders for Change, you get to guide your Giving Circle in its infancy, hone your leadership skills and gain positive exposure in your community — all without the time, financial responsibility, or large cost of joining a nonprofit board.

So how will you do this?

• You’ll get leadership training through our network of experts and work closely with Grapevine’s Community Manager.
• You’ll get to collaborate with co-leaders to coordinate quarterly Gather & Grant events where your community will come together to network and vote on nonprofits, engage members, and invite new members to join the community.
• You’ll get to connect and collaborate with other Giving Circle leaders of our leader peer cohort program.
• You’ll learn the ins and outs of Grapevine’s platform and features.
• Leaders will have the opportunity to provide feedback to our product, marketing, and engineering teams to help shape further development of the Grapevine platform and experience, getting start-up experience at the ground level.

What are some of the attributes that make for a good Grapevine Giving Circle Founding Leader?

• Someone who enjoys connecting with others, orchestrating gatherings, and building community.
• Someone who is looking for a way to make a meaningful difference in their community.
• Someone who wants to learn more about and influence how technology can improve access to philanthropy and social impact for large groups of everyday people, grassroots nonprofits, and more.

Benefits

• Become a community leader and build your leadership skills
• Expand your network by connecting with like-minded women leaders in the nonprofit sector
• Discover and learn about new nonprofits supporting social justice issues
• Amplify your impact with others and make a bigger difference