There has been phenomenal growth in giving circles in Australia recently, so here’s a handy list to help keep track.

Capital Giving (previously ACT of Women Giving)  Membership: $250, $500 or $1,000 – supporting advancing opportunities for women & girls through education or capacity building, social connection, career development, financial literacy or sport.

Impact100 Fremantle Membership: $1,000 – supporting Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing in 2017

Impact100 Melbourne  Membership: $1,000 – supporting education – promoting learning  – in 2017

Impact100 South Australia Membership: $1,000- supported positive outcomes for the youth (12 – 24 years) and/or mental health.  The 2016/2017 grant was awarded to Youth Opportunities Association SA

Impact100 Sydney  Membership: $1,000 – supported young people at risk.  The 2016 grant was awarded to Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre

Impact100 Sydney North Membership: $1,000 – supporting young people at risk in 2017

Impact100 Tasmania  Membership: $1,000 – grants open to any registered Tasmanian charity

Impact100 Western Australia Membership: $1,000 – grants across 5 focus areas – arts & culture, education, environment, family & community, health & wellness

Melbourne Womens Fund Membership: $1,000 x 3 years – grant applications by invitation, in health, education and wellbeing, benefitting women and families in greater metro Melbourne

The Channel, a giving circle Membership: $25, $50 or $100 per month – 2 circles – Haring (dgr) and Hampton (non dgr).  First grants round focussed on Brave Representations – growing representations of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and sex characteristics in Australian culture – the arts, media and beyond

Women and Change – Queensland’s first giving group.  Membership: $1,000.  2017 grant to a charitable organisation providing social welfare support to those in the community who are most disadvantaged.

So there’s no excuse, unless you are in the Northern Territory, there is a giving circle not far from you.  Check them out to join or apply for a grant.

Let us know if there are others who should be included on this list.