Asian Women Giving Circle

rdf:langString Asian Women Giving Circle

rdf:langString Asian Women Giving Circle

rdf:langString Asian Women Giving Circle

rdf:langString AWGC

rdf:langString Hali Lee

rdf:langString To financially support arts and cultural transformation focusing on the efforts of Asian women in New York.

rdf:langString Philanthropic Giving Circle

rdf:langString The Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) is a philanthropic organization founded in 2005 and led by Asian women. It is a donor advised fund of the Ms. Foundation for Women. The giving circle consists of Asian women in New York who put monetary resources together in order to invest in various projects. They give support to artistic and cultural projects led by women in New York City which are designed to enact social transformation, raise awareness of critical issues pertaining to Asian American females and to promote women's roles as creators, leaders and managers. On average, the two dozen or so members each raises about $2,500 every year to be donated to the pool of resources the giving circle uses in order to support various projects. The founder, Hali Lee, stresses that it is important for members to learn to raise money, because by learning to raise money, members gain an important skill set. The AWGC is formally organized, soliciting proposals for grants and allowing members of the group to vote on the recipients of the money.