Bay Area Reporter :: LGBTQ Agenda: Giving circles draw attention to Give OUT Day as Pride Month ends
As Pride Month comes to a close June 30, LGBTQ giving circles are among those groups drawing attention to Give OUT Day, a time for charitable giving to queer causes. According to San Francisco-based Horizons Foundation, which hosts the event, Give OUT Day, has raised millions for LGBTQ+ nonprofits nationwide. Sara Lomelin, an ally who is the executive director of Philanthropy Together, is using the occasion to highlight giving circles, which Lomelin said have increased in recent years. "Basically the simple explanation is that a giving circle is a group of people with shared values who get to...