Young givers create way to pool funds, experience. Giving circles encourage donors to participate

In the past eight years, "giving circles" or "donor circles" have sprouted like wheat grass along the West Coast and beyond, as a prosperous "younger" generation — that’s pre-retirement — looks for a meaningful way to help heal the troubled spots in communities.

San Francisco Business Times
by Kristen Bole

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