You are invited to a pop-up giving circle event!

The Minneapolis Foundation is amplifying it’s work in collective giving by focusing on giving circles. We want you to be a part of this community-led approach and are inviting you to our inaugural pop-up giving circle!

What is a pop-up giving circle?

A pop-up giving circle is a short, interactive giving experience that enables a group of community members to learn about an issue and make a collective gift in real-time. During this event, you’ll get a taste of the connection that comes with being a giving circle member.

Owen Duckworth, Director of Organizing and Policy at The Alliance, will break down some of the root causes of our region’s Affordable Housing challenges and promising strategies to address them.

Participants will

• Hear from our Chief Impact Officer Chanda Smith Baker about how giving circles help democratize philanthropy.
• Meet fellow participants and explore how to be a changemaker.
• Learn about organizations addressing affordable housing.
• Select a grantee and pool their resources to make a collective gift.

Please come prepared to make a personally meaningful donation as part of this collective experience.

We hope that you enjoy the pop-up and leave as a:

• Founder who would like to start their own giving circle hosted by the Minneapolis Foundation.
• Member who would be interested in joining an existing circle .
• Advocate for democratizing philanthropy who would support a circle socially and/or financially.

For more information about giving circles, please visit our event page. Feel free to share this invite with anyone that may be interested.

We look forward to seeing you!

Sara Lueben

Director of Collective Giving, The Minneapolis Foundation

slueben@mplsfoundation.org | 612-672-3865