Emergence of Giving Circles
Communities of Practice – Digital Giving Circles.
Very interesting article on “giving circles.”
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/giving_2.0_getting_together_to_give
A new way to partake in a digital community of shared values and collectively select and give to philathropic causes that matter. Even more interesting is Stanford University’s ongoing commitment to Social Innovation., as evidenced by their blog and Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.