94. Then and Now: Giving Trends Among Women - Kiersten Marek

Meet Kiersten. She's a force for compassion as the founder and publisher of Philanthropy Women and through her clinical social work. Her passion and knowledge on justice and equity run deep, and she loves sharing stories about women donors and their allies who are advancing social change. We're talking 2021 women giving trends and discussing the intersection of philanthropy and gender equity. It rocked our world, and we know you'll get a lot out of it too.It's  We Are For Good Podcast Women of Impact Week presented by Virtuous.  Join us as we release 5 episodes, each dedicated to celebrating the incredible women making an impact in our world, and how you can take action to harness the power of women to further your causes too.This series is more than just podcast episodes. Explore weareforgood.com/women to find extensive resources, a treasure trove of past interviews and inspiration too.  Want to be an ally to spread this message of goodness? Use hashtag #womenofimpact2021Episode HighlightsKiersten’s story and journey to where she is today - 2:43History of women in philanthropy - 5:06Women’s giving trends for 2021 - 12:05Political philanthropic movements - 16:00How do we see engagement with women in philanthropic causes? - 17:33Encouraging women and people in meaningful ways - 19:40Kiersten’s favorite philanthropic moments, “true gifts” - 22:22Kiersten’s One Good Thing - 25:50For more information and episode details visit: www.weareforgood.com/episode/94The We Are For Good Podcast is co-hosted by Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE and welcomes the most dynamic nonprofit leaders, advocates and philanthropists to share innovative ideas and lessons learned 3x a week!Want to hear insider details and to get our best roundup of tips, freebies, resources and show notes from each episode? Join the Good Community - it's free! Visit www.weareforgood.com/helloAbout Our Sponsor VirtuousYou know we believe Everyone Matters - and we believe the greatest philanthropic movements happen when you see and activate donors at every level.  And our friends at Virtuous created a fundraising platform to help you do just that. Virtuous is the only responsive fundraising platform designed to help nonprofit teams build better donor relationships and increase impact with confidence. Plus, their number one core value is Team & Family, so this week we’re excited to highlight a few of the phenomenal women and clients within their family during Women of Impact Week.Learn more about Virtuous at www.virtuous.org///Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter