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Community Foundation's women's giving circle celebrates $1 million achievement | Community Voices

Stacy Reed Vice President of Programs and Marketing at the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln and Sondra Shaw-Hardy, the “godmother” of women’s giving circles joined Community Voices to talk about women's philanthropy. Shaw-Hardy shared her experience of starting the first women's giving circles in the U.S., and Reed gave the history of Springfield's giving circle. Reed also said the local giving circle has raised $1 million which will be used to provide support to women in the Springfield community.

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Vanessa is the Community Voices Production Coordinator. Reach Vanessa at vfergu3@uis.edu.
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