The Power of the Purse

The Power of the Purse

Friday, October 4, 2013

Girls and Boys Charitable Giving

If you haven’t already seen the new research from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) on Charitable Giving by Girls and ...

Why Aren't Women Paid as Much as Men?

An article in the October3, 2013 Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that women are rare in the ranks of top-earning nonprof...

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

The Power of the Press and Giving Circles

Below is the article about Marsha Wallace and Dining for Women that appeared in this week’s People magazine. Amazing wha...

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Fashionable Philanthropy

I am pleased to have Morgan Gray with us as a guest columnist this month and share what she is doing to tie fashion with philant...

Friday, July 5, 2013

Martha Taylor is the International Fundraiser of the Year

We are all so proud of Martha Taylor, my good friend and colleague, shown here receiving the International Fundraiser of t...

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Sondra Shaw-Hardy: sondrash@sbcglobal.net

Sondra Shaw-Hardy: Traverse City, Michigan; Sondra Shaw-Hardy, J.D, was described by "Town and Country" magazine as "the pioneer" in women's philanthropy. Since 1995 she has authored, coauthored, or coedited six books on philanthropy including her latest, "Women and Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World" published in September, 2010 by Wiley. Her work has been quoted in national and international media. With Martha Taylor, she cofounded the Women's Philanthropy Institute, now at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. After forming one of the first giving circles in the nation in 1999 and helping found scores of others, Sondra has been called the "mother of women's giving circles." She has spoken to thousands of women donors, financial planners, philanthropy advisors, fundraisers, and boards and was inspirational and motivational in the creation of the worldwide movement of women and philanthropy. In 2008, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University awarded Sondra and Martha Taylor the first "Shaw-Hardy Taylor Achievement Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Moving Women's Philanthropy Forward." Sondra resides in Traverse City, Michigan and is an active volunteer and philanthropist.

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