Now in its seventh year, Girl Scouts of Northern California’s first Giving Circle Chapter is a network of Girl Scout alums and friends, who share a passion in making Girl Scouts accessible to girls from low-income communities in Santa Clara County, by pooling membership donations and awarding grants to Girl Scouts of Northern California’s programs and projects that build girls of courage, confidence, and character.
In six years, Santa Clara’s Giving Circle has awarded $225,000 in grants to Girl Scout programs that enabled girls from low-income communities in Santa Clara to gain leadership, knowledge, and life skills. They have also supported the upgrade of the camp infrastructure at Hidden Falls, so more girls can experience outdoor adventure.
Meeting four times a year, Giving Circle members receive council updates, have an opportunity to volunteer, learn about our programming, vote and award grants to council-specific Girl Scouts of Northern California’s programs, and hear how their collective contribution is elevating the Girl Scout experience in Santa Clara. Making a difference together!
2023 Santa Clara Giving Circle Dates
JOIN meeting – connect with Giving Circle members as we kick start the year with a council update – 3.2.23
VOTE meeting – hear from GSNorCal program staff about grant opportunities and vote on how the Santa Clara pooled funds should be allocated – 5.17.23
LEARN meeting – expand your knowledge of issues facing youth in the Santa Clara community with guest speakers – mid November 2023
VOLUNTEER meeting – support us at a local camp property as we volunteer with forest management and help make camp improvements – Mid October 2023
Donate now and become an annual member of the Santa Clara Giving
Circle today!
If you have any questions or wish to
discuss a more flexible donation plan please contact us at funddevelopment@gsnorcal.org
To donate by mail, send your donation to: Girl Scouts of Northern California Attention: Fund Development 1650 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 100 Alamenda, CA 94502. Please notate "SCC Giving Circle" on the check.
Get Inspired:
- Check out the Giving Circle article in Girl Scouts of Northern California’s 2019 Annual Report for more information.
- Visit the GSNorCal Santa Clara County Giving Circle website.
