52 | March /April 2019
G I V I N G
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
The Women's Giving Circle
of Cumberland County
BY CRISSY NEVILLE
I
t's no accident that the charity-minded Women's
Giving Circle of Cumberland County is not a
league or a club. It is not a society or a board. e
decade-old philanthropic group is a circle. And
like a circle, its members are continuous in their
giving and contributing to those most in need in
our community. Like a circle, they join together to create a
bond of empowerment and volunteerism. And fortunately
for us in the greater Fayetteville area, both the shape and
the nonprofit are seemingly without end.
What is the Women's Giving Circle? By definition, it is
a diverse group of local women who pool their financial
resources to help fund vital programs that impact the lives
of needy women and children. By demographics, these
women are your neighbors, your mothers, your sisters and
your friends. ey span several generations and represent
different walks of life. But most importantly, they are
simply local women who saw a need and stepped up to
address it.
Created in 2008 with 14 founding members, the giving
circle has grown today to a body of 125 members, with
membership open to all women in Cumberland County.
e circle is under the auspices of the Cumberland
Community Foundation, its founder and host agency. Libby
Daniel, president of the community foundation's board,
explained how the circle got its start.
