Bath Women's Fund

“I wanted to be part of something collaborative and ambitious and determined to make a difference.” Welcome to Meet our Members!  This month, we’d like to introduce you to Kate. Kate Abbey is a Festival Director and set up the social enterprise organisation, Bath Arts Collective, that develops and delivers a vibrant and varied arts and culture programme across Bath and North East Somerset and the organisation also has their own event – Curious Minds Festival. Passionate about making culture and cultural events accessible, diverse and inclusive, Kate wants to support projects that create opportunities for young people and women who have taken career breaks, to thrive in this city. Kate joined Bath Women’s Fund as there are so many brilliant women across Bath and North East Somerset and she wanted to find out about new projects and initiatives and to learn how we might all collaborate together. You can read more about Kate here… https://lnkd.in/eChH38nA Our members, along with local news, also feature in our newsletter – sign up here if you’d like regular updates: https://lnkd.in/eKjFECDg #FiveYearsOfGiving #BathWomensFund #Philanthropy #GivingCircles #JoinBathWomensFund

Bath Women’s Fund is a Giving Circle and over the past five years we have collectively given to local organisations that support women and girls. But how do Giving Circles work? Each month our members donate £25 (or £20 plus Gift Aid) or more if they wish. These donations are pooled and held securely, then at the end of the year 100% of the funds are awarded in grants to local groups. Our members decide how the pooled funds are allocated to make the biggest impact at an awards evening. Grant payments are then made directly to the selected organisations. Since our launch in October 2019, we are proud to have given £100,000 to 14 local organisations. People join a giving circle because they want to make a difference, connect with others, learn and have fun, but it is also an opportunity to get involved with philanthropy and the grant making process. If you are interested in finding out more about Giving Circles, philanthropy and Bath Women’s Fund, visit our website or come along to one of our events. https://lnkd.in/eTQRTax #FiveYearsOfGiving #BathWomensFund #Philanthropy #GivingCircles #JoinBathWomensFund #Community

✨ Join Bath and North East Somerset Council, who are holding a Community Walk to raise awareness of violence towards women and girls. ✨ 📆 25th November ⏰ 17.30 - 18.30 📍 Meeting Place: The Guildhall, Bath, BA1 5AW 🧡All are welcome! More details below. #EndVAWG #16DaysOfActivism

Bath in Common event at Widcombe Social Club on Thursday 21st November - "an evening of reflection, collaboration and joy" facilitated by Nadia Idle. What does Bath now need to thrive? Bath is full of activity, passionate campaigns and active residents. But what does it need at this conjuncture? How can we build trust between communities, fight atomisation and open spaces for sustainable activism? This reflective workshop will hold a space to contemplate this moment and what the living organism that is Bath - needs right now. We will use consciousness raising techniques and a series of collaborative exercises to encourage free and open thinking. https://lnkd.in/eBUFRf6q

Congratulations to Annie Legge who won a copy of 'A History of Women in 101 Objects' by Annabelle Hirsch in the Bath Women's Fund draw for members who completed the 2024 survey. Thanks to all the members who completed the survey and provided such great feedback, ideas and suggestions for our events, activities, grant making and connecting with each other. #GivingCircle #GiveLocally

How much do you know about Giving Circles? People have been coming together to give collectively for centuries and in the past 20 years Giving Circles around the world have given over £1billion. Giving Circles come in all shapes and sizes, involving people from a wide range of backgrounds. They are a long-established approach to collective giving where people come together to pool their resources so that their combined gifts can make a bigger difference. This beautifully illustrated website, from our friends at Philanthropy Together, simply explains how collective giving and people-powered philanthropy can transform communities and support proactive change – https://lnkd.in/dDHDX-v. It’s also worth watching the inspirational TED talk from Sara Lomelin, CEO of Philanthropy Together, showing how powerful it is to come together, build and belong to a community with shared values, learn about the issues in your local area and collectively decide which grass roots organisations would benefit most from the pooled donations – https://shorturl.at/QouKT People join a Giving Circle because they want to make a difference. Bath Women’s Fund is part of a growing, global movement of Giving Circles, so if you are looking for connection, collaboration, purpose and fun, then come and join us – our next event is on 9th December and we’ll be celebrating five years of giving! #FiveYearsOfGiving #BathWomensFund #Philanthropy #GivingCircles #JoinBathWomensFund #Community 

Such an honour to watch HIJABI hosted by FilmBath, The Belonging Network and Helen Farmer, followed by a powerful Q&A and conversation between the film's Director and Producer, Samir Mehanovic, Tara Miran and Dr Norah El-Gohary BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, PGCE, AFHEA, who also shared some of their personal experiences to help us all to learn and have #FrankConversations. The film shares the voices and stories of five Muslim women who give such powerful insight into the hatred they have experienced and the work they're doing to challenge and support others. Thank you for bringing this film to Bath, particularly as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. Resources available at: https://lnkd.in/ef6Aqh9D Please seek out this film - next screening in Manchester on 16th November: https://lnkd.in/e2_DSGBE. We are also all encouraged to seek out bystander and awareness training (e.g. https://lnkd.in/esDN_5Zq, https://lnkd.in/endTwhrX). Advice from SARI (Stand Against Racism & Inequality) on what to do when confronted with hate crime: https://lnkd.in/eiN5c9rV

Thanks to Bath Women's Fund co-founder, Emma Beeston, for this lovely shout-out for little philanthropy, highlighting "collective efforts, such as pooled funds, giving circles or funder collaboratives, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". You can find out more about our collective giving and the #GivingCircle approach at www.bathwomensfund.org.uk https://lnkd.in/eMvtQjy7

It is a great time to join Bath Women’s Fund – as this year we celebrate five years of giving! Over the past five years we have donated over £100,000 to local organisations that support women and girls. The organisations that have benefited from grants over the years include: Bath City Farm  Black Families Education Support Group Creativity Works Julian House Make a Move Mentoring Plus - Bath & North East Somerset Oasis Hub SARSAS (Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support) Sporting Family Change SWEDA Teen Yoga Foundation VOICES Charity The Women's Work Lab Youth Connect South West If you are interested in philanthropy, empowering women and girls, want to take action on issues that matter most and connect with an extraordinary network of interesting women that share your values, then we’d love to join us! If you’d like to find out more about joining Bath Women’s Fund, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e9yKwD-J #FiveYearsOfGiving #BathWomensFund #Philanthropy #GivingCircles #JoinBathWomensFund

Congratulations to all the amazing young people who won awards at the Youth Connect South West 2024 Young People's Awards! The evening also celebrated the charity's first five years with this great video: https://lnkd.in/eQjUKScd Bath Women's Fund members are supporting the Youth Connect 'This Girl Can!' project this year with our main grant, and we were honoured to be invited to the Young People's Awards to celebrate all the young people recognised this year and the dedication of the YCSW team who support them. Thanks to Cheryl Sharp for inviting us and for the amazing work you and your team are doing to support young women through This Girl Can! Look forward to hearing more at our December event. #GivingCircle #WomensPhilanthropy #CollectiveGiving #ThisGirlCan