L Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE President, Linda Lysakowski, LLC

What role do women play in philanthropy? Women control more than half the private wealth in the US Women make 80 percent of the purchases in the US Women will inherit 70 percent of the $41 trillion in transferred wealth over the next forty years in the US

Causes Women Support Improving the quality of life for girls and women Empowerment of women and girls Making positive changes in communities around the world Leveraging charitable dollars Encouraging youth in philanthropy Shared/collaborative experiences Understanding how the organizations work

How Women Give Giving circles : More than 400 registered Majority are run by/for women Women’s funds, donor advised funds Foundations: Local, national, international Monthly giving More loyal donors (10x more loyal)

Women in Philanthropy Careers The majority of workers in the nonprofit sector (73 percent) are women More than 60 percent of fundraising professionals in the US are women Women account for 43 percent of the board seats among all nonprofits Women make up 45 percent of the CEOs at nonprofits

Women and Legacy Giving More women inherit wealth because they live longer than men; the majority of legacy gifts come from women although the source of that wealth is often the combined income of men and women.

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Thank You Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE