January Meeting – Giving Circles for a Common Cause

Friday, January 14^th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

*Please note: Meeting will begin promptly at 11:30 with networking time after the presentation.

When individuals pool their charitable dollars and focus on key issues, their impact can be far greater than individual gifts. A giving circle’s relationships with specific charities creates a deeper level of involvement for donors and the nonprofits they support. Giving circles allow anyone to contribute to a common cause, either as a supporting donor or as an active committee member. Members and supporters help to increase the giving circle’s assets over time, helping to make a significant impact in the communities they serve. Join AFP Southern Arizona and special guest, Kim Covington, Vice President of Community Initiatives with the Arizona Community Foundation, for a special discussion about establishing and sustaining successful giving circles where you’ll learn how giving circles can benefit your organization and its mission.

Kim Covington is the Vice President of Community Initiatives at the Arizona Community Foundation. Covington works to amplify ACF’s presence in diverse communities across the state by creating innovative and community collaborations with existing and new partners. From leading the Philanthropy for All Initiative, or convening the community to have conversations about social justice issues in the Courage to Listen, Learn and Act, Covington and ACF believe there is power in partnerships, shared passion and pooled resources.

Covington left the formal newsroom after 30 years in the television news industry. Along with her time at KPNX 12 News as a News Anchor and School Solutions Reporter, her career spans from Springfield, Missouri and Grand Rapids, Michigan to her hometown St. Louis, Missouri, ensuring diverse voices were present in her stories and news coverage.  She is the recipient of several awards including four Emmy Awards for excellence in reporting, several Associated Press awards, the 2022 Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, 2020 Town of Paradise Valley Martin Luther King Diversity Award, the 2019 Valle del Sol Mom of the Year Award, 2017 In-Business Women of Achievement Award, the Black Educators Ragsdale Beacon of Hope Award, Judge Jean Williams Service Award, and the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence to name a few.

She currently serves on several boards including the Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees, ASU Lodestar Leadership Council, City of Phoenix Fast Track Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee to end HIV by 2030, and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office African American Advisory Council and is a member of the prestigious International Women’s Forum. She is also Co-Chair of the Justice Race Equity Diversity and Inclusion Affinity Group of the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. The wife and mother of two is a graduate of University of Missouri – Columbia Journalism School.

AFP Southern Arizona is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: January 2022 Member Meeting
Time: Jan 14, 2022 11:30 AM Arizona

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