learn

Learn more about opportunities and needs in Greenwood County, along with the missions and goals of our local nonprofit organizations. Discover other caring women who share your aspirations for a better community.

give

Give collectively to maximize our donations in furthering good work in our community. Greenwood Women Care granting decisions will be egalitarian, self-directed, and highly participatory.

grow

Grow together with new and current friends and neighbors while enjoying informative, social gatherings in various venues. You will be instrumental in empowering women to make a difference in Greenwood.

Greenwood Women Care (GWC) engages community-minded Greenwood women in collective learning, giving, and growing together. GWC grows through membership of a broad range of women from many professional and personal sectors, and is perpetually open to new members. Each member will contribute an equal amount annually and have an equal vote in granting decisions.

Greenwood Women Care continues to spread the word and invite new members. Our Quarterly Meetings are social and learning events for all members and interested guests. GWC has designed our granting guidelines and application process. The first GWC Grants were voted on by our members in February 2019. We were able to award a total of $47,625 to eight local nonprofits in our very first granting year!

GWC is self-determining in governance, organizational structure, and grantmaking. An active steering committee of ten women has given a strong foundation and shape to this initiative. Participation is welcomed (though not required) on one or more of our six standing committees. They are: Communications, Governance and Finance, Grants Review and Awards, Membership, Programs and Education, and Social.

The overarching goals of GWC are to offer participants the opportunity for personal growth, to develop as engaged members of our community, and to improve the quality of life for everyone in Greenwood County. The tagline serves as an abbreviated reminder of Greenwood Women Care’s mission:
learn • give • grow.

GWC Quarterly Meetings are open to all GWC members, as well as to any interested women who would like to attend as guests (whether on their own or along with a member). Please contact us at gwc@greenwoodcf.org if you’d like to find out more about GWC and any of our events. And please see more information here: News & Events .

Greenwood Women Care Membership is continually open and new members are always welcome!

Annual membership contributions are directed to our GWC Granting Fund for awarding grants to nonprofit organizations serving in Greenwood County and to the GWC Endowment. A small percentage is applied to GWC administrative costs. The full membership contribution is tax-deductible.

GWC Members are asked to renew by December 31 for the following year. Women joining for the first time in July-December of any year will be asked individually to specify whether to apply their initial contribution for membership in the current or following calendar year. Membership privileges (such as voting on grant awards and committee participation) begin in the year indicated. Guests are always welcome at GWC Quarterly Meetings and social events, so those deferring until the next year may still attend these gatherings.

Our current membership is 120 women. Women who joined GWC by April 30, 2018, are designated as Charter Members. This is in recognition of their support of this initiative at its very beginning and in anticipation that these members will renew their membership commitment for in years following.

The Greenwood Women Care Endowment was established with a portion of Greenwood Women Care membership fees and additional contributions to provide a permanent revenue source for GWC to address needs and opportunities impacting the Greenwood community. The GWC Endowment continues to grow with each new GWC membership or renewal and designated gifts.