Katy-area residents can donate to a variety of local charities but may have questions about their effectiveness. The uncertainty inspired Katy Community Giving Circle to find a different way of contributing.
The grassroots nonprofit pools member donations and gives to local charities chosen by a simple majority vote. The goal is to have a larger effect than might otherwise be achieved from several small donations to multiple charities.
The organization awards grants every six months, Brian Hastings said. He came up with the idea for the group in 2015 when speaking to a friend who had cancer. His friend suggested collective giving might prove more effective than small, individual donations.
Hastings appealed to the Cinco Ranch Community Residents Facebook page, which had 7,200 members at the time, to form a group to donate to charities. Nathalie Morton, Katy Community Giving Circle’s administrator, told Hastings she wanted to be involved.
