5 Ways You Know You are an AAWGT Member:

1. You've read "Poverty Amidst Plenty"
2. You have used "team leader 2" in a sentence
3. You know what RESG and PGEC are
4. You are familiar with the tagline "Invest, Inform, Inspire"
5. You are a philanthropist

Of the five, considering yourself a philanthropist is, of course, the most important. People often think of a philanthropist as someone who gives away a lot of money. That's certainly one definition. But an important part of being a philanthropist is seeking to promote the welfare of others. So there you go: we are all philanthropists.

But the other ways that you know you are an AAWGT member point to the work that we do. You'll understand "Poverty Amidst Plenty," especially if you have worked on the Grants Committee. We use that publication from the Community Foundation to provide important data on the needs in our community.

"Team leader 2" also applies to the Grants Committee. Our Grants Committee reviewers are divided into teams that evaluate each grant application. Our valuable team leaders guide groups of reviewers and then present their team's findings to the other team leaders, plus our committee chair and assistant chairs.

You'll also know that RESG stands for our Racial Equity Study Group and that PGEC stands for Post Grants Evaluation Committee. Through our study group, members take a deep dive into an examination of racial equity and its effects on our most vulnerable citizens. And Post Grants members are the liaisons with our grantees, keeping us up to date on their work and the progress of the program funded by the AAWGT grant.

And finally, AAWGT members embrace the tagline, "Invest, Inform, Inspire." We invest in the community via our grants, we inform via our education sessions, and we inspire others through our generosity of time, talent and treasure — all exemplified by our unique vocabulary and the ways you know you are an AAWGT member.