It’s up to us to make sure every girl gets the opportunities she deserves.

Girls look to us for answers

With technology today, we can expand our circles of influence.

We can encircle and protect more girls and women.

We can work together to give something back.  

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38% of UK women have experienced either physical or sexual violence since they were 15-years-old.* 44% of murders of women worldwide are committed by a woman’s intimate partner. 24% Global percentage of senior management roles filled by women Crowdfunding provides a simple way to raise the status of women.

Let’s give. Not give up.

There’s work to be done.

Reward crowdfunding is a simple way for our circle of women to make a difference. *Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/international-womens-day-2014-the-shocking-statistics-that-show-why-it-is-still-so-important-9177211.html

When a couple of big personalities with big ideas and even bigger hearts get together to give something back, you just know something game changing is going to happen.  The founders of women give

something back are innovation and creativity junkies, a soft touch when it comes to seeing other women suffering and business gals with a conscience. We know there are many

women like us who care about the glass ceiling, well being and safety of women and opportunities for every girl and woman to live a happy, safe and abundant life.

About the #WGSB Revolution

We know that there are many women silently suffering, needing the support and chance to make a change. We understand that you’re busy.

That’s why we’ve made it really simple for you to give something back to good causes. You might not be cut out for traipsing through the Amazon to protect endangered species; you might not have the patience or the time to volunteer. We’ve made it so easy for anyone

to join our circle of women who want to give something back. Contributing to the Women Give Something Back fund supports crowdfunding projects on CrowdPatch, a UK Social Enterprise and crowdfunding platform. www.womengivesomethingback.com

Maggie Langley OfficeHounds ‒ Founder CrowdPatch ‒ Director

Women Give Something Back Founders

Betsy Aidinyantz Centre for Creativity and Enterprise

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Tweet this I joined the Women Give Something Back revolution #wgsb womengivesomethingback.com Join the Women Give Something Back revolution #wgsb womengivesomethingback.com Let’s give. Not give up. #wgsb womengivesomethingback.com ‘No one has ever become poor from giving.’ Anne Frank womengivesomethingback.com My #WGSB action ‒ [e.g. helped my daughter with her homework, donated to a crowdfunding project, carried my neighbour’s groceries, taught my students about the Suffragettes] #WGSB Use the Women Give Something Back hashtag when you retweet or socially share information about women who are suffering. The hashtag becomes a rallying cry for women to get informed, consider solutions and find a way to give something back. Use the Women Give Something Back hashtag when you retweet or socially share good news about women. We must collectively take action to raise the status of women, but we must also show gratitude for our achievements. Join the Women Give Something Back mailing list www.womengivesomethingback.com Join the Women Give Something Back crowdfunding community www.crowdpatch.co.uk/women-give-something-back/

Women Give Something Back using crowdfunding to raise the status of women Women Give Something Back launches on International Women’s Day Maggie Langley, a business owner of OfficeHounds and Director of CrowdPatch, a crowdfunding Social Enterprise and Betsy Aidinyantz, Kent Business Women of the Year 2013 and founder of The Centre for Creativity and Enterprise hope their campaign will encourage more women to participate in crowdfunding. The WGSB movement encourages women to make a donation to the Women Give Something Back Circle fund, a crowdfunding project on CrowdPatch. In exchange for their donation, women get rewards, including being featured in the email newsletter. Regular monthly contributors receive a handmade gift from the women at the Centre for Creativity and Enterprise on their birthday. Funds raised will be divided among the crowdfunding projects carefully selected and added to the Women Give Something Back ‘patch’ on the CrowdPatch website. Maggie Langley, Co-founder of Women Give Something Back said, You might not be cut out for traipsing through the Amazon to protect endangered species; you might not have the patience or the time to volunteer. We’ve made it so easy for anyone to join our revolutionary circle of women using crowdfunding to improve our world. We believe that the collective energy of women who give something back can be the catalyst for real change that will raise the status of women. - Ends -Maggie Langley 07789 682960 circle@womengivesomethingback.com www.womengivesomethingback.com - Ends - Notes for Editors: Reward crowdfunding is a way of funding projects and businesses from many smaller contributions from a crowd of people in exchange for rewards. ‘More than £2.7billion was raised by crowdfunding globally in 2012.’ Nesta http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/working-crowd CrowdPatch patches are online communities of people with shared interests who come together to support relevant crowdfunding projects. Patches include a social newsfeed, video blog and blogging features to encourage deeper engagement.

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Guest Blog Post Disrupting the Balance of Power with the Women Give Something Back Revolution  Strides have been made toward equality between women and men. Your life might feel comfortable enough that you don't give gender inequality much thought in your daily life. Make no mistake, the balance of power still weighs heavily toward men. With only 5.9% of the world's heads of states being women and only 21.8% as the Average of women in Parliament globally, there is work to be done. Source UNwomen.org http://www.unwomen.org/̃/media/8FD64A021C8840AC9AE6906D50658487.ashx The problem isn't just that women are underrepresented in government, girls and women globally face violence, restricted access to education and inequality in the workplace.  44% of UK women have experienced either physical or sexual violence since they were 15-years-old. 38% of murders of women worldwide are committed by a woman’s intimate partner. 24% of global percentage of senior management roles filled by women. Source The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/international-womens-day-2014-the-shocking-statistics-that-show-why-it-is-still-so-important-9177211.html There's still work to be done The Women Give Something Back movement encourages women and men to contribute to positive change via crowdfunding.  Maggie Langley, Co-founder of Women Give Something Back and Director of CrowdPatch a crowdfunding platform said, You might not be cut out for traipsing through the Amazon to protect endangered species; you might not have the patience or the time to volunteer. We’ve made it so easy for anyone to join our revolutionary circle of women using crowdfunding to improve our world. We believe that the collective energy of women who give something back can be the catalyst for real change that will raise the status of women. The WGSB movement encourages women to make a donation to the Women Give Something Back Circle fund, a crowdfunding project on CrowdPatch. In exchange for a donation, women get rewards, including being featured in the email newsletter. Regular monthly contributors receive a handmade gift from the women at the Centre for Creativity and Enterprise on their birthday. Funds raised will be divided among the crowdfunding projects carefully selected and added to the Women Give Something Back ‘patch’ on the CrowdPatch website. ‘More than £2.7billion was raised by crowdfunding globally in 2012.’ Source Nesta http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/working-crowd By contributing to crowdfunding projects that further the success, health and wellbeing of women, we can begin to shift the balance of power.  Girls look to us for answers. It's up to us to make sure every girl gets the opportunities she deserves. With technology today, we can expand our circles of influence. We can encircle and protect more girls and women. We can work together to give something back. Let's give. Not give up. Join the Women Give Something Back Circle at www.womengivesomethingback.com Maggie Langley Founder of Women Give Something Back www.womengivesomethingback.com @womenGSB Director of CrowdPatch www.crowdpatch.co.uk @CrowdPatch Founder of OfficeHounds www.officehounds.co.uk @OfficeHounds

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It’s up to us to make sure every girl gets the opportunities she deserves.

Girls look to us for answers

With technology today, we can expand our circles of influence.

We can encircle and protect more girls and women.

We can work together to give something back.