The Mission
The mission of The Flow Fund Circle is to increase trust, generosity of spirit, empowerment, and compassion in the world by increasing the flow of money through the hands of new philanthropists who freely carry resources to places where their hearts move them to go.
The core values of Flow Funding are: Generosity, Trust, Discernment, and Community. We seek to develop a form of philanthropy that is Proactive (not passive), Intuitive, Effective, Open to Surprise, and Healing for Funders and Recipients.
I want to express my deep gratitude to my dear friend and advisor, Sandra Hobson, for her wisdom and dedication to Flow Funding for 25 years. Sandra helped me launch and sustain Flow Funding in countless ways. She was there for me with such insight and generosity every step of the way, from the early days of develping the idea, as well as helping to make each annual gathering of Flow Funders inspiring and joyful. I couldn’t have done it without you, Sandra.
I thank Karen Payne, Editorial Author for the Flow Funding website. She created the content of this website from 25 years of a paper trail that told the stories of over 100 Flow Funders. Karen and I shared a vision of a website that would enable people around the world to discover new ways of unleashing generosity and democratizing philanthropy. It continues to be such a joy to see our vision flourish. This beautiful website would not exist without you, Karen.
I would like to express my deep gratitude to each member of The Flow Fund Circle for all that you have taught me through your open hearted generosity. I am constantly delighted and refreshed and inspired by the way you have given the money away to the people and places that have touched you. Please know that you have enriched my life greatly. I send you my love and blessings,
- Marion
History
Download the PDF of the Flow Fund Circle history.
“I started the Flow Fund Circle in May 1991. I had just completed a one year sabbatical from philanthropy and I was quite clear that I did not want to go back to the old way of working with money where people would come to visit me or send me proposals which would pile up on a table in my home….” More
For many years it has been my privilege to be an advisor to the Flow Fund Circle. Watching this model grow and develop over the years has been truly inspiring to me and has altered the way I engage in my own personal giving. This model of philanthropy has allowed individuals who have never had the opportunity to be philanthropists before to experience the true joy of giving. The process of giving money away has illuminated and expanded both the lives of the Flow Funders and those receiving the money.
- Sandra Hobson, advisor to The Flow Fund Circle
