Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders

 

The Tiffany Circle is a society of women leaders and philanthropists. By investing annually in their local American Red Cross chapters, these women follow in the footsteps of a long line of women leaders who have helped the Red Cross serve the American public in times of war and peace with disaster assistance, blood collection, safety training and countless other community assistance services.

The name Tiffany and the Tiffany Circle have historical precedent. The circle is named for the beautiful Tiffany windows in the Board of Governors Hall at Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C. These windows, produced by the Tiffany Studios, were commissioned by Red Cross President Mabel Boardman in 1917. As an act of reconciliation and hope, they were paid for with a $5,000 gift from the Women’s Relief Corps of the North and $5,000 from the United Daughters of the Confederacy of the South.

The women in these windows personify virtues at work in the Red Cross Movement: hope, mercy, faith, charity, truth and fortitude. Members of the Tiffany Circle provide living examples of these virtues in their local communities, by ensuring that the Red Cross has the ability to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to life’s emergencies.

The Value of the Tiffany Circle

 

 

PHILANTHROPY

Tiffany Circle members will see the results of their investments through the humanitarian work of their local Red Cross chapters. Your gift will ensure that the Red Cross is able to train volunteers to respond to the next disaster, that military families are able to reach their loved ones in an emergency and that your neighbors will be trained and ready to save a life during a medical emergency.

VOLUNTEERING

Connecting with your local chapter of the Red Cross will enable you to demonstrate your compassion for others through volunteer work. You can join the Red Cross Disaster Action Team to help disaster victims in your community, get trained as a CPR or first aid instructor or encourage others to support the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross.

MENTORING

Inspire future generations to give of their time, talent and treasure. The Red Cross has youth programs that teach children about the work of the Red Cross and how to prepare themselves and their families for emergencies. You can show these young people how to make a lifelong commitment to humanitarian work and philanthropy.

NETWORKING

Build relationships with other community leaders. Members of the Tiffany Circle are women interested in success at home, in the workplace and in their communities. They know the value of cultivating relationships with other leaders.  Members will have the opportunity to network at Tiffany Circle events held throughout the year.

Please make a commitment to join the Tiffany Circle today. Your support will help the American Red Cross continue the humanitarian work of its founder, Clara Barton. Will you join us?

“Women are the most powerful new voice in philanthropy! As the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy, they have become the economic powerhouse of the 21st century! The American Red Cross is tapping into the power of women to create a leadership network, the Tiffany Circle, which will strengthen the services of the Red Cross in their communities through a focused investment of their time, talents and treasures. I can think of no other philanthropic organization in the country where it is more appropriate to launch a Women’s Initiative than at the Red Cross, which was founded by Clara Barton 125 years ago. The tradition will continue with women joining together and leveraging their leadership and power to make a real impact in their communities!”

—Melanie Sabelhaus, past national chair of the Tiffany Circle