Great Dames Circle
Become part of a trusted circle of empowering women.
The Great Dames Circle activates your purpose and passion in communities, at work, and in your personal lives.
Open to women of all ages and backgrounds.
Great Dames is a global community of women who are focused on making connections, sharing stories, exchanging ideas and resources, and forging friendships.
We’re global.
Our global community is invited to attend all Great Dames virtual events throughout the year.
We invest in women and girls.
The Great Dames Circle engages women-led nonprofits and funds their remarkable work to empower women and girls to thrive. We invite women non-profit leaders to participate in our annual Remarkable Work Pitch Competition. Finalists are awarded a seed grant, business mentor, business services, and a strategic partnership with Great Dames.
Benefits of Circle Membership:
Participation in the new Great Dames Giving Circle:
Vote for the selection of the annual grant from the Giving Circle
Offer a tax-free investment in the Great Dames Fund, which provides seed grants and donations to women, girls, and women-serving organizations
Info about the 2024 Remarkable Ideas Pitch Competition that will award the 2024 Giving Circle Grant is here
Free tickets to all virtual Great Dames Powerful Conversations
Free “friend ticket” to all virtual Great Dames event
Early access and member discounts to Great Dames special events, conferences and workshops
Members-only invitation to join a Great Dames Peer Mastermind Group (additional fee)
Invitations to attend members-only events
Invitations to special events offered by other Circle members
Discounted offerings from Great Dames partners
Annual Investment in Women: $100
Great Dames Fund is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization (EIN: 47-2762190) and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.
2024 EVENTS
~Save the Date~
Great Dames 15th Anniversary Virtual Celebration Event
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Mark your calendar. Exciting details coming soon.
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2023 Great Dames Events
November 29 She Matters: An Important Conversation
Final Powerful Conversation of the year discussing the importance of remembering that we each bring something valuable to the world.
September 28 Great Dames Celebration
Giving Circle Grant Winner Announcement and Great Dames Book Launch
May 9 The Stories of Our Moms
A meaningful dialogue about our joyful and complicated relationships
March 8 International Women's Day Celebration
Meet the Great Dames Storytellers!
Stories Changing the World
January 17 Get Unstuck!
Virtual Hands-On Writing and Editing Workshop
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2022 Great Dames Events
January 21 & 24 Great Dames HUB Virtual Workshops
February 22 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: THRIVE! Bravery: How to tap into my courage
March 8 International Women’s Day Special Event:
“Women: Your Thrive Energy Source”,
Special Event for Circle Members Only
March 22 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: THRIVE! I Quit: Leaving for something better to help me thrive
April 26 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: THRIVE! Stop the Judgement!
May 24 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: THRIVE! Confidence: Free to be me no matter what
June 28 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: THRIVE! Healing and Resilience: The Curative Power of Positive Connections
July 26 Great Dames THRIVE! Powerful Conversation: The Value of Friendship: How Friends Help Each Other Thrive
September 28 Great Dames THRIVE! Powerful Conversation: How to Get Your Spark Back! Virtual Workshop led by Dame Nina Sherak
November 15 Great Dames THRIVE! Powerful Conversation: Giving Back
December 13 Great Dames Year-End Celebration Event!
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Prior 2021 Great Dames Events
January 22 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: “Becoming Remarkable Through Business Building & Service” with Andra Rush
February 10 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: Valentine’s Themed Cooking Class with Chef Curtis Hemm
March 26 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: "Creating Remarkable Results during Uncertainty", interactive workshop led by Mary Mavis
April 19 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: "Reimagining Sleep",
with Dr. Barbara Hutchinson
May 17 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: "Reimagining Courage"
featuring “Great Dames Conversation Catalysts,”
Regina Allen-Sharpe, Sindy Rodriquez and Jan White
June 17 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: “Confidence and Your Body,”
featuring DeLores Pressley and Kathy Palokoff
July 29 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation: “Reimagining Friendship”
Celebrating International Day of Friendship
with the Great Dames Community
August 10 Savings Success Workshop: Free Virtual Workshop Designed for Aspiring Dames (US and global participants welcome)
A Workshop from Capital One
September 20 Great Dames Virtual Workshop “Making Good Trouble”
featuring Bebe Coker and Jah’Sima Cooper
facilitated by Nina Sherak
October 26 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation
“Introducing the Great Dames Marketplace”
November 30 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation
“Reimagining Your Future”
December 13 Great Dames Virtual Powerful Conversation
“Celebrating Your Great Dameness”
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Prior 2020 Great Dames Events for our Circle Members!
January 23, Great Dames Connect Event
February 26, Great Dames Connect Event
March 26, Great Dames Webinar, Leading Effective Video Conferences, led by Laura Sicola
April 6, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: The POWER of Connecting with our Community Right Now, led by Sharon Kelly Hake, Maria Hess, Laura Sicola
April 20, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: Thriving 101: Real-time Resilience, led by Nina Sherak
April 29, Great Dames Connect Event
May 11, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: The Power of Storytelling: This is the Right Time to Write Your Book, led by Kathy Palokoff
May 21, Great Dames Connect Event
June 8, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: THAT… Was a Great Question!, led by Adina Tovell
June 25, Great Dames Connect Event, featuring Jah’Sima Cooper
July 13, Great Dames Powerful Conversation with Allison Garrett; Turning Adversity into Advantage.
July 28, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: Dismissed: How Race, Gender and Culture Bias is Destroying the Health of Americans. led by Dr. Angela Marshall
August 25, Great Dames Connect Event featuring a Conversation with Sonya Aronowitz and Tamara Bella Anderson, women in theatre
September 21-25, Great Dames First Digital Conference: Reimagining Your Life: Discovering Hope in Your Personal, Professional & Community Lives During Uncertain Times
October 19, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: Reimagining Our Connections
November 17, Great Dames Powerful Conversation: Reimagining Self-Care
December 7, Toast to a Year of ‘Great Dameness’ Celebration