{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Community Kind - A 100 Women Podcast","title":"Ep.1 Where It All Began: The Story of 100 Women | with Alicia Curtis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1772,"description":"100 Women started with a car ride.In 2013, Alicia Curtis and her friend Megan Anderson were driving back from a youth leadership workshop in regional WA when the idea came up. What if everyday women pooled a small amount each month and gave it away together? No wealthy benefactors required. Just a community of people who believed their money could do more together than alone.In this first episode of Community Kind, Executive Officer Karen Brittain sits down with 100 Women Co-Founder Alicia Curtis to go back to where it all began. The spark, the first social media post that brought the founding committee together, and the moment they realised they were onto something.Alicia talks about what collective giving actually means, why philanthropy got hijacked by the wealthy, and how a $300 annual contribution (roughly a coffee a week) can become part of something that has now gifted more than $1.69 million to women and girls in Australia and around the world.Whether you've been a member for years or you're hearing about 100 Women for the first time, this is the episode to start with.IN THIS EPISODEThe car ride that started it all, and the book that changed how Alicia thought about women and givingWhy collective giving puts philanthropy within reach of anyone, not just the wealthyThe founding committee, the first social media post, and the buzz of possibilityWhat $300 a year becomes when hundreds of women give togetherGrant stories: Earbus, Telethon Kids Institute, Zonta House, and projects in CambodiaWhy 100 Women funds projects locally, nationally, and globally, and what privilege has to do with itHow a Perth idea became a national giving community with a global reachGUESTAlicia Curtis, Co-Founder, 100 Women. Youth leadership advocate, social entrepreneur, and one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence. Alicia has spent her career challenging who gets to be a leader and what everyday people can achieve when they come together.HOSTKaren Brittain, Executive Officer, 100...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2_SLQSsp9hNubdD3NaWU_qoHz5vQ2UIsjx3Ebmgz42k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNGFh/YmI1NzZiNDRmOTVi/ODRmZDEyZGE2NWIx/NWI2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}