Discovering the gift.
2022 GIVEN FORUM
Every year young adult women apply and are selected to attend the annual GIVEN Catholic Young Women’s Leadership Forum.
The GIVEN Forum is designed to help young adult Catholic women with a heart for mission and an aptitude for leadership identify their particular gifts and find practical pathways to put them in the service of the Gospel. Acceptance to a GIVEN cohort includes a year of one-on-one mentorship after the Forum, when women grow in leadership skills as they implement an Action Plan. We are grateful to Archbishop Perez and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for their support to host the Forum there in 2022.
103 YOUNG ADULTS
From 50 dioceses
From 32 states
And 3 international countries:
UK, Canada, and Singapore
DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES
29 Entrepreneurial
22 Catholic Professional
21 Care for the Human Person
17 Artistic
15 Secular Professional
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
59 Mentors
49 Volunteers, including 14 GIVEN Alumnae
Mentors and Volunteers: 50% lay, 50% consecrated
27 Religious communities and forms of consecrated life represented
11 communities were new to the Forum in 2022
AFTER THE FORUM
On leaving the GIVEN Forum each attendee departs with an action plan, is assigned a mentor, and begins her Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Year.
GIVEN alumnae take what they have learned at the leadership Forum and leave with an Action Plan in hand. That plan is meant to put their gifts in service of the Gospel within a particular community.
The Action Plan can be large- or small-scale, but all Action Plans are new initiatives that benefit others. Through their attendance at the Forum and participation in GIVEN’s year-long leadership training program, cohort members learn how to activate the gifts that God has given them and offer the gift that only they can give.
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August
Begin Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Year
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Sept - March
Monthly meetings to develop and implement Action Plans
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April
End Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Year
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May
Launch of Action Plans and officially a GIVEN Alumna
BEYOND THE FORUM
The young women who have participated in the Forum and mentorship year have overwhelmingly reported how powerful the GIVEN experience has been in their lives.
success and support
Three 2021 Alumnae were chosen to enter the semifinals of the 2022 OSV Innovation Challenge, and their Action Plans were celebrated at the 2022 GIVEN Forum during the annual Catholic Female Leaders Celebration night. These women were first identified by their GIVEN mentors and then chosen by an independent review committee for their innovation, passion and embodiment of their gifts.
They will each receive $10,000 from GIVEN benefactors and continue to grow their idea through the OSV Challenge and the resources it offers, with the goal of having the chance to pitch their idea in the finals and the possibility of being awarded $100,000 in funding. We’re so pleased to have nourished them through the GIVEN Forum and the Art of Accompaniment Mentoring Year, and now we celebrate them and this next season in their journey of discovering the gift that only they can give.
Astounding Glory
Hope Acquilano
Astounding Glory seeks to make the fullness of God’s healing accessible to survivors of sexual abuse by empowering those who are channels of God’s healing as well as providing resources and support for sexual abuse survivors. They believe the fullness of hope, healing, and freedom is found in Our Lord, through the treasures of The Church, and allows survivors to exclaim, like Saint Augustine, “In my deepest wound I saw Your Glory, and it astounded me!”
The Hildegard Collective
Cecilia Leskowicz The Hildegard Collective connects Catholic musicians both online and at in-person events, provides formation in applying the Catholic faith to their craft, and supports new musical endeavors across genres that glorify God, explicitly or implicitly.
Bioethics and Dignity Initiative
Clarissa Prisinzano This initiative is a curriculum that brings philosophy and bioethics to Catholic high schools. Once implemented into the classroom, schools are encouraged to foster "youth advocacy groups" and the possibility of a pro-life and pro-dignity sexual education curriculum. The goal is to equip students with resources rooted in proper Christian anthropology and instill the confidence to build up the Culture of Life to sanctify the world!
GIVEN Forum Alumnae also get access to a bundle of benefits to support them and their action plan after the Forum.
- Ongoing development through one-time mentoring conversations and GIVEN Academy.
- Alumnae-exclusive events and meetups.
- Invitation to return to the Forum as a volunteer.
- A monthly email newsletter featuring alumnae updates, job openings, exclusive opportunities and upcoming events.
- Internal networking groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Major Sponsors
The GIVEN Institute (“GIVEN”) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of young adult women for the Catholic Church and the world.
To learn more visit our main website at
giveninstitute.com
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