How Does it Work?
We will donate $10,000+ to one local nonprofit in one hour. How do we do it? Members (100+ women) will meet four times a year for one hour each time. At each meeting, we will hear a five-minute presentation from three different local charitable organizations that need our financial help to succeed. Together we will donate $40,000+ per year to local nonprofit organizations and charities. Come with an open mind, willing to listen & learn, and meet women who care about our communities.
Not ready to make a $100 quarterly commitment? Form a team! As a group, commit to donating $100. Each team gets one vote for selecting the award recipient.
Charity Selection, Voting, and Payment
All donations will be given to charities or causes in or serving the Waupaca area. No national charities will be considered, however, local branches of national charities are eligible for consideration. The purpose is for 100% of the contribution to stay in this region.
Members may nominate their favorite local charity and may nominate as many as they wish. Eligible charities/causes must have 501(c)(3) status. Once eligibility is determined by the 100+ Women Who Care Board of Directors, charities are then placed on a ballot and board members vote for three charities to present at the following meeting.
A representative from each of the three charities is invited to make a 5-minute presentation at the meeting. A brief question-and-answer period will follow.
By ballot, members will then vote individually for one of the three charities to receive the collective donation. The majority rules. All members must donate to the cause voted in. (Teams receive one vote, regardless of how many people make up the team.)
Voting Conflict - Members who are employed in paid or non-paid positions (employees or board/committee members) with a charity that is selected to present must abstain from the vote during that quarterly meeting. This abstention is in effect for only that meeting where the charity is presenting but the voting member must still participate financially in that quarterly meeting. This abstention is also required for board/committee members during the top three charity selection process.
Each member writes a $100 check at each meeting to directly to the selected local charity. ($400 per year, just over $1 a day). The member contributes even if they are unavailable to attend the meeting.
For those unable to attend any given meeting during the year, checks may be given to a member to vote and deliver on that member’s behalf, or members may place the check in the mail within three (3) business days following the meeting.