Non-Profits
We strive to help our local community by supporting groups whose primary purpose is charitable service to the community. Our hope is to reach the causes with the greatest need and make an impactful, positive change by pooling our resources.
Any current member can nominate a charity for consideration. Please review the eligibility requirements below.
To be eligible to be added to our charity list an organization must:
Be nominated by a current member.
Serve the Waupaca community.
Have a 501(c)(3) status.
Nomination Process
Any member in good standing may nominate a potential recipient.
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.
Each nonprofit can only be added to the potential recipient pool once. Nonprofits with multiple programs cannot be nominated for each program separately. Each nonprofit only needs one nomination to be added to the potential recipient pool. Multiple nominations will not increase entries.
Local nonprofits may contact the board of directors to request to be nominated.
Nominations are subject to the board of directors’ approval. Once nominated, the board will vet the nominated organization to determine eligibility. Organizations that meet the eligibility criteria will be added to our potential recipient pool.
The board may institute a process in the future to update the potential recipient's list to make sure it is current and reflects the interests of our membership.
Selection Process & Payment
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.
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 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.