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Frequently Asked Questions
Non-profit organizations must:
Be nominated by a current member.
Be based in and serve the Charleston Tri-county Area.
Be a registered 501c3 nonprofit or charitable organization eligible to provide tax receipts for donations.
Be established for at least 1 full year (no start-ups).
Agree not to use, give, or sell the contact information of our members for additional solicitation by them or other organizations.
Not be National or International nonprofit, programs or organizations unless they can commit to designating 100% of our donation to the Charleston tri-county area. Our focus is on local nonprofit organizations where our contributions make an impact.
Absolutely not! Many members are passionate about a particular charity and therefore want to make a presentation upon their behalf. Other members are there to listen and be supportive of those making the presentations. There's a little something for everyone!
When a member registers, they can nominate a local nonprofit, whose name will go into a hat for a random drawing at our meeting. We select 3 nonprofits from the hat and invite our member to present at the meeting. Their 5 minute presentation utilizing the Nonprofit Nomination Form is followed by a brief Q&A. Then we vote and the nonprofit with the greatest number of votes is the recipient of the funds.
The recipient charity is not eligible to be re-nominated for one calendar year.
If your name is drawn and you present that evening but are not chosen by majority vote, you are eligible to continue to place your name in the hat at future meetings. In fact we hope you will!
If you put your name in the hat and your name is not drawn to speak, you may try to at any and all subsequent meetings. And again, we hope you will!
We hope to reach 100 dedicated members and there is no maximum! The larger our chapter, the more funds we can donate.
At the end of each meeting the chosen charity will be announced. Members will donate via the Grapevine Link directly to that organization. Absent members will be notified after the meeting as to which organization received the largest number of votes. They can then go on the website and make their quarterly donation.
Not yet! But we hope to in the near future! Stay tuned!
Yes, as only registered nonprofit organizations will be sponsored by the group. Grapevine will send a receipt of your donation directly to you for your accounting and tax purposes.
We hold 4 meetings each year. Our meetings are intended to be short and no longer than 60 minutes. Prior to the business meeting there is an optional social/dinner hour for those who want to enjoy the time together.
Of course you can! We are always seeking women who care! However, in order to vote they will need to become a member.
Absolutely not! 100 Women Who Care Charleston is organized and operated entirely by volunteers, the Core Team. 100% of the money raised at our meetings goes directly to the selected organizations.
100 Women Who Care Charleston collects your personal information (including name, email & phone number) strictly for the purpose of maintaining our membership list. We will not sell, give or otherwise share your personal information.
We hope that you will enjoy this process so much that the length of your commitment is not even a concern. The expectation is that members commit to 4 donations of $100 each. Of course we realize that various unexpected life events can change your personal situation. If you no longer want to participate in this chapter; we ask that you inform us. We will remove you from our membership list and you will no longer receive our email communications.
If you have questions and want more information, please email us at 100womencharleston@gmail.com.
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