How 100+ Women Who Care of Will County Works

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Giving to local charities rooted in our community!

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT MEETING!

Tuesday, February 11th • Click here for more information

How It Works

Quick Summary:

We meet four (4) times a year, for one hour, to nominate any 501(c)3 charities that provide services within the Will County community.
Each Member commits to donating $100 per meeting ($400 per year) or commits as a team (2 or 4 women) ($400 per year total).
Any member of the group can nominate a charity.
Three nominations are chosen at random, and after brief presentations by those nominating members, all members vote for one charity to support.
Everyone writes a $100 check, on the spot, directly to the winning charity.

Meeting Arrival

When you arrive, members will check in. Those who have signed a Commitment Form and are current with her donations will receive a voting ballot. Teams of two or four members only receive one ballot.
Commitment Forms are available for any new members joining that night
We also welcome those who want to come and experience a meeting before joining

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Nominating a Charity

Any current member who has signed a Commitment Form and who is up-to-date with her donations (member in good standing) may nominate an organization for consideration at a meeting.
Members who wish to submit an organization for consideration must complete a Charity Nomination Form and be ready to make a 5 minute or less presentation at the meeting to the members. You may only nominate one organization per meeting.
Charities must serve and be located in Will County and be a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.
Three organization names will be randomly drawn at the meeting.
The nominating member makes a 5 minute presentation followed by Q&A. If more than one person nominates the same charity both are invited to make the presentation together. This presentation must be made by a member of 100+ Women Who Care of Will County, who may or may not be a member/staff of the non-profit charity she has nominated.

After the 3 presentations are made, we vote. Each member will vote by ballot for one of the three organizations. Teams of two or four members have only one vote.
Ballots are collected and tallied at the meeting, and the charity with the most votes is awarded the full amount of the donation.
All members and teams write their $100 checks to the winning charity. As a committed member, we ask that you support the charity that wins, even if you personally voted for another charity. All members are responsible for writing a check to the winning organization.
For members not able to attend, please give your check to a member to deliver on your behalf, OR checks may be mailed in after the meeting.

Check Collection/Presentation

Once all of the members’ donations are collected, a representative from 100+ Women Who Care will contact the charity and sets up a time to present the checks to the charity. All members are welcome to attend.

For more questions, check out the FAQ.

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