Previously Nominated

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No. Many women like to just show up and give.  While all members have the opportunity to nominate a charity, it is not a requirement of membership. If multiple nominations for the same nonprofit are received only one will be entered.

The organization MUST be:

A 501(c)(3) or certain other tax-exempt organization, including public schools, public libraries and municipalities.

•  Headquartered, or have an active presence, in Antrim County. This includes regional and national nonprofits that provide direct service to residents of Antrim County.

• Our collective donation MUST be utilized in Antrim County.  For instance, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is  headquartered in Traverse City but their service area includes Antrim County. They would be eligible if our donation was used for a project located in Antrim County.

The organization may NOT be:

The organization is not requesting funding for any of the following purposes:

• Endowment funding
• Debt reduction or operational deficits
• Grants to individuals or families
• Partisan, legislative, or political activity 
• Labor or fraternal organization, athletic or social club
• A regional or national organization that does not, or cannot, assure that funds will be used in Antrim County (i.e.The American Cancer Society)
•  A political entity 
•  A religious or faith-based organizations unless their project serves residents  regardless of faith affiliation 

As the nominating member you are responsible to give a 5-minute presentation. (followed by questions &answers session)  at the meeting about the nonprofit organization you are nominating.You may bring another member of the organization with you to help present,

If a representative of the nominated organization is a member of 100 Women Who Care,Antrim  County Communities or a guest who intends to become a member, they are welcome to assist with questions. Otherwise we look to our members to "represent" the nominated nonprofit.

Because we want to encourage members passionate about an organization to participate in the nomination process, multiple nominations for a single organization are allowed. When this happens, only the  first form drawn will be presented; all other forms for that charity are discarded. This ensures that we will always have three different nonprofits represented. The member whose form is the  first drawn must be the presenter. They cannot defer that responsibility to another member. Other 100 Women  Who Care chapters have found that this discourages “packing the ballot box.”

A selected nonprofit will not be eligible to be nominated again until two years after  receiving our first donation.

No. A member must resubmit the Nonprofit Nomination Form and be present at any future meeting in order to nominate that nonprofit.

A nonprofit who doesn’t know a member may submit an entry and they can be paired with an existing member who would present for them. ​

No. While all members in good standing have the opportunity to nominate a nonprofit, it is not a requirement of membership. Just by listening to the nonprofit  nomination presentations, voting and then submitting your donation, you are doing  your part  as a member of 100 Women Who Care  Antrim County.

It is expected that every member will support the selected non-profit organization  democratically chosen by the group. A possible exception is if a member has a conscientious objection to the use of her donation for the stated purpose.

As with any donation, we cannot guarantee that the nonprofit will use the funds as intended. However, a requirement of our gift is that a representative from every  selected nonprofit return to a subsequent  100 Women Who Care Antrim County meeting to share specifics on how our collective donation will be, or has been, used  to benefit residents in our  area.