HOW TO NOMINATE
Any member in good standing may nominate a local registered charity. Nomination forms must be submitted no later than 4 weeks prior to the meeting. If a form is submitted after that date, it will be held for the next meeting.
All individual nominations remain in the basket until:
- that charity is awarded the funds,
- the nominator is no longer a member or
- the nominator withdraws their nomination.
(there is no need to re-nominate your charity after each meeting; their name will remain in the basket until one of the above occurs)
IMPORTANT: Each member may have only one nomination in the charity basket at any time.
A member can withdraw their nomination and replace it with another at any time by contacting us. If you make a second nomination and do not contact us, we will use your most recent nomination and delete the previous one.
A charity can receive more than one nomination if multiple members nominate the same charity.
QUALIFIED CHARITIES
All the charities that are added to the charity basket MUST meet the following criteria:
- Commit to spending a substantial portion of funds awarded by our members in the Salt Spring Island community
- Be a registered Canadian charity*
- Able to provide individual tax receipts to our members
- Agree not to solicit our members directly for further contributions
- Agree not to create, sell or distribute a list with our members’ contact information
- After funds have been awarded, provide a spokesperson to present to our members at our next meeting
- Must not have received funds from 100 Women Who Care Salt Spring Island in the past 3 years (Please note that if a charity has recently received funds from another funder such as the Salt Spring Island Foundation or 100 Men Who Care Salt Spring Island, they are still eligible to be nominated here!)
*To find out if your favourite charity is registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency, and to find their Charity Registration Number, click here.
(Search for charity by name at the above link. Once found in the listing, click on their name to find their Charity Registration Number.)
TO NOMINATE A CHARITY
Or add a ballot to a charity that has already been nominated.
- Ensure your charity meets the requirements of a qualified charity. All those on our current list are qualified charities.
- Fill out a Charity Nomination Form at least 4 weeks before the next members’ meeting.
- Create a 5-minute presentation that you or another member of 100+ Women Who Care Salt Spring Island will give if your charity is one of the three charities selected from the charity basket at an upcoming meeting. Hesitant to speak? Contact us and we can connect you with other members who have nominated the same charity. One of them may already be prepared to speak.
- If you do not want to speak in public, or if you will be away and don’t have another one of our members to speak on your behalf, contact our Planning Committee. If you provide us with a copy of your presentation, we can make it on your behalf.
- Our Planning Committee will determine if your charity meets our eligibility criteria. Someone will contact you within a few days if there is a problem with the charity’s eligibility.
For more information on presenting, See our presentation tips