Each Member commits to donating $100 per meeting, four times a year. Meetings are diligently conducted in one hour or less.
Any member who has signed a Commitment Form and who is current with her donations may submit an Organization Nomination Form to nominate an organization for consideration at a meeting.
The nominating members of three randomly selected organizations will make a five minute presentation about the organization to the group.
Each member who has signed a Commitment Form, who is current with her donations and in attendance at the meetings may vote (by ballot) for one of the three organizations.
Team Members only receive one vote per team.
Each member will write a cheque for $100 to the organization receiving the most votes.
Members who did not vote for the selected organization agree to make their donation regardless.
Members will receive a tax receipt directly from the organization.
Members who are unable to attend a meeting are expected to give her cheque to another Member to deliver on her behalf. Post dated cheques may be given to one of our founding members for secure keeping.
Organizations under consideration must serve Shelburne County and provide individual tax receipts directly to contributing members if applicable.
An organization not selected at one meeting may be submitted again at a subsequent meeting.
A successful organization is not eligible for future consideration for 3 years but the nominating member may submit the name of another organization.
Ties will be decided by further votes. If a tie persists, the membership will vote to either (1) randomly select one of the tied organizations by draw; or (2) divide the group donation equally between the tied organizations.
The selected organization must agree not to give out member information to any third parties except for tax purposes.
The selected organization will receive a group donation of $10,000 or more!
Each meeting will open with a five minute update on how the funds donated at the previous meeting were used by the successful organization.