About Our Chapter

The Space Coast Chapter of 100 Women Who Care follows these guidelines:

Membership

• There is no cost or membership fee to join our chapter. We do not collect or hold any money directly.
• To become a member, you sign your name to a commitment/pledge form. It is not a legally binding document, instead it is your. promise, your pledge to donate at least $100 at each meeting that will be donated to charity.
• By joining, you are committing to donate $100 per quarter for four quarters ($400 total) each year. You can continue as long as you want. You are not obligated to remain a member for a specified period.
• If you do not meet your commitment, you are considered “not in good standing.” Members who are not in good standing cannot submit charities or participate in voting.
• You do not have to attend meetings in person to continue your membership, although we hope that you do! You can mail a check or donate online and provide a receipt of your $100 donation to stay in good standing.
• If you do not submit donations for more than four (4) quarters, your membership will be made “inactive.”

Eligible Charities

• Organizations must be a registered 501(c)(3).
• Organizations must have their main office in Brevard County. Donations benefiting national charities will not be considered.
• Organizations must have been in existence for at least six (6) months.

Submitting Charities for Awards

• Only members who are in good standing may submit an organization to be entered into a random drawing to present to members at one of our quarterly meetings.
• New members must complete the commitment form, attend at least one meeting, and participate in that meeting’s donations before they will be allowed to sponsor (submit) a charity.
• If your charity does not win, you may continue to submit the same organization until it has received a donation.
• Charities can win up to two awards within a twelve (12) month period before they are eligible to be sponsored again.
• Charities can be submitted up to two (3) weeks prior to the upcoming meeting. Use this online form.
• Three charities are selected at each meeting, along with the name of the sponsoring member, by random drawing.

Presentations

• When your organization is selected, you will be notified via email prior to the meeting where you will present.
• You have exactly five (5) minutes to present. No PowerPoint’s, visuals or handouts are allowed during your presentation. If your presentation runs past the 5-minute time frame, we will interrupt. Limiting presentations to the allotted time allows us to keep our meetings to just one hour.
• You are welcome to use the Charity Fact Sheet you filled out when submitting the charity as a guideline for your presentation, but you are not required to do so.
• If a charitable organization has received funding any time in the past, either from our chapter or from another local 100+ WWC chapter, this fact must be disclosed on the submission form and during the presentation. (This will not prohibit you from receiving an award from the Space Coast chapter.)
• We cannot accommodate multimedia presentations, slides, posters, or anything else that would require setup. You are, however, allowed to pass out materials before the meeting or after your presentation. (Feel free to enlist a friend to help pass out materials!)
• Please come prepared with information about how checks should be made out and where/how online donations can be made (including any special requirements for filling out an online donation form).

Voting

• Only members who are in good standing may vote.
• Only in-person attendees will be allowed to vote.
• If you are eligible to vote, you’ll have a ballot in your name tag at the meeting.
• The leadership team counts the votes during the meeting. All counts are final.

Donating

• We love checks! Bringing a paper check to the meetings and filling it out on the spot keeps us organized, gets the money to the charity faster, and means no processing fees will be incurred by the charity; the organization get ALL the money.
• Feel free to send a blank (signed) check to the meetings with a friend!
• If you cannot make it to the meeting in person, you can mail a check to the leadership team. The address will be provided via the meeting’s follow-up email to members.
• Yes, your employer can match your donation! If there is a form, submit it with your check.
• If the charitable organization accepts donations online, you may choose to use that option. However, you must email a copy of the donation receipt to the leadership team so that we can ensure you’re in good standing. Instructions will be provided in the meeting’s follow-up email.
• While your commitment is to give $100 to the winning charity, you’re always welcome to donate more or give to anything additional to any of the non-winning organizations. However, no credit is given toward your membership standing for this.
• Your contribution is tax deductible since the selected organizations are 501(c)(3)s. Checks are written directly to the charity, not to 100+ Women Who Care Space Coast. Please contact your tax advisor or visit the IRS website for more information.
• Winning charities will provide tax deductible statements for all donations.