How It Works

Members who have signed the commitment form can nominate local charities, non-profits, or worthy causes, whose names are put into a hat.
Three charities are drawn at random at each meeting.
The nominating member makes a 5-minute presentation about each cause.
Members then have 5 minutes to ask questions about the nominated charity.
Repeat twice!
We all vote on which cause to support.
The top vote-getting charity then receives all the checks, made out to them on the spot!

Each member donates $100 per meeting (that comes out to just over $1 a day each year).
For each of the three nominations selected from the hat, the nominating member will be given 5 minutes to make a presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A from the audience.
If you are unable to attend any given meeting during the year, please give your check to a member to deliver on your behalf.
By ballot, the group will vote, and the majority rules. Even if you don’t care for the choice, you still must donate. All checks go to one charity.
All nominated charities must be a 501c3 organization.
No national charities will be considered, however, local branches of national charities are eligible for consideration. Our purpose is to keep 100% of the contributions in Central Oregon.
Please, no individual houses of worship or political nominations.
Only three charities will be presented at each meeting.
The organization must agree NOT to use the names for future solicitations, nor give the information out to the public.

Charities who receive a contribution from 100+ Women Who Care are not eligible for re-nomination for one year after their award.