Yes! You can be a team of 2 or 4 people. Each member will complete the Membership Form to Become a member.

A member is considered to be in good standing if their donations are up to date. This allows you to nominate a charity and vote at meetings.

We collect members’ information strictly for the purpose of maintaining our membership list, communicating and confirming members are in good standing. 100 Women Who Care Kelowna will not sell, give, or otherwise share your personal information.

Please email us at 100WomenWhoCareKelowna@gmail.com in order to end or pause your membership.

For in-person meetings, members arrive at the venue in time to register and receive their voting ballot. In either case, following the presentations from the three charities, voting will take place. When the votes have been tallied, the charity with the most votes will be announced. Meetings are intended to wrap up in 60 minutes. Members are invited to join the meeting early to socialize with other members. Learn More.

Not a problem. Members unable to attend may submit their vote by email to 100WomenWhoCareKelowna@gmail.com no later than 3 days prior to the meeting. The chosen charity will be posted on the website after each meeting. Please make your donation at the time of your vote.

Absolutely. We are always seeking philanthropic people to join our group. Although we are called 100 Women Who Care Kelowna, we are not capped at 100 members, so newcomers are always welcome! In order to vote, the friend would need to become a registered member.

At each event, 3 nominee charities will give a 5 minute presentation followed by a brief Q&A. A vote will take place and the charity with the most votes will receive the entire donation.

Charity nominations for the next event can be found here.

The charity must serve the Okanagan and be a registered Canadian charity able to provide tax receipts for donations. It must have filed and reported at minimum one full tax year (startup charities are not eligible). National or international charities will not be considered as the focus is on contributing to not-for-profits in our local community. A local branch of a national charity that will be using the funds solely in the Okanagan can be nominated. If you are unsure as to the eligibility of a charity please email 100WomenWhoCareKelowna@gmail.com.

A charity can be nominated more than once as long as it has not been the recipient of a donation in the past 36 months. All charities will be vetted according to our chapter’s guidelines.

Yes. We encourage all of our members to nominate the charities that are meaningful to them. There is no conflict of interest when you nominate a charity you volunteer with.

No. However this does not preclude another member from nominating the charity.

No. Charities cannot defer their opportunity to present at a meeting. If neither a representative of the charity, or the nominating member, are available to present, the charity can be re-nominated for a future meeting.

Ties will be decided by a further vote. If a tie persists, a charity will be selected randomly by the Executive Committee.

Members and guests are strongly encouraged to e-transfer your minimum $50 donation to 100womenwhocarekelowna@gmail.com. Where e-transfer is absolutely not possible, cheques will be accepted at the registration table at each event. Please click here to Become a Member and Donate.

No. The goal is to make a large donation on behalf of our chapter. This is the power of joining together! 100 Women Who Care Kelowna tracks your donations so that you remain in good standing.

Absolutely. All tax receipts are issued directly from the charity. In order to receive your tax receipt, please become a 100 Women Who Care Kelowna member. Click here to Become a Member today.

None of it! Your donation will 100% go the charities.

As a team of volunteers however, our goal is to grow our membership and put on amazing events that showcase the charities we support and excite our members. To do this, we apply the raffle proceeds to technology, supplies and event expenses. Amounts above these hard costs are then used to support charities  and organizations in need at the end of the year.