The local women's philanthropy group 100+ Women Who Care is inviting Northumberland charities to apply for a collective giving grant opportunity in the amount of $5,000.
Local charitable organizations registered with the Canada Revenue Agency that provide programs and services within Northumberland are eligible to nominate themselves for the 100+ Women Who Care giving program, which disburses grants four times a year – all except groups engaging in religious, discriminatory, lobbying or political activities.
The process includes filling out the application form on the group's website, which will be added to the roster of eligible nominees. At each quarterly grant meeting, three charities are drawn to be considered for the next funding opportunity.
Charities make their requests with a five-minute verbal presentation. At the end of the meeting, 100+ Women Who Care Northumberland donors vote for the charity that they would like to receive the grant.
Charities remain in the nomination process until they are selected for a grant. Once awarded a grant, the charity is not eligible for support for two years.
100+ Women Who Care Northumberland is inspired by an international model of giving. There are more than 300 chapters across the world with approximately 50 groups in Canada.
The Northumberland women’s giving circle has been operating since 2016 with a goal of bringing women together to leverage small individual donations into larger collective grants to invest in local charities. To date, they have granted nearly $120,000 to local causes as selected by the members.
This year is the first time the group is opening up applications to charities to nominate themselves without having to be nominated by a member.