1. Meetings are required to be one hour or less.
2. Each member commits to donating either $50 per meeting ($150 per year) or $100 per meeting ($300 per year).
3. Each member may nominate a charity for consideration to be the recipient of the meeting's funds. (Nominations are made by signing up for each meeting, via the Meetings page.)
NOTE: Nonprofits that have already presented during any of the past THREE meetings will not be eligible for nomination. For a list of past presenting nonprofits, please check out our Meeting Recap page.
4. All nominations must be submitted at least 8 days prior to the meeting date.
5. The 100WWC-Lancaster Planning Committee will randomly select 3 of the nominated charities to present at the next meeting. The organizations will be contacted and a representative from that organization will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation on how they would allocate the donated funds. A five minute Q&A session will take place immediately following the three presentations.
6. Each Member will vote by ballot - the majority rules. Even if your choice does not win, all Members are responsible for writing a check to the winning charity.
7. Members bring a check to be written out directly to the selected charity. If a Member is unable to attend a meeting she may give her check to another Member to deliver on her behalf or she may mail it in after the meeting.
8. All donations will be provided to Lancaster County, PA area charities serving the Lancaster County, PA area only. Donations benefiting national charities will not be considered. Charities MUST be a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization and submit a copy of their BCO Certificate if they are selected.
9. The winning charity must agree not to use the names of the Members for future solicitations without permission or give the information out for any other public use or purpose.
10. A presentation will be given by the winning charity at the next meeting, to explain how the funds have been used.
11. In the case of a two-way tie, the membership will be provided with the names of the two charities and a second vote will be taken. If the second vote results in another tie, then we will randomly pick one of the two charities' names out of a hat. In the case of a three-way tie, we will randomly pick one of the three names out of a hat.
12. If a member has missed more than 2 payments, they will no longer be considered a member and will be taken off our mailing list.
13. Members must be present at the meeting in order to vote. Checks can be sent in to the meeting with a friend, but that friend is not allowed to vote for the absent member.
14. Walk-ins (non committed members) are welcome to attend a meeting, but will not be permitted to vote at the meeting. Only committed members may vote. Walk-ins are not required to donate at the meeting, but are welcome to do so.
15. If a nonprofit wins, that nonprofit is not eligible for future consideration for 2 years. However, the Member is still eligible to submit the name of another charity.
2. Each member commits to donating either $50 per meeting ($150 per year) or $100 per meeting ($300 per year).
3. Each member may nominate a charity for consideration to be the recipient of the meeting's funds. (Nominations are made by signing up for each meeting, via the Meetings page.)
NOTE: Nonprofits that have already presented during any of the past THREE meetings will not be eligible for nomination. For a list of past presenting nonprofits, please check out our Meeting Recap page.
4. All nominations must be submitted at least 8 days prior to the meeting date.
5. The 100WWC-Lancaster Planning Committee will randomly select 3 of the nominated charities to present at the next meeting. The organizations will be contacted and a representative from that organization will be asked to deliver a 5 minute presentation on how they would allocate the donated funds. A five minute Q&A session will take place immediately following the three presentations.
6. Each Member will vote by ballot - the majority rules. Even if your choice does not win, all Members are responsible for writing a check to the winning charity.
7. Members bring a check to be written out directly to the selected charity. If a Member is unable to attend a meeting she may give her check to another Member to deliver on her behalf or she may mail it in after the meeting.
8. All donations will be provided to Lancaster County, PA area charities serving the Lancaster County, PA area only. Donations benefiting national charities will not be considered. Charities MUST be a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization and submit a copy of their BCO Certificate if they are selected.
9. The winning charity must agree not to use the names of the Members for future solicitations without permission or give the information out for any other public use or purpose.
10. A presentation will be given by the winning charity at the next meeting, to explain how the funds have been used.
11. In the case of a two-way tie, the membership will be provided with the names of the two charities and a second vote will be taken. If the second vote results in another tie, then we will randomly pick one of the two charities' names out of a hat. In the case of a three-way tie, we will randomly pick one of the three names out of a hat.
12. If a member has missed more than 2 payments, they will no longer be considered a member and will be taken off our mailing list.
13. Members must be present at the meeting in order to vote. Checks can be sent in to the meeting with a friend, but that friend is not allowed to vote for the absent member.
14. Walk-ins (non committed members) are welcome to attend a meeting, but will not be permitted to vote at the meeting. Only committed members may vote. Walk-ins are not required to donate at the meeting, but are welcome to do so.
15. If a nonprofit wins, that nonprofit is not eligible for future consideration for 2 years. However, the Member is still eligible to submit the name of another charity.
