Nominate A Charity

1. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

 

• A call for nominations will go out two months prior to a meeting.

• The nomination process starts fresh for every meeting. To be eligible for nomination, the charity must serve the Toronto Centre area and be a registered Canadian charity that can issue tax receipts. National charities will be considered if they have a chapter serving the local community. 

• Any member or team in good standing can submit a charity for consideration.  Nominations by teams are limited to one charity per team per meeting. 

• Members are welcome to nominate multiple charities in a year.  A charity can be nominated multiple times as long as they have not received a donation from 100 Who Care Toronto Centre in the past 36 months. 

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2. SUBMIT NOMINATION

 

• Nominations must be submitted at least four weeks prior to the meeting.

• Email your nomination details to 100WhoCareTorontoCentre@gmail.com with the subject of the email "Charity Nomination".

• Include the following information in your nomination email, in the following order: ​​

  1. Nominating Member​

     • First Name, Last Name

     • Email

     • Telephone

  2. Name of Charity

  3. Charity Contact Information:

     • Name

     • Email

     • Telephone

     • Address

     • Website

  4. Charitable Registration Number

  5. Able to provide tax receipts YES or NO

  6. Able to accept funds via CanadaHelps.org ?  YES or NO

  7. Population Served

  8. How the charity would benefit from receiving the donation

  9. Who will be making the presentation at the next meeting if selected?

     • Charity or nominating member?​

• In the event that more than 3 charities are nominated, a draw will be held to select the final 3 charities for presentations. If your charity was not drawn (selected to present), you are able to nominate it again for a future meeting

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3. NOMINATION VETTING

 

The Leadership Team will vet nominated charities for eligibility. Eligibility criteria includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• The charity is in good standing with the CRA,  has a charitable registration number and will issue tax receipts through CanadaHelps.org

• The charity serves the Toronto Centre population

 

4. PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

 

If selected, a representative of the charity or the nominating member will prepare a presentation. The presentation should be no longer than five minutes with a five-minute Q&A. 

The presentation should include the following:

• Name of the charity

• Location of the charity

• Charity’s mission statement

• Population served

• How the charity would benefit from receiving the donation

• How the donation funds will be used

• Your personal connection with the organisation or why you nominated this charity.  

• To assist in your preparation click HERE to watch a great presentation for Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter.

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Click HERE to see charities we’ve supported in the past.