Eligible members in good standing can nominate a nonprofit.
“Good standing” means that all donations have been made for prior meetings.
After receiving the nomination form, the nonprofit will be vetted by the Steering Committee.
New members can nominate right away with a completed membership form.
The nonprofit must be a 501(c)(3) and the donation must benefit Douglas County residents.
Fill out this form to nominate a nonprofit or nominate online.
Choosing the 3 Nonprofits to Be Presented
At the end of each meeting, members who wish for their nonprofit to be presented at the next meeting will put their names into a hat.
Three different nonprofits will be selected at random, and each presenter will prepare their presentation for the following meeting. Guidelines for presentations will be given to each presenter. (They are also available on our website.)
Voting and Wrap Up
Each member votes for one of the 3 selected nonprofit organizations presented that evening.
The nonprofit with the most votes receives the donations.
Members write checks directly to the nonprofit before the meeting ends, or, in many cases, make their donation online through the nonprofit’s website.
Members who were unable to attend the meeting are notified of the winning nonprofit and given instructions on how to send their donation.
At the following quarterly meeting, representatives from the prior meeting’s funded organization will give a short presentation about how the donation has or will be spent and how that will impact their clients and organization.
Organizations cannot be nominated for two years after receiving funding.
Our Guidelines
The chapter is managed by volunteers with no administrative fees.
The chapter is simply a “pass through” for the collective donation.
The Steering Committee vets nonprofit organizations to make sure they fulfill the requirements of benefiting Douglas County residents.