Any member who is a member in good standing may nominate an organization. NOMINATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE. If they are submitted after that time, they will be held for the next meeting.

It is crucial that we receive your nomination form properly submitted through the website in advance of our meeting date for planning purposes. Here is a link to the form you must complete online in order to nominate a charity.

The night of the meeting, we will randomly draw three nomination cards. The nominating member of each selected charity will then make a five-minute presentation about the organization to the group. The nominating member must be present at the meeting in order for their charity to be entered into the draw.

Members' nomination forms must have been received at least two weeks prior to the meeting date in order to be eligible for the draw. NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON THE NIGHT OF THE MEETING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CHARITY IS ONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN VETTED.

Here is a list of our past winners for your reference, and you are welcome to choose one of these to nominate (if eligible as of the date of the next meeting) if you don't already have a charity in mind.

For members who are not comfortable speaking, we have the answer: one of our dedicated committee members will be delighted to speak on your behalf, but you must be present at the meeting in order to be eligible for this option. If you want to have one of our committee members speak for you, your speech must be emailed two weeks prior to the meeting to nominations@100womenvictoria.com.

You may also ask another member who is present at the meeting to deliver the speech on your behalf.

Click here for some helpful guidelines on how to craft your speech.

In order to be vetted for nomination, organizations must provide direct services or programs in Victoria. Each philanthropic entity must be a registered charitable organization with a charitable registration number from Canada Revenue Service. National organizations are eligible for nomination as long as they are operating a charitable program, project, appeal or service that directly benefits people living in Greater Victoria.

All nominated charities must agree to provide individual tax receipts and to keep member information confidential. Past winning charities are eligible to re-enter the draw every three years, granted they meet the guidelines.

Each nominated charity is carefully vetted to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria listed above. Our nominations chair will contact you within a few days of nomination if there is an issue with eligibility.

We cannot stress enough the importance of meeting attendance to hear our members' compelling presentations, take part of the vote, and learn first-hand how our collective donations are used by the selected charities.