How We Work

IT’S SIMPLE. WE MEET. WE VOTE. WE DONATE.

• We have two categories of membership. A Junior Membership category for the 18 to 29 year old age group. The financial commitment for this group is $100 per meeting. Regular members are aged 30 and up and the financial commitment is $200 per meeting. All members commit to attending or contributing to the two meetings per year.
• Events are conducted in one hour or less.
• Each event will open with a five minute update on how the funds donated at the previous meeting were used by the recipient charity.
• Any member may nominate a charity for consideration at an event. Nominees must be a properly constituted and registered Canadian Charity.
• The nominating members of three randomly selected organizations will make a brief, informal presentation (no PowerPoint) about the organization to the group. Members should:
  • Fill out the following nomination form: NOMINATION FORM
  • Use the following as a guide: PRO FORMA
  • This is a sample charity nomination: COMPLETED SAMPLE
  • Be well prepared to make a short oral presentation: PRESENTATION SAMPLE | PETITIONERS GUIDE FOR MAKING A PITCH
• Each member may vote (by ballot) for one of the three charities. The charity with the most votes will be the recipient charity.
• Each member will write a cheque for $200 [$100 for junior members] to the recipient charity for a total group donation of $15,000 or more.
• Members who did not vote for the selected organization agree to make their donation regardless. Members can, of course, feel free to donate their money or time privately to the other two charities if they wish.
• Members will receive a tax receipt directly from the charity.
• Members who are unable to attend an event are expected to give their cheque to another member to deliver on his behalf.
• Current members may bring a prospective member[s] to a meeting to observe what we do and how the system works. There is no financial commitment for the prospective member. He may of course donate to the cause of the day should he feel moved to do so.
• Charities under consideration must serve the North Simcoe Region and provide individual tax receipts directly to contributing members.
• A charity not selected at one meeting may be submitted again at a subsequent meeting.
• A recipient charity is not eligible for future consideration for a 2 year period (calendar year) but the nominating member may submit the name of another charity.
• The recipient charity must agree not to give out member information to any third parties except for tax purposes.