December, 2015 - In This Issue:
IMPACT100 PHILADELPHIA SURPASSES 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING AND AGAIN AWARDS 3 HIGH IMPACT PROJECT GRANTS AND 2 SUBSTANTIAL OPERATING GRANTS!
380 MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE 2016 GRANTS SEASON 
Impact100 Philadelphia is delighted to announce that next June, three finalists will be awarded a project grant of $100,000. Two more nonprofits will receive substantial operating grants of $30,000. 


Thank you to the 15 women who hosted 10 Information Sessions this fall. We could not have reached this goal without your help.


A press release was sent yesterday to contacts throughout the Philadelphia region announcing this year's funding total. The grant application process opened on November 30. If you are aware of nonprofits that fit our priorities, please direct them to our funding guidelines and application here.   In the meantime, members should take the opportunity to engage with Impact100 in the following ways:

Sign-up to read Letters of Inquiry here -- Members with previous Focus Area Committee Experience are invited to serve as LOI readers in January. For more information, please contact grants@impact100philly.org.

Welcome new members! Look our for an invitation coming tomorrow for a New Member Event on  January 10 from 3-5PM. 

Impact will be inviting members to join Focus Area Committees for the coming Grants season. Look for the invitation coming right after the New Year. The first FAC meetings will be held the week of February 8, 2016.

Thanks to all of our members for helping us reach this amazing 2 million dollar milestone!  We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a very happy New Year.

Victoria Vicente, Stephanie Taylor, Katie Muller, Sydney Diavua, Janea Jordan
ANNOUNCING THE 2016 FOUNDERS FELLOWS!
IMPACT WELCOMES THREE NEW MEMBERS AND TWO RETURNING

Impact100's second class of Founders Fellows has been selected and the women are excited to join Impact's membership.  The fellowship program was created to encourage young women ages 25-35, to learn about the impact of collective giving and to bring a more diverse perspective to Impact's membership and process.  The class is comprised of five extraordinary young women, three of whom are new to Impact and two who will continue as fellows for another year.  Sydney Diavua, Katie Muller and Victoria Vicente will join Janea Jordan and Stephanie Taylor to comprise the second class of fellows.  They will each serve as an active member of a Focus Area Committee and will participate in other aspects of the organization. 
 
We would like to thank Impact members for their generous support of the fellowship program, and the members of the Founders Fellowship Committee for their dedication to the process:  Ellan Bernstein (co-chair), Lisa Piraino Solinsky (co-chair); Barbara Behar, Margie Berger, Andi Broad, Judy Leib, Lydia Mallet, Charlotte Schutzman, and Sandy Weingarten.  Learn More
IMPACT HAS A GOAL TO REACH $60,000 IN OPERATING DONATIONS IN 2016
69% OF MEMBERS HAVE HELPED US REACH IT SO FAR

Although most of the work of Impact is done by volunteers, our operating expenses have grown along with our membership. Our expenses include renting space and accommodations for events, maintaining our website and online services, technology for our database and grants processes, and paying for insurance and accounting fees. In fact, Impact100 needs about $150 per member in operating funds to deliver our joint mission of educating women about philanthropy and funding our nonprofit community. Please consider giving a little extra to Impact to help us reach our goal during this holiday season. It's simple and easy, and every little bit counts. Learn More

One recent expense has made life immeasurable easier for the hard
working volunteers who run Impact100 Philadelphia. This summer, we welcomed Alice Dolbin as a part-time administrator, and she has become an integral part of our Impact leadership team. Alice manages donations and mail processing on a weekly basis, maintains the database, works with Communications to provide mailing lists and website assistance, stores and organizes board files in Google Drive, updates and manages the board's Google Calendar, and takes care of other administrative tasks or technical support as needed. Alice comes to Impact from another Philadelphia nonprofit, The Merchants Fund, where she serves as a grants manager. Learn more about Alice

GRANTEE UPDATE
2014 GRANTEE ARTWELL SUBMITS ITS FINAL REPORT
 
Funded by a $100,000 grant from Impact100 Philadelphia, ArtWell's Art of Growing Leaders Project sought to foster leadership skills and self esteem in Philadelphia middle and high school children from low income communities through Arts Education.  Learn More
Impact100 Philadelphia 2015/2016 Board Members


Co-Presidents
Sue Dubow & Mary Grace Tighe
Immediate Past President     
Jacquie Stern
Secretary               
Jennifer Vollmer
Treasurer               
Pat Bonney


Communications  
        
Sarah Peterson & Allison Schapker
Grants
Emily Biscardi & Sandy Lazovitz
Membership                              
Kate Carp & Rachel Miller Levin
Programs                                  
Claudie Williams & Sue Sukonik
 


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