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November, 2015 - In This Issue:
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2016 FUNDING CELEBRATION AND MEMBERSHIP DEADLINE DEC 1
TELL A FRIEND, BRING A FRIEND
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As Thanksgiving is fast approaching, so too is the close of our membership recruitment season. To us, membership numbers are not just about us. Every member who joins contributes to the vitality of our region and the well-being of our neighbors. Our members are the heart and soul of Impact
, and to date
they have contributed over $1.65 million dollars to our community.
Help us reach the $2 million dollar mark by joining today. Impact 100 offers
you
[our members] an opportunity to be involved in the health of the Philadelphia region like no other organization. Your member contribution is not just your donation, but is Your Voice, Your Impact.
If every current member brings one additional member this year, the ripple effect of our grants will be tremendous. So please tell a friend about Impact100 Philadelphia and bring that friend, as a new member, to our Funding Celebration on December 16, 2015. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Please join us in making a difference! Thank you to those who already have contributed to the power of collective giving. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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HELP IMPACT100 FLOURISH IN 2016
PLEASE HELP US MEET OUR GOAL
It's well known that many members support us through in-kind donations of their time and talent, without which we could not exist!
You may be surprised to discover that each year Impact100 also needs about $150 per member
in operating funds to deliver our joint mission of educating women about philanthropy and funding our nonprofit community. Join the 65% of members who added operating funds to their membership contributions this year.
DONATE NOW
Know of a business that may want to SPONSOR Impact 100's grantmaking? We are seeking corporate sponsors for the 2016 Grant Cycle. Please reach out: info@impact100philly.com
Help
SUPPORT Impact100 while you do your holiday shopping with Amazon.com. Amazon donates 0.5% of every eligible purchase to Impact100 when you use the link to set your charity to Impact100. Don't forget to share the link with your family and friends!
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/80-0177821 .
If you do a lot of shopping online, please
ADD the iGive button to your browser. While you make online purchases, iGive works in the background to ensure a percentage of your purchase goes to Impact100.
http://www.igive.com/welcome/lp16/cr62a.cfm
Today we have raised 35% of our $60,000 goal.
With your support, we can reach our operating goal and ensure a vital future for collective giving in Philadelphia.
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APPLICANTS GATHER, LEARN ABOUT THE GRANT CYCLE
GRANT APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSION
Late last month, 140 nonprofit organizations gathered in Center City to hear an overview of Impact100's application process. The information session was generously hosted by Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg, LLP.
Since 2009, the Grant Applicant Information Session has been held each fall to answer applicants' questions about preparing their initial Letters of Inquiry -- the first step in Impact's grant-making process. The deadline for Letters of Inquiry is January 4, 2016. An important change this year is the requirement that all applicants have their own 501(c)(3); it is not permissible to apply under the tax-exempt status of an umbrella or other organization.
Learn More
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SHARED PROSPERITY AT FALL'S EDUCATION EVENT
IMPACT MEMBERS HEAR FROM EVA GLADSTEIN
Poverty is an intractable problem for large urban areas, and sadly, Philadelphia top the PEW Foundation's list of the 10 poorest, largest cities in the country. Aware of the enormous challenges facing the city, Impact100 Philadelphia invited Eva Gladstein to headline our Fall Education Event on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4 at
Blank, Rome LLP in Center City.
Gladstein,
Executive Director of the
Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO)
, was charged by Mayor Nutter in January 2013 with sharpening the city's focus on persistent poverty by collaborating with stakeholders and broadening access to resources of all types - job training and education; legal, housing and financial help; food stamps; and early learning and child care programs. Signs show this effort is steadily having an impact.
Learn More.
Watch highlights from the Fall Education Session with Eva Gladstein
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