April Newsletter - Impact100 Sonoma

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Important Announcements
Meet the Finalists - Once the Impact and Community Grant finalists
are selected, Impact100 Sonoma members will have the chance to
hear directly from them about their proposed programs. May 7,
9:30 am-12:30 pm, at the Vintage House. NOTE: only one meeting
will be held this year.
Annual Awards and Celebration - All grant awardees will be
announced to members and guests at this exciting event on May 21,
2:00-4:30 pm, Hanna Boys Center. Mark your calendar and plan to
join us. ALL VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE AWARDS
MEETING.
Reminder to Members: There are numerous new volunteer
opportunities listed on our website. Our nonprofits list a variety of
needs including drivers, shoppers, tutors, mentees, docents, board
positions, ushers, graphic designers, and more. To learn more, click
HERE.
And don't forget that we also announce events of interest on our
Community Calendar - including classes, open houses, lectures, and
this time, even a free lunch!
April 1, 2016
In This Issue
Presidents' Letter
2016 Community Grant
Update
Meet, Vote, Celebrate
Rave Reviews for New
Spotlight Series
Helping New Members
Impact100 Sonoma
Highlights
Profiles of Impact
Three new profiles of past
grant recipients are now
available on our website:
4Paws, Art Escape, and Pets
Lifeline. To read these
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profiles, click HERE.
Impact100 Sonoma at
SIFF
Two of Impact100's videos
have been included in the
Sonoma International Film
Festival: The Impact of Giving
(Impact100 Sonoma) and
Teens Take to the Trails (Jack
London Park Partners)! To
view all of our videos,
click HERE.
Wendy Hoffman and Celia Canfield "reporting" from KSVY
Presidents' Letter
Quick Calendar
Recently Wendy and I were asked to be on Helaine Forte's aptly
named "Only the Good News" radio show on KSVY. Helaine likes to
feature the work of Sonoma Valley's nonprofits, and apparently
Impact100 Sonoma kept being mentioned by her guests. So she
invited us to spend an hour talking with her about the organization.
April 6 - Community Café
Coffee. Members only.
9:00-10:30 am.
Proudly, we mentioned that in its first six years Impact100 Sonoma
has awarded 54 grants to 30 nonprofits and given out
$1,192,000--certainly good news for the many nonprofits that work
tirelessly to serve our community. This year, we are poised to give
away $276,000 and are diligently reviewing proposals to bring to our
276 members for their vote.
On May 21st, we will be announcing the 2016 recipients in a
redesigned awards ceremony that is being created to celebrate the
awardees and raise a toast to the members who made it possible for
them to receive grants.
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April 14 - Spotlight Series:
Travel Talk Soiree. Members
only/limit 20. 5:30-7:30 pm,
host Jean Behse.
May 5 - No-Host Happy
Hour
at Murphy's Irish Pub,
5:30-7:00 pm.
May 7 - Meet the Finalists.
Members only. 9:30 am12:30 pm, Vintage House.
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Our members not only give their money, but they also give their time.
We're proud that 94% of them give to nonprofits beyond what they do
with Impact100 and more than half of them volunteer their time with
one or more nonprofits. A whopping 70% of our members have
served on a nonprofit board.
May 21 - Impact100 Sonoma
Grants Awards &
Celebration. Members and
guests. 2:00-4:30 pm. Hanna
Boys Center.
We always enjoy sharing information about Impact100 Sonoma. In
our minds, it is synonymous with good news.
May 31 - Impact100 returns
to the Sonoma Farmer's
Market. Stop by the table.
5:30-7:30 pm, Sonoma
Square.
Warmly,
Celia Canfield and Wendy Hoffman
Impact100 Sonoma Co-Presidents
2016 Community Grant Updates
Draws Applause
June 1 - Community Café
Coffee. Members only.
9:00-10:30 am.
June 28 - Sonoma Farmer's
Market. Stop by the table.
5:30-7:30 pm, Sonoma
Square.
Details in the full calendar.
Quick Links
Panel of the 2015 Community Grants recipients
Our Website
In 2015, Impact100 Sonoma granted $108,000 in Community Grants
to ten local nonprofits. In order to understand how those grants are
making an impact in our community, more than 100 members and
guests attended the popular 6th Annual Community Grant Updates
on March 19th to hear from each of the recipients. They were not
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disappointed.
Smiles, applause, and even a few tears exemplified the membership
response as they listened to the updates from each of the nonprofits
listed below and how their programs are making a difference in
Sonoma Valley. For a full summary of their reports, click HERE.
Contact Us
2015 Community Grant Recipients:
4Paws Learning and Wellness Center, Art Escape, Becoming
Independent, Ceres Community Project, Community Matters, Jack
London Park Partners, La Luz Center, Pets Lifeline, Sonoma Valley
Mentoring Alliance, and Verity.
Three Important Steps for Members:
Meet, Vote, Celebrate
Meet the nonprofits
Vote online
Celebrate the results
More than 90 of Impact100 Sonoma members are currently reviewing
proposals and attending site visits in order to present the
membership with a list of finalists for the 2016 Impact and
Community Grants. In May, it will be up to the membership as a
whole to determine the grant recipients.
MEET: On May 7th, representatives from each of the grant finalists
will make a brief, informal presentation to the Impact100 Sonoma
membership. This will be an important way to become better
informed about their proposed programs and how they will impact
Sonoma Valley. A members-only event: Meet the Finalists, May 7,
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10:00 am- 12:00 noon at the Vintage House.
VOTE: Details about voting procedures will be included in the May
newsletter, at the Meet the Finalists event (described above), and on
the website. Remember that this year, all voting will take place
ONLINE. Each Impact100 Sonoma member will receive an email
invitation to vote, along with a link to the ballots. Voting will close at
noon on May 20th. Paper ballots will still be available through the
Members' Portal for those unable to vote online.
CELEBRATE: All grant finalists will be informed of the voting results
on the morning of May 21. The awards will be announced to
Impact100 Sonoma members and their guests at the annual Awards
& Celebration Event to be held at Hanna Boys Center, May 21,
2:00-4:30 pm. All finalists will be invited to attend the event, and
once the awards are announced, there will, of course, be plenty of
time to celebrate!
Rave Reviews for New Spotlight Series
Impact100 Sonoma's new Spotlight
Series started Sunday, March 20,
with a spectacular kick-off at
Natasha Martin's home.
Natasha, along with her
granddaughter Somaya and friend
Saya (shown left), hosted the salon
in her living room in front of a warm
fire on a rainy afternoon. Members
enjoyed learning of her
experiences in Kenya helping orphans to be able to attend
school.This was made possible through a nonprofit organization that
Natasha initiated--the Grassroots Alliance for Community Education
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(G.R.A.C.E.).
To read more about the event, click HERE.
Next in the Spotlight Series will be A Travel Talk Soiree at the home
of Jean Behse on April 14, 5:30-7:30 pm. For more information on
this event, click HERE.
Helping New Members to Connect
with Impact100 Sonoma
Remember what it was like to be new
at school, in a job, or in a different
neighborhood? What you appreciated
was someone who took you under their
wing and became your guide or
buddy--someone who introduced you
to others, answered your questions,
and shared their institutional
knowledge.
With new members joining Impact100 Sonoma throughout the year,
we would like to help make their onboarding process easier. If you
are interested in helping to orient a new member, your role would be
to give the new member a welcoming call to Impact, attend an event
with her, introduce her to others, and be her go-to person to answer
questions.
If this sounds like something you would like to do, please contact
Gera Vaz, Membership Chair, at
membership@impact100sonoma.org.
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