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Eligibility Requirements
To be a potential recipient, an organization must meet all of the following criteria:

• Recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In general, no schools, booster clubs, or religious organizations. However, exceptions for programs of these organizations will be considered by the members.

• In operation for at least three years. 

• Serve in the Denver-Metro area.

• Must be in good standing with the Attorney General and Secretary of State.

In addition, all potential recipients must agree to:

• Not create, sell or distribute a list with any of our members’ contact information or solicit members for additional contributions, unless an individual member opts-in directly.

• Provide individual thank you/tax receipts directly to members.

• If selected, send a representative to the subsequent event to make another 5-minute presentation on the impact of the contribution and provide a short summary of the funded work.

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Nomination Process

• Any member in good standing may nominate a potential recipient. This is a diverse, inclusive group of women. We ask that you keep this in mind when nominating potential recipients and look to nominate organizations with broad appeal.

• Each nonprofit can only be added to the potential recipient pool once. Nonprofits with multiple programs cannot be nominated for each program separately. Each nonprofit only needs one nomination to be added to the charity pool. Multiple nominations will not increase entries.

• Nominations are subject eligibility requirements. Organizations that meet the eligibility criteria will be added to our potential recipient pool.

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Selection Process

• The three organizations for each event are drawn at random from the potential recipient pool.

• Organizations will be asked to present in the order drawn.

• Each of the three nominated organizations will have five minutes to present to the members. Presentations will be followed by a brief question and answer period.

• All potential recipients must have a Nomination Form and a Nonprofit Qualification Form on file.

• The recipient is selected by a plurality voting system; the organization that receives the most votes will receive the group donation.

• The two organizations that are not selected cannot be selected for the next event but are eligible for subsequent events.

• The selected organization is not eligible for another award for 24 months. After that time the organization can be re-nominated to go back on the potential recipients list.