Nominating a charity.

Members nominate, members pitch!

It's all about making a local impact.  Doing good right here in the Greater Victoria and surrounding area, where we all live, work, and enjoy.  Before nominating a charity you'd like to pitch at our next event, please review the eligibility guidelines outlined below:

Charity eligibility.

1.  Local

• ​​​Must serve and impact our local community, where we live & do business (Victoria and surrounding area).
• A charity may be part of a national or international organization as long as they have a chapter here, and our donations are being used in and for the benefit of our community. 

 2.  Registered 

• Must be a registered charity and be able to provide charitable donation tax receipts to each individual member. 

 
3.  Member Nominated & Vetted  

• A charity must be nominated for consideration by a 100+ member in good standing.
• The charitable organization must be established for at least 2 years and be able to show the impact they are making, or striving for, in our community.

 
4.  Specific and Outcome-Based  

• Our “gift” can be used for a specific, stated purpose with local impact, or used for day-to-day operations of smaller charities to keep the doors open, to allow for expanded services, etc.
• We do not wish our donations to go into the general coffers of a national or international organization.
•  We will require any charity to report back on how our donations have been spent locally - and the resulting, positive outcome(s).  

5.  Non-Political

• Eligible charities must be non-political in nature, non-religious/exclusive in service(s) offered.

6.  Re-Nomination

• A charity may not be nominated for 3 years, from date of selection, if they are the successful recipients of our “gift". 
• A charity drawn at an event but not selected as the recipient may be nominated at a subsequent event.

 
7.  Privacy  

• A recipient charity must agree not to give out member information to any third parties, except for Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) tax purposes.
• Member information is to be ONLY used for issuing Charitable Tax Receipts. Supplied member information is NOT TO BE USED for email newsletters, canvassing or any other correspondence.

If you have any questions, please do contact us.

RSVP & Nominate.

RSVP & Nomination Form