WRWCF Newsletter Summer 2011

WRWCF Newsletter
Summer
Table of Contents
Grant Vote Results, Revised 2010/2011 2011 Unfunded Grant Finalists Grant History Chart Grant History by Category pie chart Summer Calendar Capacity Building Seminar Survey Monkey Results Miscellaneous Notes
2011
THIS NEWSLETTER MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR... Our apologies. The June newsletter is our first attempt to use a new and enlivened formatting program. We made errors that have been revised in this Summer 2011 newsletter. Please be sure to read Marcia's article on Capacity Building, now included, that was inadvertently omitted in the previous version.
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Grant Vote Results Revised 2010/2011

from Charlotte Unger & Jan DeBard
Andrew Lewis, Conductor of Wood River Orchestra
Circumstances Change Grant Results

Due to the unfortunate closing of La Alianza as of June 1, the organization that received the next highest vote, the Wood River Orchestra, will now be fully funded. The remaining balance of $1639 will not be distributed but will be held over for the 2012 cycle. The Board feels that, in a case such as this, this small amount could not begin to fund the stated project and therefore agreeing to partially fund an altered proposal would not match the choice of the membership. Below are the final results of the WRWCF membership vote. Following are links to our 6-year Grant History spreadsheet and Grant Distribution by Category pie chart. The Hunger Coalition $25,000 Senior Connection $7,500 The Advocates $20,000 Planned Parenthood $16,573 Blaine County Education Foundation $5,000 Wood River Fire and Rescue $9,288 Wood River Community Orchestra $9,000 Held over for 2012 cycle $1,639 Total $94,000
The Advocates engage men for social change.
2011 UNFUNDED GRANT FINALISTS
Each year, the WRWCF Grants Committee makes a final selection of ten to twelve nonprofit projects that it feels best exemplify the criteria it has set. The grant cycle concludes with presentations from each of the finalists, followed by a ballot to the membership. The membership's choice from among these projects reflects the priorities of over one hundred thoughtful women who believe in pooling their funds to make a positive impact on the community. There are always more worthy projects than our pooled grant fund can support. The following Grant Proposals are from those agencies that made it through the vetting by the Grants Committees, but did not receive quite enough votes to qualify for funding. We are pleased to report the following proposal has been fully funded by individuals: Wood River Land Trust ($2,500) Sponsoring two Carey High School teams to the 2012 and 2013 Idaho State Envirothon Competition (funding committed too late for 2011). The Grants Committee encourages its members to consider supporting these agencies with a personal contribution. Grant Proposal Summaries are: The Sage School ($20,000) Funding a Greenhouse Outreach Coordinator to develop a collaborative, self-sustaining greenhouse program run by the Sage School students Wood River Ski Team ($5,000) Scholarships and operating funds to teach snow sports skills to children in a non-competitive environment
GRANT HISTORY CHART

Click here to see our Grant History chart This link will take you to an external document download. To return to the newsletter, simply close the downloaded page.
GRANTS BY CATEGORY PIE CHART

Click here to see the Grant History pie chart This link will take you to an external document download. To return to the newsletter, simply close the downloaded page.
WRWCF SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR

Summer Social Event For members and their guests; Thursday, Bastille Day, July 14. 5:00 to 7:00 PM At the home of Sara Nelson in Golden Eagle. Annual Meeting Tuesday August 9, 3:00 - 5:00pm; The Valley Club Members and invited guests please join us in celebrating our 2010/11 grantees. Invitation to follow. ICF Regional Luncheon Thursday, August 25, 11:30 - 2:00 PM; The Sun Valley Inn; $40/person. Speaker: John Michael Schert, Trey McIntyre Project Executive Director Program: Trey McIntyre performance.
WRWCF HOST NON-PROFITS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING by Marcia Liebich

Our foundation hosted a gathering for leaders of non-profit organizations in the Valley on June 9th at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The purpose of the gathering was to follow up on John Smith's presentation about Capacity Building at our educational forum in 2010. Capacity Building is defined as "Services which strengthen the foundation or "engine" of an organization - not its programs." Morley Golden spoke about www.WOW-projects.org, a new website for Blaine County that connects nonprofits with donors and volunteers to share their "time, talent and treasure". He called this a "generosity exchange" for project-driven organizations that seek a social return. Lynn Hoffman, CEO of the Nonprofit Center in Boise, described the services the Center
offers to nonprofits throughout the state and discussed a grant from the Paul Allen Foundation which will be used to replicate John Smith's study in Idaho. Coalition building, resource sharing and educational programs are needed for Idaho nonprofits to help them develop skills and infrastructure. She led a break-out session where participants discussed the following concerns: What barriers do you face in increasing your capacity? What are the three most important things you can do to increase your capacity? What additional impact would this allow you to make on the community? Susan Fierman of The Advocates then led a discussion about possible ways the WRWCF could help. A follow-up meeting was held Friday morning with Lynn Hoffman and some capacity builders in our county. We hope to have some positive initiatives to report in the next newsletter.
REPORT ON WRWCF 2011 SURVEY MONKEY RESULTS & ACTIONS by Debby Law
Our sincere thanks to all of you who took the time and thought to respond to our member survey. A committee has tabulated, reviewed and considered all anonymously submitted responses. Please feel free to contact any Board member with specific ideas or concerns you may have. *Note that statistics and percentages given below are based on the number of responses. The Grants category garnered the greatest response. There was much praise and confidence in this process, yet there is always room for improvement. Areas of interest to the membership: Social Services and Education topped the list, Health was a distant third, Culture & Recreation and Environment are considerably lower in priority. Comments: The critical role finalists' presentations have on informed voting. Although fewer than half of members attend (most are out of town), two thirds note their importance. The need for concise and informative written descriptions of each grant request for those who cannot attend these presentations. Nearly three quarters of members read them all. Concern over repeat recipients (under consideration by your Board). Nearly all, however, were happy with the slate of finalists; most were happy with the recipients. The need to present a variety of proposals to the membership. The feasibility of funding multi-year grants (under consideration by your Board). Interest in feedback on the success of implemented projects at the one-year mark (follow-up committees will be set up; this is a volunteer opportunity, especially for summer-only residents. It is currently required that a report be submitted by each grantee). The importance of Public Relations: Eighty-five percent are happy to receive all communication by email. The Board has
decided, however, to print an updated member Directory to be available at the August Annual Meeting. Comments: More exposure needed through the local media, especially newspapers; an article in Sun Valley magazine suggested. Although nearly all members read some or all the information sent to them by email, a shorter newsletter might be more effective. Plan to focus more on timely information, less on descriptive prose (i.e. more meat, less lard). We welcome current and relevant content from members. Membership growth, retention and outreach: Over 90% of members learned about the WRWCF from another member; hence members promoting membership is critical to our continued success. Most important reasons for joining are to pool funds for greater impact and learn more about charitable needs in Blaine County. Comments: Immediate response to interest in joining; prompt mailing of membership packets (now in place). Welcome to new members from current members by personal email, note, phone call etc. Word of mouth to encourage joining; in this way all members can be "volunteers". Welcome younger members. Solicit feedback from non-renewals. Volunteers: Ninety-five percent of members had an Excellent or Very Good volunteering experience; more than 80% learned more about local nonprofits and felt that connection with and giving back to our community has a beneficial influence on its quality of life and on each of us. Comments: Volunteering in an organization helps one feel proud of and connected to its mission; it encourages retention of members. Other than participating on a Grant committee, volunteers can assist in putting on events (refreshments, dcor, staffing), writing articles, submitting photos, volunteering to work with WRWCF funded projects and encouraging membership. Events per year: With the exception of the Annual Meeting, fewer than half our members attend other WRWCF events. (Many of our members are part-time residents.) The membership generally agreed that having three major annual events is about right - a membership social (one or two), the Annual Meeting and the educational event. The Educational Winter Forum is appreciated for its creative ideas, interesting presenters and the opportunity to showcase our efforts in serving the community. We welcome your program suggestions.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Website WRWCF.org The WRWCF website is being updated; in the future it will be updated on a quarterly
basis or as required to remain current. Comments? Please contact Debby Law, editor at [email protected].
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Grant Vote Results Revised 2010/2011

Andrew Lewis, Conductor of Wood River Orchestra

Circumstances Change Grant Results

The Advocates engage men for social change.

2011 UNFUNDED GRANT FINALISTS

GRANT HISTORY CHART

GRANTS BY CATEGORY PIE CHART

WRWCF SUMMER EVENTS CALENDAR

WRWCF HOST NON-PROFITS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING by Marcia Liebich

WRWCF | 103 Pioneer Mountain Drive | Hailey | ID | 83333

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