Impact100 Model
Impact100 Model
The Impact100 model is readily available to all communities who wish to implement it. The model is designed to empower women to see themselves as philanthropists and overcome the barriers women have historically faced in this arena. The model is designed for transformational grant-making within local communities, with a minimum grant size of $100,000.
At Least 100 Women Come Together
Each Woman
Donates $1,000
$100,000 is donated
to a Local Charity
Focus Areas
This model provides nonprofit organizations with grants in increments of $100,000 across five main focus areas:
Arts & Culture
Lifewide Learning
Community Recreation
Community Health and Wellbeing
Heritage and Environment
How it Works
Impact100 Wakatipu seeks to benefit communities of the Wakatipu Basin by annually awarding at least one high-impact grant to fund innovative, meaningful projects. The concept is simple:
The annual $1,000 donations of Impact100 Wakatipu supporters fund the grants. The number and size of grants given is dependent on the number of members. The goal is to give incremental grants of $100,000 each year to a non-profit organisation serving the Wakatipu Basin.
We welcome all women over the age of 16 to be Impact100 supporters and you may renew annually.
Nonprofits are eligible to apply for a grant in one of our five focus areas. The project must predominantly serve the Wakatipu Basin.
Supporters of Impact100 Wakatipu may choose to volunteer to serve on committees that evaluate the grants and select a finalist in each area.
Finalists are chosen and a representative of each of the finalists gives a brief presentation of the agency’s proposal at the annual meeting of Impact100 Wakatipu. Every Impact100 supporter is eligible to vote to select the grant recipient(s). This can be done online, or at the event.
Recipient agencies are given 24 months to complete their projects. Funds are disbursed as programs are implemented.
