How It Works

Each member must commit to donating $100 per meeting ($400 per year). River City Givers is open to all women. The more women we gather, the greater the impact within our community.

Donations are intended for greater Richmond area non-profit organizations serving our local communities. Local chapters of national charities will be considered if funds will only be used for the local chapter. The purpose is for the contribution to stay completely within our community.

Upon arrival at the meeting, members who wish to present a non-profit organization with valid 501(c)3 status will complete a nomination ticket and place it in “the hat” for the drawing. Three charity submissions will be randomly drawn at the meeting. Only members who have signed a Commitment Form and are current with their contributions may submit a charity for consideration.

Members who wish to submit a charity for consideration must be ready to make a five-minute presentation at the meeting to the members. The presenters will then have five minutes to “pitch/present” their organization, followed by a five-minute period where the presenter takes questions from the group.

Only members who are current on their contributions are eligible to vote at the meetings. Members may not vote unless they are in attendance at the meeting.

If you make a presentation and your nomination is not chosen, you may resubmit your charity at future meetings. If a member’s charity is chosen, that organization is not eligible for consideration for two years from the date of the meeting. However, the member is eligible to submit other charities for consideration at future meetings.

Funds are accepted via electronic payment or check. If checks are used ,they are made payable directly to the chosen organization. The winning organization will be posted on the group website within 24-hours and emails will be generated to members not in attendance. Members are expected to send their donation to the designated address within 48 hours. Electronic payments are automatically charged within a specified number of days post meeting.

The winning organization must agree to NOT use the donors’ names for future solicitations nor share our membership information with the public. If the charity breaches this directive, they will be removed from any future consideration. The organization is also required to send a representative to the next meeting to present to the members how the funds have benefitted their mission.

Each member will vote by ballot – the majority rules. Even if your choice does not win, all members are responsible for payment to the winning charity prior to leaving the meeting (or if not present at the meeting, a payment must be sent as specified above).

In the case of a two-way tie, the members will be provided with the names of the two charities and a second vote will be taken. If the second vote results in another tie, then we will randomly draw a name out of a hat. In the case of a three-way tie, we will randomly pick one of the three names out of a hat.