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Impact100 TC Volunteer Opportunities
Because Impact100 TC is an organization operated wholly by volunteers, the contributions of our members are integral to our continued success. There are many ways for our members to contribute to our process and sustain our impact on the community. If you are interested in contributing your talents and time as part of one of our committees, please review the committee descriptions and time commitments below to find your perfect fit!
Friends of Impact Committee
Responsibilities of Committee: Create a structure, options, and process to develop ongoing community support that includes member sponsors, operations supporters, and media partners. Create a system to track and acknowledge Friends of Impact. Implement this system. Follow up on introductions made by members to potential individuals or businesses interested in supporting the Impact100 mission. Genuinely and sincerely thank Friends of Impact100 that have supported us.
Skills Needed
System Creation & Friend Follow-up:
- Detail oriented person that likes to meet others
- Willing to share the Impact100 mission; cultivate support; and create opportunities for mutual benefit
- Extrovert or trained introvert who is comfortable approaching others
- Person comfortable working collaboratively and individually; meeting deadlines; and taking ownership of tasks
Thank Yous:
- Friendly and supportive self starter that wants to help acknowledge the kindness of others
- Truly enjoys writing thank yous, making phone calls to express appreciation, and has a way with words that makes people feel loved
Meeting Dates:
Typically monthly, over a lunch period, via Zoom on a mutually agreed upon time & date. Flexibility and opportunity to work with a team or on your own. You can participate regularly or around specific tasks. Follow up with interested Friends of Impact on a case by case basis.
Additional Committee Information:
This is a new committee. We will be creating processes and systems that will serve us into future years. You should join, it’ll be fun!
Marketing & Communications Committee
This is a fun, dynamic committee focused on keeping past, current and prospective future members and supporters informed and engaged to continue to grow our Impact.
Responsibilities of Committee:
- Monthly virtual meeting on Zoom
- Coordination of efforts with committee members
- Use of your skillset to support mission
- Communication and promotion to past, current and future members.
- Attendance at recruitment events may be needed for photographers
Various Skills Needed (we welcome help in any of these areas):
- Photography and/or Photo Editing
- Graphic Design
- Writing and Proofreading (Stories, Press Releases)
- Social Media
- Facebook Posts, Facebook Live, Facebook Event Creation
- HootSuite
- Website Updates
- eCommunication via MailChimp Software Platform
- Strategic Marketing Ideas welcome as well
- Database
- Data manipulation
- Programming skills
- Member management software knowledge (Membership Works or other)
Meeting Dates:
Currently the first Tuesday of most months from 12:30-1:30 (held virtually) via Zoom. But these dates can be changed to accommodate schedule changes or conflicts.
2021 – April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, August 31, October 5, November 2
Member Engagement Committee (including event assistance)
Responsibilities of Committee: We know that participating enriches the Impact 100 TC experience and we would love to share the possibilities – no pressure, guilt free!
Recruiting: Our job is to lead in membership recruitment, support recruiting events, and work together with the MEC team to recruit, retain, and connect with our impact members
Retaining: Our job is to ensure our members are having a meaningful experience and share involvement opportunities. We also want to grow our Evergreen membership – our sustainable foundation – those who will renew automatically at 110% until they decide otherwise.
Events: Our job is to create meaningful events to recruit, retain and engage our members through iConnect events. We also plan and manage our ‘big three’ events: The Big Reveal, Meet the Finalists and our Annual Meeting
Skills Needed:
- Desire to increase our impact, sustain and grow our membership
- Willingness to reach out to new members OR willingness to work behind the scenes to support those who do reach out
- Attend events and participate in Impact activities – Zoom, or in person
- Handle Facebook welcome posts and posts engaging our members (1 member)
- Assist with Event planning and execution
Meeting Dates:
- Vary, some in person, some by Zoom
- Lots of flexibility and opportunity to work with a team or on your own
- You can participate regularly or around specific tasks and events
- Continuous Sign up – we need help throughout the year for various activities
Interested in becoming an Evergreen member? Email members@impacttc.org for more information.
Nonprofit Engagment Committee
Responsibilities of Committee: Our grants are only as impactful as the nonprofits who apply and the recipients who are awarded them! We would love to have help to spread the word about our mission and process to the nonprofits in our area, engage with them throughout the year to help sustain our model, and support our finalists and recipients while celebrating their accomplishments.
Educate: Our job is to lead in educating the nonprofits in our area with respect to our mission, our process (from application to award), and our ongoing support of finalists and recipients.
Sustain: Our job is to ensure the nonprofits in our community have a meaningful and positive experience with Impact100 Traverse City and are regularly encouraged to apply and participate in our process. We want to grow our nonprofit network to sustain and grow our nonprofit participation and engagement each year
Engage: Our job is to create and/or facilitate meaningful events and opportunities to engage our nonprofit community, share the mission and process of Impact100 Traverse City, and provide a value-add to their organizations.
Skills Needed:
- Understand the Impact100 model and process, and have a passion for our mission
- Experience working with and/or for nonprofit organizations
- Desire to increase our impact, sustain and grow our nonprofit engagement
- Willingness to reach out to nonprofits in the area to educate on our mission and invite them to participate/apply
- Attend events and participation in Impact activities – Zoom, or in person
- Work with MarComm members to facilitate communications to nonprofits
- Assist with nonprofit-focused event planning and execution
Meeting Dates:
- Vary, some in person, some by Zoom
- Lots of flexibility and opportunity to work with a team or on your own
- You can participate regularly or around specific tasks and events
- Continuous Sign up – we need help throughout the year for various activities
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEES
(deadline of May 1 to register for these committees)
Arts & Culture Grant Review Committee
Committee Chair & Contact
Mary Bevans Gillett
mgillett03@gmail.com; 231-883-8388
General Requirements for Grant Review Committee Members:
Complete COI/COL Acknowledgement and comply with the policy terms. Unless recused from a particular application, focus committee members are expected to fully complete the review of each application assigned to the committee. In order to ensure fair and full consideration of all applicants, committee members who fail to complete the application reviews will not be permitted to participate in the subsequent committee discussions, site visits, or committee finalist(s) selection.
Responsibilities of Committee:
The Arts & Culture Committee will consider all Impact 100 grant applications within the Arts & Culture focus area and recommend a finalist. Specific responsibilities for each committee member and timeline include:
- Attend grant training 5/23, 4:30-6pm;
- Each committee member will individually review and score applications based on Impact criteria;
- Meet as a committee in June to discuss applications and achieve consensus on which are recommended for site and financial review by the Financial Review Committee (FRC);
- Participate on a site visit and report recommendations to full committee
- Meet as a committee to discuss site visits and select a finalist
Meeting Dates/Times*:
- Arts & Culture Committee Meet & Greet, Thursday, 5/15, 4:30-6pm*
- Arts & Culture Review/Recommendations, Monday, 6/26, 4:30pm (subject to change based on committee availability)
- Arts & Culture SIte Visits, dates to be determined, 8/9-18
- Finalist Selection Meeting, 8/21, 4:30-6pm *
- *Meeting times may be modified to accommodate committee member schedules and number of grant applications under consideration. Committee may meet via Zoom as needed. Final dates and formats to be confirmed with committee in May.
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training is on Tuesday 5/23 from 4:30 to 6:00pm via zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events.
Grant review will take place between Tuesday 5/30 to Monday 6/26; the committee will conduct site visits between Wednesday 8/9 – Friday 8/18 and have a final meeting to select their finalist on Monday 8/21*. Total time investment can be anywhere from 25 to 40 hours total, spread out from June through August. Significant communication takes place via email.
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Education Focus Grant Review Committee
Committee Chair:
Amy Fitch
Email: ajfitch13@gmail.com
General Requirements for Grant Review Committee Members:
Complete COI/COL Acknowledgement and comply with the policy terms. Unless recused from a particular application, focus committee members are expected to fully complete the review of each application assigned to the committee. In order to ensure fair and full consideration of all applicants, committee members who fail to complete the application reviews will not be permitted to participate in the subsequent committee discussions, site visits, or committee finalist(s) selection.
Responsibilities of Committee: Attend grant review training, review non-profit grants submitted to the Education focus area, attend committee meetings to discuss, and attend a site visit or visits. Committee selects one non-profit to move forward as the chosen finalist for the Education focus area.
Skills Needed: Ability to collaborate with others in a respectful way, professionally navigating differences in opinion; Attention to Detail; Passion for education and educational initiatives; Ability to be objective and impartial, with a clear head and not just pure heart
Meeting Dates/Times: (Subject to Change) all meetings 5pm
Monday, May 29, 2023 Grant Review will begin through Submittable.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023; Rove Estates; review Submittable/assign lead readers
Wednesday, June 14, 2023; Little Fleet Traverse City; check in on review progress
Wednesday, June 28, 2023; Rare Bird; Financial Review Committee Recommendations
Aug 1-Aug 23, 2023 SITE VISITS (times and locations tbd)
Aug 23, 2023; Rove Estates: Finalist selected
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training is on Tuesday, May 23rd from 4:30 to 6:00pm via zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events.
Grant review will take place between May 29th and June 28th; the committee will conduct site visits between August 9th and August 23rd and have a final meeting to select their finalist by August 23rd. Total time investment can be anywhere from 25 to 40 hours total, spread out from May through August. Significant communication takes place via email.
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Environment, Preservation & Recreation Grant Review Committee
Committee Chair:
Shari van der Grijn
shari@vdgrijn.com
General Requirements for Grant Review Committee Members:
Complete COI/COL Acknowledgement and comply with the policy terms. Unless recused from a particular application, focus committee members are expected to fully complete the review of each application assigned to the committee. In order to ensure fair and full consideration of all applicants, committee members who fail to complete the application reviews will not be permitted to participate in the subsequent committee discussions, site visits, or committee finalist(s) selection.
Responsibilities of Committee:
Attend grant review training and meetings, review non-profit grants submitted to the Environmental grant committee. Attend site visits. Committee selects one non-profit to move forward as the finalist in the Environmental Focus area.
Skills Needed:
Ability to collaborate with others in a respectful way, professionally navigating differences in opinion
Attention to detail
Passion for environmental recreation preservation organizations and initiatives
Ability to be objective and impartial, with a clear head and not just a pure heart
Meeting Dates/Times:
Wednesday May 10th 5:30 Meet and Greet Rare Bird
Tuesday May 23rd Grant Review Training
Wednesday June 28th 5:30 Select candidates for financial review. Location tbd.
Wednesday August 17th 5:30 Select finalist. Location tbd.
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training is on Tuesday 5/23, from 4:30-6pm via Zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events.
Grant review will take place between Tuesday 5/30 to Wednesday 6/28; the committee will conduct site visits between Wednesday 8/9 – Friday 8/18 and have a final meeting to select their finalist on Wednesday, 8/17. Total time investment can be anywhere from 25 to 40 hours total, spread out from June through August. Significant communication takes place via email.
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Family Focus Area Grant Review Committee
Committee Chair & Contact
Autumn Chalker Soltysiak
231-590-4856, autumn.soltysiak@gmail.com
General Requirements for Grant Review Committee Members:
Complete COI/COL Acknowledgement and comply with the policy terms. Unless recused from a particular application, focus committee members are expected to fully complete the review of each application assigned to the committee. In order to ensure fair and full consideration of all applicants, committee members who fail to complete the application reviews will not be permitted to participate in the subsequent committee discussions, site visits, or committee finalist(s) selection.
Responsibilities of Committee:
Attend grant review training and meetings, review and score non-profit grants submitted to the Family grant committee. Attend site visits. Committee selects one non-profit to move forward as the finalist in the Family Focus area.
Skills Needed:
Passion for family initiatives. Ability to collaborate with others in a respectful way, professionally navigating differences in opinion. Grant review training provided.
2023 Meeting Dates/Times:
May 24, 5:30-6:30pm – Meet and Greet. Discuss process and timeline. Location TBD.
June 28, 5:30-7:30pm – Grant Review. Selection of site visit candidates. Location TBD.
August 9 – Optional Site Visits for Family Focus Committee TBD
August 23 – Optional Site Visits for Family Focus Committee TBD
August 23, 5:30-6:30 pm – Finalist selection. Review site visits and select finalist. Location TBD.
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training is May 23, 4:30-6pm via zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events.
Grant review will take place independently between May 26 through June 28; the committee will conduct site visits between August 9 through August 23 and have a final meeting to select their finalist on August 23. Total time investment can vary based on your availability from 25 to 40 hours total, spread out from May through August. Significant communication takes place via email.
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Health & Wellness Grant Review Committee
Committee Chair & Contact
Jenny Groseclose
231-409-7045, jgroseclose@mhc.net
General Requirements for Grant Review Committee Members:
Complete COI/COL Acknowledgement and comply with the policy terms. Unless recused from a particular application, focus committee members are expected to fully complete the review of each application assigned to the committee. In order to ensure fair and full consideration of all applicants, committee members who fail to complete the application reviews will not be permitted to participate in the subsequent committee discussions, site visits, or committee finalist(s) selection.
Responsibilities of Health & Wellness (H&W) Committee:
Attend grant review training and meetings, review non-profit grants submitted to the H&W grant area. Attend site visits. Committee selects one non-profit to move forward as the chosen finalist in the education focus area.
Meeting Dates/Times:
May 22, 5:30-6:30pm – Meeting #1 – Meet and greet. Discuss process and timeline.
June 26, 5:30-7pm – Meeting #2 – Review grants and pick site visits candidates.
August 9 through August 18 – Site visits.
August 21, 5:30-7pm – Meeting #3 – Review site visits and pick finalist.
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training is May 23, 4:30-6pm via zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events.
Grant review will take place between May 30 through June 26. The committee will conduct site visits between August 9 through August 18 and have a final meeting to select their finalist on August 21. Total time investment can be anywhere from 25 to 40 hours total, spread out from June through August. Significant communication takes place via email.
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Finance Review Committee
(deadline of May 1 to register)
Finance Review Committee
Co-Chairs:
Tammy Stoerkel
231-633-0610, Tammy.stoerkel@intentionaladvice.com
and
Lori VanAntwerp
231-632-6710, Loriv@westshorebank.com
Responsibilities of Committee: The role of the Finance Review Committee (FRC) is to provide a reasonable degree of assurance that the non-profits selected for site visits have the infrastructure and skills to be competent stewards of our members’ funds. The role of FRC is not to evaluate the merit of the grant initiative but to provide insight into the financial position of the organization.
Skills Needed: A background in finance or accounting is not necessary in order to be a valuable member of FRC. If you are new to our team we will pair you with an experienced FRC committee member. An initial training session will be held prior to applications being sent to FRC for review and a standard form will help guide members through each application.
FRC Meeting Dates:
June 19, 5:30-7pm – Meet & Greet & Training at West Shore Bank, 400 East 8th St. Traverse City, MI 49686, Third floor (parking is available in the garage at the bank and overflow parking in the Governmental Center on Boardman). Attendance by FRC members is encouraged but not required.
July 3 through August 8 – FRC will conduct financial review of grant applications.
July 13, 12-1pm – FRC General meeting via Zoom to help with questions as you are working through your applications. Attendance is not mandatory.
July 25, 12-1pm – FRC General meeting via Zoom to help with questions as you are working through your applications. Attendance is not mandatory.
Additional Committee Information:
Grant Review Training (including all focus groups) is May 23, 4:30-6pm via zoom. All committee members should register in advance for this training by visiting impacttc.org/events. This training isn’t mandatory, but encouraged.
Each FRC application review will take approximately 2-5 hours per application (completed on your own time or with your partner). Total time investment can be anywhere from 10 to 20 hours, spread out from July thru early August. The majority of communication takes place via email.
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