2019 Annual Donors Report - Woman of Wonder 501(c)(3)
P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S AG E
The quality of a woman’s life is affected by internal and external resources.
Resources, such as knowledge, training, and honed skills, are vital to a woman seeking parity in today’s world. Add the challenge of paying for college to gain that next career step with the responsibility of supporting and caring for a family and you have seemingly insurmountable odds.
Woman of Wonder seeks to level the playing field with scholarships that bridge the gap between everyday duties of a woman’s life and a chance to develop a rewarding career.
In its first year and a half, Woman of Wonder acquired office space, secured grants for office software and marketing, started a books to textbooks program and received donations.
Women of Wonder’s mission resonated with enough community members for us to award our first scholarships Summer 2019. The internal fortitude to continue to seek a college degree despite, in some cases overwhelming odds, amazed us as we read our first applications. The external resources of a community that believes in the power of education is changing the lives of the women we support, and it will stabilize the families they support.
Join our mission with your donation, today.
Carol Doane
President and Founder
vision
Bringing more to women's lives
mission
We invest in women through scholarships for higher education that bridge the financial gap between the everyday responsibilities of a woman’s life with a chance to study and compete for a rewarding career.
Scholarship preference is given to:
Single moms, women raised by a single parent or women on their own with no support.
transparency
We continued to improve our visibility and profile, earning the Silver Seal of Transparency from Guidestar in 2019.
donations
Woman of Wonder’s support comes from individuals, businesses and organizations.
2019 we created donor clubs to honor our contributors:
Textbook Club…………………….up to $99
Credit Hour Club………………$100 - $999
Quarter Club…………….…..$1000 - $2499
Semester Club…..……....…$2500 - $4999
Dream Catchers Club...…$5000 - $9999
President’s Club………………...$10,000 +
support from the community and beyond
In addition to support from the local community, Woman of Wonder was affirmed with in-kind donations and support both regionally and nationally.
Participants supporting Woman of Wonder’s launch:
National:
Google: G-Suite Grant, Search Engine Marketing Grant
Salesforce: CRM for nonprofits Regional and local:
Regional and Local
First Presbyterian Church Vancouver: Office space
Supporters and Volunteers: Book donations and volunteer sorters
fundraising success
76% Other organizations
12% Board members
4% Events
4% In-person engagement
3% Facebook fundraisers
1% Employee/Employer match
cash expenses
57% Programs (scholarships)
20% Professional fees and consultation
9% Website
4% Printing & Postage
4% State & City Fees
3% Organization Dues
2% Office Supplies
1% Fundraising Expenses
S U M M A R Y
Summer 2019 first college scholarships awarded
As we move forward, encouraging more women, opening more doors, and lighting more paths, we are grateful to the many who joined our Founders Club by making contributions that resulted in our first scholarship awards Spring 2019.
This support of women, as they pursue avenues to increase their earning potential and workplace marketability, benefits all of us. Award recipients learn that someone believes in them — and invests in that belief.
Children are mentored as they watch their parent set a goal and achieve it.
Families are stabilized through better paying careers.
We can’t predict who will finish their degrees, or who may stumble, but we move forward with confidence that increasing the chances of degree completion has payoffs more than dollars and cents.
Please, consider being part of this educational legacy.
Build a better community and stronger families by supporting college scholarships for women.
To donate, visit: www.womanofwonder.org/donate
For more information, please contact us
email: scholarships@womanofwonder.org
message: 360-524-3189
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