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SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA

SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA. TOUCHING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA not for profit corporation registered charity incorporated June 28, 1963 Canadian SI clubs are members. GOALS OF SFC To solicit, attract, manage charitable donations

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SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA

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  1. SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA

  2. TOUCHING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS

  3. THE SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION • OF CANADA • not for profit corporation • registered charity • incorporated June 28, 1963 • Canadian SI clubs are members

  4. GOALS OF SFC • To solicit, attract, manage charitable donations • To provide educational funding • Advance human rights and the status of women

  5. To provide bursaries, scholarships and fellowships to Canadian students and Canadian schools, colleges, and universities for the advancement of education and in particular to further the appreciation of social needs, the study of community, national and international problems, the study of education and educational methods. To provide to Canadians grants for research or recognition of achievement in the advancement of education. To provide financial assistance for the advancement of education to projects or charitable organizations in Canada. To solicit, acquire, accept or receive gifts, donations, bequests, or subscriptions of money, or other real or personal property. PURPOSE AND OBJECTS

  6. SFC ACTIVITIES

  7. ENDOWMENT FUND • donations into untouchable fund • generates income • funds programs

  8. RECOGNITION PROGRAMS • MAPLE LEAF PROGRAM • A recognition program for S.I. members’ cumulative donations • CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES • An annual recognition program for Club donations

  9. MAPLE LEAF PIN PROGRAM

  10. CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES

  11. CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES THE BEGINNING - OCTOBER 2005 Back Row: Colleen Einarson, SI Winnipeg; Helen Hugh, SI Chilliwack; Flo Grant, SFC Chair, SI White Rock; Bonnie Domonchuk, ECR Treasurer, SI Cambridge; Margaret Wootton, SFC Secretary, SI Courtenay; Nancy Crosley, SI Banff National Park; Louise Dickman, SI the Langleys. Front Row: RoseMary Reid, SIA Board, SI Peterborough; Margaret MacRae, ECR Governor Elect, SI Hamilton-Burlington; Sharon Fisher, WCR Governor, SI the Langleys.

  12. MANAGING THE ENDOWMENT FUND A comprehensive investment policy was adopted by the Board in 2007

  13. $1,079,363.48and growing!

  14. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS GRANTS FOR WOMEN 4 annual, $7500 each, for a career mainly of benefit to women SFC CLUB GRANTS May offer 5 annual, $1000 each, for Soroptimist Club education projects

  15. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR GRANTS Applications are available on the SFC website: www.soroptimistfoundation.ca Club resources www.soroptimistfoundation.ca/resources.html

  16. GRANTS FOR WOMEN2007 – 2008 Winners Jessica Karen Bleuer Lyndsay Marie Lovely Erin MacKenzieEadie TricaMcDiarmid

  17. CLUB GRANT RECIPIENTS 2008 – 2009 S.I. Banff National Park - $1000.00 grant for their conference ‘Live Your Dream’. S.I. Langleys- $500.00 grant for a full day conference ‘Women’s Health’ S.I. Peterborough - $1000.00 grant for their ‘Girls Conference’ S. I Surrey-Delta - $1000.00 grant for their conference ‘Live Your Dream’.

  18. SI OF THE LANGLEYS PILOT PROJECT TUNING INTO OUR TEENS MOTHERING CONFERENCE “FROM CRAYONS TO PERFUME”

  19. AWARD WINNING CONFERENCE 2003 PROVINCIAL AWARD 2004 SIA CELEBRATING SUCCESS 2004 & 2005 COMMUNITY AWARD

  20. PREVIOUS CLUB AWARD WINNERSSI of Banff for their “Live Your Dream” conference for girls and their mothers

  21. S.I. of Cambridge for their "Every Body is a Somebody"workshop

  22. S.I. of HALDIMAND-NORFOLK for their “Best for Women Show”. ⋅

  23. SI of Kamloops for their “Career Choice” conference

  24. SI of Tri-Cities project to help ``Homeless Women``

  25. CLUB GRANT PROJECT IDEAS TUNING INTO OUR TEENS PARENTING CAREER CHOICES BEST FOR WOMEN SHOWS BODY IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM LIVE YOUR DREAM LIVING WITH LOSS

  26. COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS www.soroptimistfoundation.ca Cornerstone web newsletter Chairman’s Bulletin Members resource page www.soroptimistfoundation.ca/resources.html

  27. 2008 -2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Corinne Rivers Chair RoseMary Reid Secretary Cora Salvador Treasurer Janet Simms-Baldwin Grants Manager- Eastern Canada Shirley Sanderson Grants Manager – Western Canada Contact information can be found on the website www.soroptimistfoundation.ca

  28. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 4th WEEKEND IN OCTOBER WINNIPEG , MANITOBA

  29. SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATIONOF CANADA DAY FEBRUARY 6th

  30. RECOGNIZE SFC DAY Club awareness session (incorporate in business meeting as SOLT) Internal club fundraiser (to raise awareness) Information table in community (mall, high traffic location, College or University, Farmers Market) Local media (Newspaper, TV)

  31. GIVE GENEROUSLYand PROUDLY wear yourMAPLE LEAF PIN SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA

  32. HOW TO DONATE? …..Go Direct I would like to make my annual donation to Soroptimist Foundation of Canada via DIRECT deposits…. www.soroptimistfoundation.ca

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