Committees

Education Committee

Informs members by:

• Inviting representatives of local nonprofit organizations, not currently being considered for an annual grant, to make presentations to our membership
• Asking previous grants recipients to bring the membership up to date on their accomplishments
• Facilitating membership meetings on timely topics

Grants Committee

• Establishes grant guidelines
• Assesses Letters of Intent from local nonprofit organizations for funding consideration
• Determines grant awards and funding levels for submission to the Board and the full membership
• Oversees the Objective Review Committee on the implementation of the review process

Objective Review Committee

• Reviews and evaluates grant applications
• Grant awards recommendations are forwarded to the full Grants Committee
• Grant reviewers may but need not be members of the Grants Committee

Membership Committee

• Identifies and reaches out to potential new members
• Shares information about MWGT and conducts follow-up with interested individuals
• Sends a welcoming packet to new members upon joining

Communications Committee

• Creates and updates materials for public relations, marketing, and social media purposes.
• Manages the organization’s website and Facebook pages, including design and content.
• Members may receive training to edit the organization’s web page.
• Conducts media outreach to announce annual grant awards.

Events Committee

• Responsible for organizing the logistics for the annual awards ceremony
• Coordinates other special events as directed by the president

Finance Committee

• Works with the Treasurer to develop budgets
• They are responsible for overseeing the preparation and delivery of required IRS documents and forms (1099, 990)
• Monitors adherence to the budget via monthly Treasurer’s reports
• Works with the Treasurer to present financial goals and proposals to the executive board for approval.