This Month's News & Updates |
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The BIG News:
Impact100 Announces Its Five Grant Finalists for 2023 |
Impact100 Greater Milwaukee announced the five nonprofit organizations selected as the 2023 finalists for this year’s $100,000 grants. The five 2023 finalists are Grand Avenue Club, Islands of Brilliance, Silver Spring Neighborhood Center, The Gathering, and VIA CDC.
Impact100’s current 388 members will vote to select the recipients of three $100,000 Impact grants and two $44,000 Merit grants during its 2023 Annual Awards Celebration, which will take place Tuesday, June 6th, at the Brookfield Conference Center. Networking begins at 5:00 pm with dinner at 6:00 pm. The evening’s program at 7:00 pm will include a presentation by each of the five finalists, followed by member voting at 8:00 pm, culminating in the grant announcements.
The event’s lead sponsor is Johnson Financial Group.
Read the full press release here.
Read Executive Summaries of the finalists' proposed projects or programs here. Haven’t yet registered to attend? You may do so here-though time is running out! |
The deadline to register is a hard stop at 12 noon CDT on Sunday, May 21st, 2023. This IS what it’s all about! One Woman-One Vote to create lasting Impact! Don’t miss the excitement and the chance to make a difference for our finalists!! |
Finalists Celebrate and Prepare!! |
Each year our grant finalists are invited to a Meet and Greet Finalists' Celebration that includes the Impact100 Board of Directors, Grant Chairs, Site Visit Coordinators, and Financial Review Liaisons. This year's event was held on Thursday morning, May 11th, at the Lake Lounge, a venue in Brookfield graciously donated by Glen Ringwall of UBS/88 Peaks.
The event program included brief remarks by representatives from the five finalist nonprofits, as well as an overview by the grant directors on what to expect at the Annual Awards Celebration and beyond, along with time for Q & A 's. The morning concluded with a coaching session attended by the finalists only, and provided by Deb DiSandro, CEO of Speak Up On Purpose, with speaking tips and guidance in preparation of their AAC presentations.
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Representatives from this year’s five finalists who attended included: Bottom Row (left-right): Yajaira Maldonaldo (SSNC), John Hickey (The Gathering), Philip Connelly (GAC), Lyn Hildenbrand (The Gathering), JoAnna Bautch (VIA CDC)
Top Row: Grenesha Reed (GAC), Devin Hudson (SSNC), Lisa King (VIA CDC), Mark Fairbanks (IOB), Lindsay Sheridan (IOB) |
A Look Ahead: Opportunities and Save the Dates!
‘One & Done’
Interested in volunteering for Impact100 and meeting other members? However, you have limited time and find it hard to schedule far out into the future? The ‘One & Done’ Committee will serve to connect various other Impact100 Greater Milwaukee committees that need help at any given time for a one-time task or project with members willing and able at that time!
One-time help is frequently sought for:
Event Planning - Event Set-Up & Break-Down – Event Registration – Mailings – Audio-Visual and/or Tech Support – Graphic Design - Photography – Social Media – and other fun jobs yet to be determined!
Watch for future communications around this upcoming campaign to connect willing and available members with brief and important tasks! Save the Dates! Membership Fall Kickoff – Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 Global Day of Impact – Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 Helping Hands – Tuesday, December 7th, 2023 |
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Here's the scoop on all things AAC! What you may need-or want-to know! |
Q. First things first….a new venue? Yes, reset your GPS! This year’s event is being held live and in person at the Brookfield Conference Center, 325 S. Moorland Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005 (See some BCC fun facts below!)
Q. What’s for dinner? Enjoy a farm greens salad (GF) of spinach, arugula, kale, strawberries, toasted walnuts, and crumbled Feta cheese with a choice of strawberry balsamic vinaigrette (GF) or French dressing (GF); dinner includes fresh baked rolls and butter, coffee and tea.
Followed by your entrée choice, either herb marinated chicken breast with pancetta white truffle mac-n-cheese and vegetable medley, a seared filet of beef with garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus, or a roasted vegetable crostata on a cauliflower crust with balsamic glaze (Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free, Soy Free). *Please note - tables will be preset with two alternating dessert options – New York cheesecake and chocolate torte (GF). Guests requiring a GF dessert may seat themselves at their assigned table accordingly and/or connect with the server as needed. Q. How can I register guests? Or specify someone I’d like to sit with?
It’s My Treat: When you register yourself, you can add one or more guests and pay for them at the same time. You’ll need to know their entrée choice, email address, and phone number.
My guest is paying: Forward them any Impact100 email that contains the registration button OR they can go to www.impact100mke.org and click the link on our homepage. Tell them to list your name in the “please seat me with” field on the registration page.
I’d like to sit with a friend: On the registration page, use the “please seat me with” field to specify someone with whom you’d like to sit. We’ll do our best to accommodate requests.
Q. Tell me about the new Impact Table opportunity!
Extend your ‘impact!’ Host a table of eight with table signage and program recognition for your organization, corporation, or group for $1000. The Impact Table is an option on the registration page. Select it and pay, then submit your guests’ entrée choices and email addresses by May 21 at noon to rsvp. Additional questions? Contact us at events@impact100mke.org
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Q. When and how can I vote?
Each 2022-23 member will receive her customized voting link on May 30. The email will come from OpaVote, our online voting site. If you’re voting absentee, use this link any time between May 30 and June 6 at 7pm when the AAC program starts. If you’re attending the AAC in person, wait to vote until you hear the finalist presentations! All members who haven’t voted as of June 6th will receive a reminder email through OpaVote on the afternoon of June 6th. That way your voting link will be at the top of your inbox! You will want to bring your phone and have the voting link handy when you vote at the event! Don’t forget to peruse the Executive Summaries for details about our finalists and their proposed projects/programs. Q. How do I receive the new, limited edition, Impact100 tote!?
A special gift for new and renewing members for 2023-24: a limited edition Impact100 tote-created in collaboration with grant partner Operation Dream-available to anyone who joins/renews before or during the AAC! Join or renew your membership NOW and a tote will be reserved for you to pick up at the AAC (or have someone pick up for you).
Show your Impact100 pride around town as you shop, go to the library, or carry items for a picnic. This gift will not be available after the AAC! Grant partner Operation DREAM provides opportunities and mentoring support for young men primarily of color who need positive role models. |
Fun Facts…Did You Know?
• On May 11th, the Impact100 Grant team hosted an event for this year’s five finalists and also attended by Impact100 Board of Directors and Grant Committee members. At the event, finalists meet each other and key Impact contacts, learn what to expect the night of the AAC, and have an opportunity to meet with a professional speaking coach. • We provide this year’s finalists with complimentary tickets and parking. • We welcome last year’s grantees to join us and provide each organization with two tickets.
• The Brookfield Conference Center (BCC) is owned by the city, and operated by North Central Group, which also owns and manages the attached Hilton Garden Inn. The entire property is 9 acres and the former site of the old Sears Auto Center.
• The terracotta walls and roof lining inside the BCC was flown in from Munich, Germany.
• The $12 million dollar state of the art Alto Sham (a Menomonee Falls company) System kitchen allows the BCC to create up to 1500 meals 3x a day, with a staff of 5-6 people, otherwise requiring 17-20 employees.
• Past years’ AACs have been held at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Marquette University, the Italian Conference Center, and the Pfister Hotel. |
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| Membership News: 1st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration!
A Heartfelt 'Thank YOU' to all our 2022-23 Member Volunteers!
The 1st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration was held on Wednesday, April 19th at the Hoyt Park Grand Hall. Though it was a dark and stormy night, over 50 members and volunteers made it out for a fun-filled evening. This event was hosted to express appreciation for and celebrate the many members who devote their time and talent to ensure that all things Impact100 Greater Milwaukee take shape and run smoothly.
As an all-volunteer organization, our volunteers are CRITICAL to Impact’s success! Whether a grant committee member, an Impact Ambassador, on the grant financial review committee, serving as a committee chair, on the Board of Directors and leadership team, staffing an event, managing the website, cultivating nominees, contributing to the newsletters, posting social media…………and everything in between…….Impact100 would not ‘be’ without all the volunteer hours, expertise, and resources our members donate so selflessly.
Plans for next year’s 2nd Annual Appreciation Celebration will be in the works, so be sure to watch for a ‘Save the Date!’ We hope to see YOU there with our 2023-24 volunteers!
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Joy Hertlein, Jill Boyle, Leary Morris, and Beth Kumer |
| Nancy Kuhlman, Renee Manion, Tracy Gobis, and Piper Mehigan |
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Stephie Mauck, Stacy Scheffer, Peggy Niemer, and Maureen Kenfield |
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| Planning for future Impact! 2023 Impact100 Greater Milwaukee’s Leadership Summit We are excited to host Impact100 Greater Milwaukee’s first ever LEADERSHIP SUMMIT! As we approach our ten-year anniversary in 2025, the Impact100 Board is focused on ensuring our continued success. Led by the dynamic and experienced Terri Phillips, Principal Consultant for SJD Consulting, an enthusiastic and passionate group of past and present Impact100 leaders will gather Saturday, June 3rd to strategically think about our organization. President-Elect Julie Gilpin states the goals for this session are to: • Honor the history and celebrate the accomplishments of Impact100 MKE.
• Build a shared understanding of the strengths, challenges, and future opportunities for the organization. • Develop a shared practical vision and focus for the next 3-5 years.
• Allow participants an opportunity to reflect on the past, clarify their inputs on the future direction, and begin identifying priorities. • Continue to build relationships among those dedicated to Impact100 and have fun!
These are lofty goals for a relatively short session, but a lot of research and work has gone into the planning of this important summit, including a year’s worth of work by the Strategic Planning Committee. Many thanks to committee members: Jill Boyle, Marikris Coryell, Julie Gilpin, Cynthis Harris, Kate Hauser, Norma Herbers, Kathy Morris, Kathleen Schulter, and Anne Trunzo, for ALL their efforts! They brainstormed possibilities and questioned leaders on Impact100’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and inspired the Board to think strategically about our future.
Additionally, each leader invited to the Summit has been asked to complete a survey. The results of this survey, as well as the body of work provided by the Strategic Planning Committee, will be used to frame the discussion on June 3rd.
The Board hopes this is the first of many steps Impact100 will take to be strategic in its efforts. We look forward to sharing summit results with the membership and then engaging many members throughout the process in the years ahead. |
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| Time to Turn Over: Many thanks to our outgoing Impact100 leadership…..and a look towards next year!
At this time of year all focus is understandably on the upcoming AAC and the excitement around the grant finalists. At the same time, a quiet transition traditionally takes place at the Impact100 May Board of Directors meeting, when outgoing directors are thanked, and the incoming leadership slate is approved. This year’s outgoing leadership group includes several who have been members since Impact100 Greater Milwaukee’s inaugural year (2015), and nearly all have served on at least one grant committee as well. They are:
Past president Tracy Gobis – Joining at the beginning in 2015, Tracy served as a Grant Chair for 2 years on the Health and Wellness Grant team, then continued as Grant Director for 2 years overseeing all functions related to the grants process, followed by a term as Membership Director. She then became the friendly and familiar leadership face of the organization helping successfully navigate through the years of Covid as President Elect and President. Tracy now completes her year serving as Past President, in support of the current President and Board of Directors, including Nominating Committee responsibilities.
Systems Director Nancy Kuhlman – Also a member since 2015, Nancy served on the Family Grant Committee, and most importantly was that ‘woman behind the curtain,’ initially as Neon Chair for a couple years and then as the Systems Director for 5 years. As such Nancy was responsible for website, email, and membership software management, and all things mysterious and technical behind Impact100 events and operations. As technology needs for the organization have grown, Nancy’s expertise has been invaluable, also serving on the team that researched and acquired our current MemberLeap platform.
Communications Director Suzette Urbashich – Joining Impact100 in 2019, Suzette served 2 years on the Health & Wellness Grant Committee. She then signed on with Ann Homstad as Communications Co-director in 2021, working alongside Internal Chair and graphic designer Kathy Lockwood. Under their leadership Impact100’s communications’ branding and quality continue to elevate, including the transition to the MemberLeap platform. Suzette assumed the solo Director role in 2022, overseeing and coordinating communications with other teams for the growing number of Impact100 events including print, email, mailings, social media, and regular newsletters, as well the ongoing communications campaign supporting the grants process.
Membership Recruitment Director Karin Gale – As a Founding board member in 2015, Karin worked collaboratively with then Grant Directors Robin Martin and Ann Homstad, also fellow Founding member Jamy Malatesta, to establish and administrate Foundant- Impact100’s grant management software platform. Karin’s focus was the financial review piece which continues to be a best practice. She has served as a Director each of 7 years, and 1 year as a Chair since 2015, most recently 3 years in Membership. Her professional affiliations with Schenck, and now CLA, have provided a home for Impact100's in-person board and member training meetings.
Friends of Impact Director Julie Sellars – An Impact100 member for 6 years, Julie has served as the Friends of Impact Director for the past 4 years (July 2019-June 2023), cultivating sponsors, donors, and in-kind contributions to support Impact100 event expenses. One of our ‘behind the scenes’ directors, Julie has also administrated and managed related agreements as well as coordinated with Communications and Program teams around sponsor and donor recognition. Also a Grant Committee member in 2021, Julie believes wholeheartedly in the Impact100 mission and feels fortunate to be a member alongside such a great group of women.
The Impact100 organization extends heartfelt thanks to these outgoing members of the leadership team for their many years of dedicated service and expertise! |
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| Outgoing Board members (l to r): Tracy Gobis, Nancy Kuhlman, Suzette Urbashich, and Karin Gale. Absent: Julie Sellars
The 2023-24 leadership slate can be found here. The new leadership team will convene as the next Impact100 cycle begins in July 2023. Several leadership spots remain unfilled and offer opportunities for involvement for diverse skill sets! Be a part of the Impact leadership team! Please consider serving in one of the remaining open spots: • Communications Co-director • Assistant Secretary to the Executive Board
• Assistant Treasurer to the Executive Board • Systems Chair • Communications Chair-internal (layout, graphics, and Member Leap) • Communications Chair external (Social Media, Press releases,) • Program Chair for Beyond the Headlines & Global Day of Impact Interested? Want to know more? Contact the nominating committee today! |
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| Nonprofits News: Impact100 Members “Connect & Serve” at Advocates of Ozaukee
Our 2022 grant recipient, Advocates of Ozaukee, hosted two small group sessions on May 3rd and 6th at their residential shelter in Ozaukee County. This gave our members a close-up look at the work being done for those experiencing domestic violence or sex trafficking. At the same time, participants were able to meet other members and work on a special service project. One group assembled gift bags for the children to give their mothers on Mother’s Day. The other group put together gift bags for moms to give to their children when a little TLC is needed on birthdays or at other times during the year.
This was a special opportunity to experience the tranquil and serene rural setting of the Advocates shelter which provides healing and recovery for women and families. Members heard about the extensive programs offered by Advocates in addition to their educational outreach programs that create awareness about domestic violence and sex trafficking prevention. We also learned about how the improvements to the shelter, funded by Impact100, will positively impact residents’ recovery. Additions include a workout facility, laundry room, pet care area, and children’s play area. The facility will also increase the number of bedrooms in order to accommodate more residents.
Thank you, Advocates of Ozaukee, for hosting this meaningful experience for our members! |
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Impact100 member volunteers ‘Connect & Serve” at Advocates of Ozaukee spring service project. |
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