IMPACT100 NORTHWEST FLORIDA NEWSLETTER   |  JULY 2025

Message From The President:

I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day. Although we do not have any member events this month, July is a very busy month behind the scenes. 

With grant applications due by July 15th, the Grants and Finance Committees are busy!  Prior to receiving an application, the Grants Committee makes sure that each applicant has had their 501c3 status for at least two years and that they have all required paperwork filed with the state.  As applications come in, Grants looks them over to make sure that they have given us all required documents before turning them over to the Finance Committee.  The Finance Committee then does a thorough review focusing on each organization's financial stability.  Those applicants who meet the criteria, will move to the next stage--grant application review by our members.  

If you would like to be a grant application reviewer this year, you must sign up for a Focus Area Committee (FAC) by 7/31.  The Grants Committee has spent a great deal of time looking at ways to simplify our process while keeping the goal of fair and impartial review of the applications as our focus.  You can find more information below about those processes under Focus Area Committee Sign Up.  

If you would like a Name Tag, the final order will be placed soon.  See below for information about ordering.  Orders will not be accepted after July 28th.  

Our August Membership Social will be held on Tuesday, August 19th at the Hammock Bay Lake Club located in the Hammock Bay neighborhood in Freeport.  We will have get an update from our 2015 grant recipient, The Matrix Community Outreach.  You are invited to help them stock their pantry with peanut butter & jelly, canned meats like chicken & tuna, canned soups & stews as well as instant oatmeal packets.  Items like these will help families immensely so please remember to pick these items up and bring them along with you to the event.  You can sign up to attend at the link below.  

Our September Membership Social will be held at Mezcal Mexican Grill in Miramar Beach on Wednesday, September 10th so mark you calendar.  This will be strictly a member social with no speaker planned for that evening.  Focus Area Committees will be in full swing at that time so this is a chance to just hand out and visit with your Impact friends.

Please let me know if you have any questions!  Hope to see you soon and I hope you will consider signing up for a Focus Area Committee.  

Joni 

850-830-0064

Focus Area Committee Sign Up:

*Arts & Culture site visits will be held on Monday &/or Wednesday evenings. 

*Education site visits will be held on Tuesday &/or Thursday afternoons. 

*Environment, Recreation and Preservation (ERP) site visits will be held on Tuesday &/or Thursday evenings.

*Family site visits will be held on Monday &/or Wednesday mornings. 

*Health and Wellness site visits will be held on Tuesday &/or Thursday mornings. 

Focus Area Committee Training will be held on Saturday, August 23rd from 10am - 1pm at Crosspoint Church in Niceville.  A complimentary lunch will be served.  This training will help you understand everything you will need to know about serving as a reviewer and there will be an opportunity for you to meet your committee chair(s) and your fellow committee members.  

Site visits will not begin until after Labor Day (September 1st) and should wrap up no later than October 3rd.  

Prior to each site visit, we ask that you review the application in preparation for a "tailgate" style pre-site meeting that will occur just prior to the site visit.  If you have questions that you'd like answers to prior to the site visit, you will post those to your FAC's message board.  The chair will compile these and send them to the applying organization.  Site visits are kept to 1 hour--this is the "show and tell" portion of the process.  We do site visits so that organizations can explain the project, the need and the impact of the project face to face.  After your 1 hour site visit, your committee will have a quick "debrief" of the site visit and you will fill out a post site visit evaluation.  Your FAC Chair can send any remaining questions to the organization. 

We know you are busy ladies and we value your time as well as the time of our applicants.  We also value our commitment to a fair and impartial review of our applicants proposed projects.  At the end of the process, we look forward to hearing which two projects your committee selected as finalists.  

The Finalist Reveal is set for Monday, October 20th for those who would like to attend.  

Click the button below to access the online FAC Sign Up Form! 

(If you have already signed up either online or in person, no need to do so again.)

Questions?  Email grants@impactnwf.org

Name Tags - Last Chance to Order for 2025:

If you would like a permanent name tag please reach out to our membership committee by email no later than Monday, July 28th to order yours.  This will be our final order for 2025. To help offset our costs, we will happily take a donation of $10 for the name tags.  This can be paid with cash or check when you pick up your name tag.  The name tags are brought to events unless you make arrangements to pick them up.   

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Save the Dates:

*September Membership Social - Wednesday, September 10th 5:30-7:30pm @ Mezcal Mexican Grill - Miramar Beach 

*Grant Finalist Reveal - Monday, October 20th 5:30-7:30pm @ Resurrection Catholic Church - Miramar Beach

*2025 Impact100 Global Conference - October 26-28 @ Hilton Sandestin - for more information & to register:  CLICK HERE 

*2025 Annual Meeting - November 9 @ Holiday Inn Resort on Okaloosa Island 

You’re Invited! Join Us at the Impact100 Global Conference

Tides of Impact100: Renew, Recharge, and Rise

Early bird registration is now open for the Impact100 Global Conference, happening October 26-28 in beautiful Miramar Beach, Florida!

This event is open to ALL Impact100 members—whether you’re a longtime leader, a new member, or simply eager to connect. Join members and leaders from across the U.S. and beyond for an unforgettable experience where you’ll renew your passion, recharge your energy, and rise together to create an even greater impact.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, collaborate, and be inspired. We can’t wait to see you there!

Registration: Early Bird price $550 - includes all meals during the conference and is available until August 15th.  After August 15th, registration will be $650.  After September 27th, registration will be $720.  

Register now

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The mission of Impact100 of Northwest Florida, Inc. is to financially support nonprofit organizations in Okaloosa and Walton Counties by empowering women as philanthropists and leaders, by bridging the geographic areas of our region, and by leveraging the talents of diverse women to be a positive force for good in our community.  

Joni Wallace| President of Impact100 Northwest Florida

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