Annual Report Woman of Wonder 2019

from 2019 Annual Report Woman of Wonder

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

**Graphic: path by Stephanie Meyer from the Noun Project**

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.

**GuideStar Silver Seal of Tranparency**

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 both regionally and nationally with in-kind donations and support.

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

SUMMARY

**Graphic: Letter by Alexis Boudal from the Noun Project**

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 which 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

website: www.womanofwonder.org