Well, here we are, ready to cast our votes for the 2023 Grant Award Recipients. It’s fitting that we’re doing it in March, during Women’s History Month. We’re about to make some history of our own, setting new records in membership and total giving – all of which will be announced at the Grant Awards Celebration!
We’re also setting a new record with FIVE finalists who will make the case for why they should be awarded a $100,000 transformational grant. THREE grants will be awarded, based on your votes. The heart of the Impact100 model is one woman, one vote.
This newsletter contains everything you need to prepare for the celebration and to cast your vote, whether you attend or not. You have everything at your fingertips to:
Register for the Grant Awards Celebration
Become an educated voter by reading the applications and watching the videos for each finalist
Prepare to vote either in-person or by absentee ballot, by reading the voting guide
We also made history this year with more than 100 volunteers who donated their time and expertise to lead the chapter forward and create a great member experience. We celebrate them and say a big THANK YOU on behalf of all members, and the community we serve.
We wrote to you on February 28 to alert you that the Member Portal would show your membership status as “Inactive” due to the fact that we restart the membership year on March 1 each year. We asked for your patience as we looked for a solution.
We resolved the issue by calibrating your membership year to your anniversary date. For example, if you joined January 15, 2023 the member portal will show you as an active member until January 16, 2024. Even then, you have until February 29, 2024 to rejoin.
As you register for the Grant Awards Celebration, please note your membership status is now "active with a one-year term." Come join us in the celebration!
The Grants Committee has selected our fivefinalists and now the responsibility of awarding our Impact Grants is in the hands of the entire Impact100 Martin membership. Please read the information below about the finalists, attend the Grant Awards Celebration, listen to the finalists present their projects, and cast your vote. This is what our year-round efforts are all about!
Wed., March 29
Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Program starts at 4:00 p.m.
Please park behind the Blake Library and volunteers will direct you from there. Attendees with limited mobility can be dropped off at the door. Valet parking will also be available.
We will use OpaVote to select our Impact Grant recipients again this year. The OpaVote platform utilizes emails to initiate the voting process. Every current member of Impact100 Martin will receive an Opavote Voting Link the afternoon of the Celebration.
All attendees are encouraged to use OpaVote to cast your votes. If you have a technology issue don't worry, our help desk is staffed with volunteers to assist you.
At the conclusion of the grant finalists' presentations, our membership will cast online votes using OpaVote to determine this year's three $100,000 Impact Grant recipients.
Absentee Voting
If you will not be in attendance, in person or virtually, on March 29, you may vote in advance by absentee ballot, which will be emailed to you. Please email us at impact100martinfl@gmail.com to request your absentee ballot. If you vote absentee, you will NOT be able to change or cast a vote on the day of the event. In either event, please vote!
Request your absentee ballot by Mon., March 27 at 6 p.m.
Bring your family, friends and a picnic basket to the Hobe Sound Polo Club and enjoy a fabulous afternoon at one of the most beautiful settings in the area.
Plan to arrive at 1:30 p.m. Impact members and guests will be directed to the Impact100 members-only area of the tailgate.
Admission and parking are FREE.
We will be tailgating, so please bring chairs, shade (hats, umbrella or canopy), food and drinks, and a pair of binoculars for close-up views of the action on the pitch.
Interested in reviewing and discussing intriguing fiction and nonfiction books by or about people who have made a significant impact? Then you’ll love our Impact Book Club!
If you want to meet new members with a shared interest in reading, and discuss Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, join us!
All’s fair in love and chemistry. It’s 1960s California and there are certain things that women just don’t do. When scientist Elizabeth Zott finds herself the host of a television cooking show, she kicks off a revolution that does more than just challenge the status quo.
Our book club will be held in a private home; the address will be shared with those who RSVP.
Swing by Harbour Ridge for this exclusive golf outing. Golfers at all levels are welcome to be part of this fun scramble! You may pick one partner to sign up with or sign up individually and we will pair you.
Registration: 11 a.m.
Shotgun: 12:30 p.m.
Tickets: $125
Ticket includes golf with cart, light appetizers, beer and wine, tee gift and prizes.
The day will conclude with a 19th Hole Cocktail Reception -a fun mix and mingle reception in the clubhouse following golf. Tee gifts and prizes will be awarded.
Registration is open until Fri., April 21 for Impact members. After that date, registration is open to all women golfers.
Registration deadline for all players is Fri., April 28.
Please consider wearing an Impact100 Martin logo golf shirt from our online store – we do like to make an Impact! Impact100 logo hats will be available for a cash donation at the golf outing.
PNC Private Bank has been a proud sponsor of Impact 100 Martin since 2019. Within the Bank and across the communities we serve, we recognize the importance of supporting organizations like Impact 100, which are inspiring women to recognize that philanthropy is power. As wealth, businesses and investment portfolios are shifting into women’s hands at a record pace, women are taking the lead and making an impact with their own unique approaches to giving. Philanthropy is transitioning from a prescriptive model, where the goal is to make the donor feel good about a donation, to a catalytic model, which seeks to deploy capital to solve problems.
Tracy Sorzano, senior vice president and Wealth Strategy regional manager for PNC Private Bank, suggests that the most important step in determining a philanthropic focus might be to ask yourself, “Why?”
Sorzano is a founding member of Impact 100 Martin and has served on both the advisory board and events committee. She was drawn to the spirit of Impact – a shared desire to improve the community through collective giving, and knowing that pooled resources can make a greater impact than individual contributions.
As wealth continues to shift to women over the next decade, women’s influence over philanthropy will continue to grow. Actions speak louder than words, and the steps women take today to deploy capital to solve the problems they care about most can have global economic implications in the future.
PNC’s dedicated teams have the knowledge, experience, and desire to ease financial complexities and deliver peace of mind to help our clients achieve their financial purpose.
So, let’s get started!
PNC Private Bank is part of the PNC Asset Management Group (AMG), which is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC AMG is a relationship-based provider of investment, planning, banking and fiduciary services to wealthy individuals and institutions through the proactive delivery of value-add ideas and solutions.
PNC AMG offers personal asset management for high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families through PNC Private Bank and PNC Private Bank Hawthorn; and institutional asset management services to corporations, healthcare systems, insurance companies, unions, municipalities and nonprofits through Institutional Asset Management.
For more information about PNC Asset Management Group, visit pnc.com.
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