2020 Annual Donors Report - Woman of Wonder 501(c)(3)
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 the everyday duties of a woman’s life and a chance to develop a rewarding career.
In 2020, the donor base of individuals remained strong. During COVID-19, office space held its own albeit with fewer activities, and we continued to work on corporate in-kind grants.
Women of Wonder’s mission continued to resonate with enough community members that we were able to triple the dollars awarded for scholarships.
The internal fortitude to continue to seek a college degree despite, in some cases overwhelming odd – plus the additional challenge of a global pandemic – amazed us as we learned, through our survey of scholarship applicants, that despite the obstacles, most did not take a gap year, but continued their studies. The internal fortitude to continue to seek a college degree despite, in some cases overwhelming odd – plus the additional challenge of a global pandemic – amazed us as we learned, through our survey of scholarship applicants, that despite the obstacles, most did not take a gap year, but continued their studies.
Our saddest news was the death in March of one of our founding board members, our Secretary/Treasurer Kenneth M. Doane. He did so much of the heavy lifting to get us launched, and his wise counsel demonstrated how important board members are to a nonprofit.
Thank you for your continued support to help women gain college degrees.
Carol Doane
President and Founder
donations
Woman of Wonder’s support comes from individuals, businesses, and organizations.
Contributions ranged from:
Individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 - $250
Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 - $1,640
Businesses & Organizations . . . $50 - $,1000
cash expenses
78% Scholarships
11% Fundraising Fees & Professional Services
7% Website & internet
2% Business Registration Fees
1% Supplies
1% Volunteer Night
application by county
support from the community and beyond
Woman of Wonder was affirmed regionally and nationally.
Participants supporting Woman of Wonder’s launch:
National:
Google: G-Suite Grant, Search Engine Marketing Grant
Microsoft Office 365
Salesforce: CRM for nonprofits Regional and local:
Regional and Local
First Presbyterian Church Vancouver: Office space
Supporters and Volunteers: Book donations and volunteer sorters
We continued to improve our visibility and profile by sharing our financial information and earned the next level up from Guidestar, the leading source of nonprofit data. In 2020 we earned the Guidestar’s Gold Seal of Transparency. View our Guidestar profile here.
S U M M A R Y
Second year awarding college scholarships
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 that 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.
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 with a contribution in our first two years. This support allowed us to triple the amount of dollars awarded in our second year.
This support of women, as they pursue avenues to increase their earning potential and workplace marketability, benefits all of us.
As we invest in their college, award recipients learn that someone believes in them.
Children are mentored as they watch their parent set and achieve goals.
Women advance into better paying careers.
Families are stabilized through increased household income.
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.
We ask that you consider being part of this educational legacy and join us with your support.
Build a better community and stronger families by supporting college scholarships for women.
To donate, visit our donate page.
For more information, please contact us
email: info@womanofwonder.org
message: 360-524-318