Community Giving
Community giving initiatives empower groups and individuals to donate time or money and focus their giving on a particular cause. This focused giving amplifies the impact and helps create awareness. One Valley hosts two community giving initiatives: Women Who Wine and 100 Strong giving circles. What is your big idea for our valley? We can help.
Women Who Wine Bozeman
MEET THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH
LOCATIONS VARY
Women Who Wine Bozeman meets once a month on the third Thursday at businesses around Bozeman. That month’s nonprofit partner is chosen by the business that hosts. Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. Join Women Who Wine Bozeman for $15 per month or $180 per year. For more information and meeting locations and dates, please email www.bzn@gmail.com.
History of Women Who Wine
Women Who Wine was founded in Bozeman in June 2007 by local business owner Babs Noelle as a way to engage women to participate in community giving. Women Who Wine began as a monthly meetup with attendees bringing an appetizer or bottle of wine, plus $5 to donate to the host’s chosen nonprofit. Today, it has become a leader in social giving in the Bozeman community.
Grant Making Impact
Since its founding in 2007, Women Who Wine Bozeman has raised over $70,000 for over 70 Gallatin Valley nonprofit organizations. Women Who Wine partnered with One Valley Community Foundation in 2015 to make giving to our area nonprofits even easier by helping to pool donations, providing tax receipts, and managing assets.
Total Dollars Granted:
$52,850
“Being a featured nonprofit in Women Who Wine was such an amazing boost for Roots Family Collaborative! Women Who Wine helped us spread the word about what we do further and wider, allowing us to reach more new families, and the donation that came with being featured was the seed money we needed to promote our growing Moms Like Me community storytelling event.”
100 Strong
MEETS QUARTERLY on the second Monday of May, September, and November
Meetings held at Farmer’s Daughter Café
Through quarterly gifts, 100 Strong Gallatin Valley donates generously to area nonprofits that enhance the lives of families in the Gallatin Valley. Each member of 100 Strong pledges to give 100 per quarter, per year, for a total of $400 per year. Four grants, each totaling $10,000, are awarded each year to nonprofits to fund capital projects. Email info@100stronggallatinvalley.org for more information.
History of 100 Strong
Founded in 2019, 100 Strong Gallatin Valley harnesses the creative and charitable energy of local women to support and improve the lives of women and children in our communities. Projects are chosen by members with each member voting for a local organization to receive a monetary gift generated by these funds.
Grant Making Impact
In its first year, 100 Strong granted a total of $40,000. Recipients included HAVEN, Bridgercare, Big Sky Youth Empowerment, and Prospera Business Network and the Montana Women’s Business Center Program. Each nonprofit received a $10,000 gift for capital projects.
Total Dollars Granted:
$110,000
“The spaces we live in have such an impact on our emotional well-being. The grant made by 100 Strong helped HAVEN provide a more welcoming space for the survivors of domestic violence who stay at our shelter by providing the funds to install new flooring that is bright and easy to clean. We are so grateful to see such a strong group of female philanthropists coming together to leverage their collective power for good in our community.”
What's your big dream for the Gallatin Valley?
One Valley Events
To see upcoming Women Who Wine and 100 Strong community giving opportunities, community-wide fundraising initiatives, and other One Valley events, visit our Events page.
Get Involved
What does giving mean to you? Contact us to find out more about how you can get involved and make a difference in the Gallatin Valley. Visit our Contact page to connect with the One Valley team.
