100x100 (100 people, giving $100, in 100 days)
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Women2WomenDonations of $100 by 100 people during the final 100 days of the year.
$1,320
raised by 11 people
$4,000 goal
In 2009, a few organizations in Greeley served women’s financial needs, but none provided immediate assistance. That same year, Women2Women Founder, Kay Broderius, shared her idea of an organization that provided financial assistance to women in need with nine other Weld County women.
These ten women all agreed that an organization that could respond quickly to women’s immediate financial needs would be unique, and Women2Women (W2W) was formed and received 501(c)(3) status. The first W2W fundraising effort was for each ten board member to ask ten friends for $100 in 100 days. Just 31 days later, $11,000 was raised, and W2W was off and running.
The first assistance payment was given to a University of Northern Colorado Student who was graduating and needed financial help with her utility bills. She had to give up one of her three jobs to complete her final semester, and W2W’s assistance provided needed support for her and her young child.