Important Summer
News & Updates
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Annual Meeting Luncheon Canceled
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Our annual meeting luncheon, which was to be held July 16, was canceled because of our venue's decision to remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, we will accomplish our annual meeting obligations through this email. Below, you will have the following opportunities:
- Approve our new Advisory Board members and officers.
- Vote on your preferred grant theme.
As for the luncheon, we do plan to gather together later in the year by merging our canceled spring/summer luncheon with our annual fall luncheon in October. Look for more details about this later in the summer. If you were originally registered for the spring/summer luncheon, our events chair will be contacting you to make arrangements for transferring your RSVP to the new luncheon date.
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Welcome to Our Yearly Solicitation of Your Opinions...
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Please take this opportunity to approve our board additions and make your wishes
regarding the yearly theme known before July 31. We want your votes - please participate!
Thank you,
Elizabeth Loda
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VOTE:
Approve 20/21 Advisory Board Additions & Officers
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Because we're not able to meet in person for our annual meeting, we need your electronic approval of our 2020/2021 Advisory Board members and officers. Below are bios for each of the women nominated for positions on our advisory board. Once you have reviewed the information below, please cast your vote.
Slate for New Advisory Board Members
The Nominating Committee has recommended two long-time WIP members for Advisory Board service:
Kaye Black
and
Martha Anne McDonald
. At its June 22 meeting, the Advisory Board voted unanimously to recommend to you Kaye and Martha Anne as candidates for three-year terms to run from July 1 of 2020 through June 30 of 2023.
Biographical information follows. Note that you will be voting on the slate rather than individual candidates. Please review, and kindly register your vote for or against the Board-recommended slates.
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Kaye Black
Kaye is retired from two careers, first as a Medical Technologist for 11 years and, after moving to Hilton Head Island in 1978, founding and managing a printing and marketing firm for 33 years. Originally from Memphis, TN she attended Erskine College and graduated from Clemson University. Kaye’s community involvement is extensive. She has held leadership positions on over a dozen nonprofit boards, including Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, United Way of the Lowcountry, the Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Hilton Head Art League, Women in Philanthropy, The Children’s Center and the National Association of Quick Printers. She is a founding member of Women in Philanthropy and a charter member of the Zonta Club of Hilton Head. Kaye is an Elder at First Presbyterian Church and rings in the handbell choir. She and her husband, Joe enjoy the beach, skiing in Colorado, the adventure of travel and spending time with their six grown children, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Martha Anne McDonald
Martha Anne is a founding member of Women in Philanthropy who served on WIP’s initial Membership Committee. After graduating from Emory University in Atlanta with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Martha Anne joined Price Waterhouse as the first woman hired for the audit staff of the Atlanta office. Subsequently she earned her CPA certificate as well as the AICPA Accreditation in Financial Planning. Following 20 years in accounting (auditing, tax, consulting and corporate accounting), she transitioned into financial planning and joined Wachovia Bank’s Trust Department in the Buckhead region, counseling clients in estate planning and trust and investment services. Martha Anne transferred to Hilton Head Island with Wachovia in 2000. She worked as a wealth advisor for Wachovia and later for SunTrust Bank and concluded her career with Boys Arnold & Company Wealth Management. Martha Anne has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles with the United Way of the Lowcountry, Hilton Head Council of Estate and Financial Advisors, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and Junior League Lowcountry Sustainers to name a few.
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Advisory Board Members Slate: Kaye Black & Martha Anne McDonald
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Advisory Board Officer Slate
At that same June 22 meeting, your Advisory Board considered two veteran Board members to serve as Officers. We are unanimous in our recommendation of
Elizabeth Loda
as Chair and
Lesley Gilbert
as Vice Chair, to serve for two-year terms commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022. Their appointment also is subject to membership approval. Their bios are presented here for your review.
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Elizabeth Loda
Elizabeth has been a member of Women in Philanthropy for nine years, and has served on the Grants Committee for six years. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and her master’s in business administration from Long Island University. She has practiced as a Certified Financial Planner for 33 years, most recently on Hilton Head Island for the past 18 years. Elizabeth is an instrument-rated private pilot, enjoys open ocean sailing and participates in anything that increases opportunities for women.
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Lesley Gilbert
Lesley serves on Women in Philanthropy’s advisory board as Education Chair. This aligned with Lesley’s initial calling to a career in Education. Her goals soon changed direction and led her to pursue an MBA in Accountancy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where her husband was stationed in the Air Force. What followed was a career in corporate finance beginning at NCR in Dayton, followed by a move to the D.C. area with positions at PRC, Xerox and culminating at Booz Allen Hamilton. Mainly focused on government contracting accounting in D.C., Lesley held many roles with these firms and retired as vice-president of finance for Booz Allen. Besides these technical roles, Lesley was a leader/mentor for women in the firm and the broader community. Since moving to Hilton Head full-time, Lesley has held leadership roles in church organizations using her finance skills, co-chaired the World Affairs Council’s Evening Speaker Series and worked as a poll worker for Beaufort County elections since 2012. The impact that WIP has in the community, combined with the power of women, keeps Lesley enthusiastic and optimistic for our future goals.
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Advisory Board Officer Slate - Elizabeth Loda & Lesley Gilbert
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Our Operating Guidelines call for a vote of the membership, so we appreciate your participation in these polls.
Thank you,
Laurie Burke
Chair, Governance
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VOTE:
Grant Sub-Themes for the Coming Year
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Dear WIP Members,
The Grants Committee is asking for your help in setting parameters for the 2021 Grants Program Theme. As we have previously indicated,
the overall theme is to assist in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
. The Advisory Board requested that the Grants Committee further define sub-themes within this overall theme. The Committee met on July 13, and is recommending the following, within the context of COVID-19 recovery:
- Medical and Mental Health Programs
- Employment Programs
- Education Programs, K-5 (including special needs)
While we'll be addressing all of these sub-themes in the coming year,
we want your help in prioritizing them.
Using the survey below, please select the sub-theme most important you.
When the Committee begins the grant process, we'll use the results of this survey to prioritize applications from potential grantees. Up to three major initiatives will be funded in 2021 to provide more of an impact for WIP in the Community.
Please select
ONE
of the sub-themes below.
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Which grant sub-theme is most important to you?
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Medical & Mental Health Programs
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Education Programs, K-5 (including special needs)
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Thank you for taking the time to assist in this most important process.
Andi Purple
Chair, Grants Committee
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Updated Operating Guidelines
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Your Board has amended our operating guidelines in recent months to document changes in keeping with WIP’s tenure of service, the growth of our endowment and the ever-increasing need for like-minded women to band together to address community challenges.
Key revisions include:
- Addition of Diamond and Legacy membership giving levels
- Expansion of the Education Committee’s charge to foster learning opportunities and interaction with grant recipients and beneficiaries
- Segregation of vital Membership Committee duties into separate standing committees
Wherever you’re spending these uncertain times, I hope your Summer is sizzlin’ and your loved ones are close at-hand (at least virtually). Be well until we can gather again to make a lasting impact in our community.
Laurie Burke
Chair, Governance
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Women in Philanthropy is a Fund of
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
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