FAQ Index
The Constitutional Map of the 100 Questions
The 100 is the architecture,
not the burden.
not the burden.
One hundred questions gathered into five ordered sections.
The full architecture of the Give 100 Guide,
presented at a single glance.
The Map
Index of the 100 Questions
FAQ Index presents the complete list of 100 Questions.
The questions are arranged in groups of 20 across the five named sections of the Guide, so the reader may see the whole architecture at a glance.
The numbering remains constant across FAQ Index, FAQ Maxi, and FAQ Mini, so a reader may locate a question here, read the one-sentence answer in FAQ Mini, and turn to the full answer in FAQ Maxi without losing their place.
For one-sentence orientation, read FAQ Mini. For the full answers, read FAQ Maxi.
A Marginal Guide
Reading Pathways
- 5 Minutes Begin with Q1–4, Q8, Q12–18, and Q99–100.
- 15 Minutes Add the questions for your role: Champions and Beacons read Q41–55; LAMPs read Q56–60.
- Cities Read Q21–40.
- Ignitions & Century Read Q61–80.
- Giving & Legacy Read Q81–98.
Q1–Q20
Introduction
- Q1 What discipline and institution does Give 100 establish?
- Q2 Why is Enugu the proof of concept and the chosen place?
- Q3 Why this moment, and why Queen Elizabeth II?
- Q4 What is Give 100?
- Q5 Why is it called Give 100?
- Q6 What is the P.E.A.C.E. charge?
- Q7 Apart from the P.E.A.C.E. charge, how else can Give 100 be observed?
- Q8 Is Give 100 a fundraising campaign?
- Q9 What is the Office of the Citizen?
- Q10 What tokens and insignia may Give 100 participants and standard-bearers receive?
- Q11 How does Give 100 relate to other health or philanthropic campaigns?
- Q12 How does the Institute of Preemptology relate to existing global health bodies, medical schools, and prevention organisations?
- Q13 Why have I been invited to office?
- Q14 What does a Give 100 designation confer?
- Q15 What new word does Give 100 add to the lexicon, and why?
- Q16 Is there any financial, legal, contractual, or institutional obligation?
- Q17 What time commitment does participation require and what are the next steps?
- Q18 How do I confirm or discuss the invitation?
- Q19 Who is Givingtide International, and what gives it standing to coordinate Give 100?
- Q20 What gives Give 100 legitimacy?
Q21–Q40
The Observance
- Q21 Why the Commonwealth?
- Q22 Why does Give 100 begin on 13 June and end on 21 September?
- Q23 Why does Give 100 begin in Sydney and culminate in Toronto?
- Q24 Is Give 100 a partisan, sectarian, governmental, intergovernmental, or royal initiative?
- Q25 What does “people-led” mean in Give 100?
- Q26 What is the role of public authorities in Give 100, and how are they called to participate?
- Q27 How does Give 100 relate to State centenary commemorations?
- Q28 Why should I take part if Give 100 belongs to neither government nor royalty?
- Q29 I am not a Commonwealth citizen, and my City is not a designated Founding City or Witness City. Can I or my City still participate?
- Q30 Can a City join the observance after the formal Day 0 Ignition?
- Q31 Does Give 100 have a hierarchy of importance?
- Q32 How does the Office of the Citizen differ from the designated Offices of Champion, Beacon, and LAMP?
- Q33 What does the gown–town–crown logic mean?
- Q34 What is the central theme of the observance?
- Q35 What is the Commonweal Candle, and what does it signify?
- Q36 What is a Founding City, and how were the 100 Founding Cities chosen?
- Q37 Is there a minimum my City must do to be counted among the Founding Cities?
- Q38 What are Witness Cities?
- Q39 What is lost if my City is absent?
- Q40 Why does presence matter?
Q41–Q60
The Offices
- Q41 What are the three designated Offices of Give 100, and are they equal in status?
- Q42 Why are designations issued formally?
- Q43 What support and resources do office-holders and Century conveners receive?
- Q44 What is the role of Give 100 office-holders in the P.E.A.C.E. charge?
- Q45 Do Champions or Beacons have to raise money?
- Q46 What if I support Give 100 but cannot carry a formal office?
- Q47 What is a Champion, and what are the three categories?
- Q48 How do the Academic, Business, and Civil Champions differ?
- Q49 Do all Cities require all three Champions?
- Q50 How are the Champions of the City of Toronto different?
- Q51 May a Champion delegate the work of the office?
- Q52 What is a Beacon?
- Q53 What is a Beacon of Faith?
- Q54 Are the Champions or Beacons required to work together?
- Q55 What is the single most important thing a Champion or Beacon can do?
- Q56 What is a LAMP?
- Q57 How are LAMPs nominated?
- Q58 What are First LAMPs, LAMP Companions, and Witness LAMPs?
- Q59 Why is LAMP a singular honour?
- Q60 What does a LAMP actually do after designation?
Q61–Q80
The Ignition and the Century
- Q61 What is a Give 100 Ignition, and who may convene it?
- Q62 What is the Enkindling?
- Q63 What is a Century, and how does the Rule of 100 apply?
- Q64 What is a Civic Century?
- Q65 What is a Citizen Century?
- Q66 What is a Celebrant Century?
- Q67 Why is a birthday an especially apt occasion for advancing the Founding?
- Q68 Can small groups participate meaningfully if they cannot convene a full Century?
- Q69 What is the final Civic Century?
- Q70 What is the Founding Flame?
- Q71 What is the Civic Century Flame?
- Q72 What symbolic link unites Ignition, Century, and Founding?
- Q73 What are the Lamp of Peace and the Civic Lamp of Peace?
- Q74 What is the Founding Century?
- Q75 Who attends the Founding Century?
- Q76 What happens in Toronto?
- Q77 What is the role of LAMPs at an Ignition or Century?
- Q78 What is founded on 21 September 2026?
- Q79 May participants share or publicise their involvement in Give 100?
- Q80 Is Give 100 permanent?
Q81–Q100
The Founding, Stewardship, and Legacy
- Q81 Why does the Institute of Preemptology matter?
- Q82 What is the Sovereign Shield and its timelines?
- Q83 What happens if the Sovereign Shield is not fully raised by Day 100?
- Q84 Who may contribute to the Sovereign Shield, and how?
- Q85 Are contributions to the Sovereign Shield tax-deductible?
- Q86 Who manages the Sovereign Shield, and do standard-bearers have financial custody?
- Q87 How will impact be measured after the Founding?
- Q88 What happens after 21 September 2026?
- Q89 Who governs the Institute after the Founding?
- Q90 What should the Sovereign Shield make possible by 2030?
- Q91 Who is eligible to be trained at the Institute of Preemptology, and how will they be deployed?
- Q92 How will the Institute ensure that Preemptology remains accessible to low-resource settings?
- Q93 Does the Sovereign Shield fund only cervical cancer elimination, and why is cervical cancer the Founding flagship?
- Q94 Why does the Queen Elizabeth II Centre for Cervical Cancer Elimination bear her name?
- Q95 What is the Centenary Register, and what are its three parts?
- Q96 What does it mean to be recorded in the Centenary Register?
- Q97 Who is the permanent custodian of the Centenary Register, and how is it verified?
- Q98 What is the enduring legacy and permanent infrastructure left behind by Give 100?
- Q99 What is the long-term vision of the Institute of Preemptology?
- Q100 What is the central question of the observance?
Common Wealth
Common Health
Common Peace
The Guide Continues
Read the full answers in FAQ Maxi,
or read the one-sentence answers in FAQ Mini.