AAUW BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3-year staggered terms: In 2019 elect 4 directors for 1-year term Elect board chair, vice chair, and 2 directors for 2-year terms Elect 4 directors for 3-year terms Also board appoints 3 additional directors for 1, 2, and 3-year terms for total 15 board members Beginning 2020, each elected and appointed director serve 3-year terms; all AAUW members
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US? Elections every year Possibility also for bylaws amendments, resolutions, and/or amendments to the Public Policy Priorities each year
NEW STAFF STRUCTURE KIM CHURCHES (CEO) 4 Senior VPs plus Managing Director/Chief of Staff Fellowships & Programs; Communications & External Relations; Advancement & Partnerships; and Public Policy & Research Work across instead of in silos
FELLOWSHIPS & PROGRAMS Senior VP Gloria Blackwell Fellowships & Grants: Gloria Blackwell NCCWSL: Meg Waring StartSmart/WorkSmart: Abigail Lewis and Jesse Rausch
COMMUNICATIONS & EXTERNAL RELATIONS Senior VP Laura Segal Senior Website Manager: Peggy Woods Clark Site Resources: Cyrenna Cooper Outlook, publications, digital and social media, media relations
ADVANCEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS Senior VP Kendra Davis Director Major & Planned Giving: Heather Miller Deputy Director, Advancement: Tremayne Parquet (also senior manager Individual Giving) Director, Member Experience (being filled) Deputy Director, Member Experience: Claudia Richards Senior Manager, Connect: Angela Cooper VP Strategic Partnerships (Corporate and Foundations): Deborah Lucci
PUBLIC POLICY & RESEARCH Senior VP Debra Vagins Director, Federal Policy: Anne Hedgepeth Lobby Corps: Pam Yuen Grassroots Advocacy Manager: Elizabeth Holden Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) Manager: Ebonee Avery-Washington State Policy Counsel: Katie Nielson
WHAT’S NOT NEW AAUW Board of Directors: still 15 members, still come from the membership, still committed and passionate about AAUW Still a great staff: excited to be there, committed to the mission, high level STILL CALL OR EMAIL CONNECT FIRST: 800/326-AAUW or CONNECT@AAUW.ORG
NEW AAUW STRATEGIC PLAN Who developed the plan? Criteria: Strengths: what does AAUW do better than the competition? Weaknesses: What does AAUW need to improve on? Opportunities: What external trends could lead to increased success and engagement? Threats: What are the advantages competitors have over AAUW?
STRATEGIC PLAN PILLARS EDUCATION & TRAINING ECONOMIC SECURITY LEADERSHIP GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY The key is interrelationship: Education & Training leads directly into our Economic Security, leading right into Leadership. And all three require good Governance & Sustainability.
EDUCATION & TRAINING Goal A: Champion equal access to all levels and fields of education. Goal B: Ensure education at every level is free from sex discrimination.
ECONOMIC SECURITY Goal A: Achieve pay equity by 2030. Train 10 million women in salary negotiations by 2022 Goal B: Create inclusive career pathways for women, free of systemic barriers and biases, to attain economic security. Goal C: Deepen women’s retirement security and quality of life.
GOVERNANCE & SUSTAINABILITY Goal A: Implement best practices in governance, inclusion, and organizational functioning. Goal B: Enhance financial sustainability by increasing and diversifying revenue.
LEADERSHIP Goal A: Bolster the participation of girls and women in leadership roles throughout their lives. Goal B: Advance the number of women in leadership, particularly in education and non-profit organizations.
IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN Can’t take on every goal at the same time Won’t ignore other pillars but won’t take on efforts that we can’t afford or don’t have the capacity to accomplish Already focusing on some of the Economic Security goals, including work to train 10 million women in salary negotiation by 2022. Want each state/branch to help reach that goal Why StartSmart/WorkSmart? Unique AAUW niche.
WHERE DOES MONEY COME FROM? 15% member dues (branch, state, and national members) 40% contributions (members, non-member supporters, corporations, foundations, planned gifts, etc.) 41% investment income 4% income from StartSmart/WorkSmart licenses, NCCWSL, and Shop AAUW 2% rent from leasing out some of the offices on AAUW’s 3 floors
WHAT ISN’T NEW Education and training Economic security Leadership All of these are AAUW’s historical priority areas. Since our founding, education has been the core focus: from preschool to postgrad, vocational, lifelong learning, and career development to help women thrive.
WHAT STAYS THE SAME MISSION: To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy VISION: Equity for all VALUES: Nonpartisan Fact-based Integrity Inclusion