Soroptimist Orientation and Leadership Training

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Soroptimist Orientation and Leadership Training S.O.L.T. Soroptimist Orientation and Leadership Training

International Structure:

History October 3rd, 1921 the first club in Alameda County, California, called to order its first business meeting. Violet Richardson Ward, first president of the first Soroptimist Club

History Ruby Lee Minar, the first president of the federation (1928-1930) Home of SIA 1709 Spurce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

History

Strategic Plan VISION: •Improve the lives of women and girls •Help women achieve economic and political equality •Serve as a global voice for women •Provide outstanding leadership development opportunities for women •Enhance world peace and understanding

Strategic Plan MISSION AND CORE PURPOSE: To improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. CORE VALUES: •International goodwill and understanding •Volunteer action •Leadership development •Fellowship and diversity

Strategic Plan GOALS: Membership: -Increase membership numbers -Increase membership satisfaction Program: -Improve life for women and girls by focusing on education, health, discrimination, workplace concerns and other issues affecting their economic, social & political progress. -Decrease violence and human rights abuses against women and girls -Increase awareness about issues that affect the lives of women and girls -Increase the number of clubs participating in projects that improve the lives of women and girls

Strategic Plan GOALS: Fundraising: -Increase financial ability to serve women and girls by raising funds from S. clubs and members -Increase financial ability to serve women and girls by raising funds from outside donors Public Awareness: -Members will raise awareness at the local level -Increase external outreach efforts

RENAISSANCE CAMPAIGN 5 Major Objectives: A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR RENEWAL 2004-2009 5 Major Objectives: For more information visit: www.soroptimist.org

Celebrating Success! S. Celebrating Success! Recognizes successful club projects with the following criteria: Benefit women and girls or S. as an organization Innovative and successful Can be replicated in other communities/regions Show a measurable outcome or impact

Celebrating Success! AWARD CATEGORIES: 1. PROGRAM: -Global Community (focusing on women or girls) -Environmental projects -Increase awareness about global issues, including war and natural disasters -Human Rights for Women/Girls -Violence -Trafficking -Discrimination

Celebrating Success! AWARD CATEGORIES: -Status of Women/Girls -Mentoring projects -Literacy projects -Health care -Sexual harassment -Child care -Pay equity -Economic inequality -Health challenges -Teen pregnancy -Peer pressure -Poverty -Eating disorders, etc.

Celebrating Success! AWARD CATEGORIES: 2. FUNDRASING: -Creative and successful -In addition to raising funds, also raise awareness -Involve the community -Promote a positive image of the organization 3. MEMBERSHIP: -Membership Enhancement/Retention -Member Recruiting Strategies -New Club Building

Celebrating Success! AWARD CATEGORIES: 4. PUBLIC AWARNESS: -Efforts to promote the club and its projects and how these actions raised the club’s public profile -Web Site: -Adherence to federation established guidelines -Look -Tone and professionalism of the site -Perceived value as an informational and promotional tool

Program Focus Reports IMPORTANCE: Submitted to the region (GWR) Club P.F.R.s GWR sends all PFRs to federation (SIA) SIA compiles all PFRs & send them to SI Data base of all P.F.R.s Patterns begin to emerge about women & girls issues in communities Reports about these issues are given to councils of the U.N. where S. has consultative status as a Non-government Organization (NGO)

Program Focus Reports P.F.R.s Submitted by SI Corona for 2005-2006: -High School Scholarship Program -Corona Vista High School Scholarship Program -Adult Continuation School Scholarship Program -Intermediate School Students Savings Bonds Program -Riverside Community College Endowment Fund -Financial Assistance to the Settlement House -Carpet Replacement at Children’s care Center at Corona Vista -Financial Support to Alternative for Domestic Violence -Dreams and Decisions Workshop -Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

Jane Hoffman Soroptimist Emerging Leaders Forum 2007 Designed to enable S. to identify and nurture leadership skills in a group of women who have demonstrated a commitment to the S. mission but have not yet held leadership position beyond the club level. The one-day leadership training will include: -Public Speaking -Conflict Resolution -Running Effective Meetings -Exercising Leadership -Q&A SIA will cover travel and meals for one day, 2 night stay in the hotel SIA President, Pres.Elect and Exec.Dir. Will select one participant from a pool of candidates from each region. Applications due to SIA before Feb. 15th 2007

Club Giving Options 1-Annual Club Campaign: 2007 campaign “Reach for the Stars” -This is a contribution to SIA to help women within federation countries -Clubs donating $500 to $749 will be recognized as a Bronze club -Clubs donating $750 to $999 will earn the club Silver status -Contribution of $1,000 + will give the Gold status 2-Founders Pennies: Celebrated annually on October 3, acknowledging the day of the first business meeting in Alameda County, CA. Each year, every S. is offered the opportunity to make a voluntary contribution of four pennies for each year of S. existence. Recognition is given to each region that has 100% contribution of $3.44 per member. 3-Memorials and Tribute Gifts: Contributing in honor of a valued member’s recent achievement, in memory of a cherished club friend or family member or to celebrate a club anniversary. 4-Laurel Society: Clubs can honor outstanding individuals with membership in SIA’s Laurel Society.

International Projects 1. Soroptimist International President's Appeal 2006 Project Punjab: Helping Girls Into School A project in partnership with Oxfam GB to increase girl's attendance and improve the quality of education in rural, impoverished areas of Punjab Province, Pakistan. 2. Soroptimist International - 2003–2007 Quadrennial Project Project Independence: In Partnership with Women for Women International helping Women Survivors of War. -80% of all refugees and displaced persons globally are women and children. -Rape is consciously used as a tool of genocide and weapons of war. -One of six women under Taliban- controlled Afghanistan tried to commit suicide. Through Project Independence women will have the opportunity to reclaim their lives.

Names & Faces G.W.R. Governor 2006-2008 Judy Harris S.I. President 2005–2007 Lynn Dunning District 1 Director 2006-2008 Annamarie Megrdichian S.I.A. President 2006–2008 Lynn Dunning