I.A.W.P History Organisation Funding Achievements Challenges

1915 – International Women’s Association 1926 – Constitution 1956 – Changed name to International Association of Women Police (I.A.W.P.) 1957 – First bi-annual meeting of I.A.W.P. 1963 – First I.A.W.P Annual Training Conference 1976 – I.A.W.P. Actively recruited males.

IAWP training conferences. Affiliate organisations. Board of Directors IAWP training conferences. Affiliate organisations. Members in 55 countries. 1994 – Constitution rewritten & updated. 1998 – Adopt a member programme created. 2006 – Strategic Plan developed. The Board of directors is made up of both elected and non elected (appointed) members. They meet twice a year to carry out the business of the IAWP. There are a number of affiliate organisations, out two newest were accepted at the conference in Minneapolis in September, South Africa and Trinidad & Tobago. Adopt an officer program allows a member to adopt (sponsor) another officer who is less able to afford the membership fees. Prior to 2006 there had been no strategic direction for the IAWP, since our work has become more focused with outcomes measured.

Our Mission To strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice internationally Our Vision We want women’s lives to be free from discrimination, valued for their contributions, and treated with respect and dignity. We will contribute by being an example of excellence in sourcing a safe, harmonious workplace and society as partners in safety in the criminal justice system.

Our Values Our guiding values: Embracing Diversity Being, Open, honest and fair Listening to our members Operating professionally Changing to improve

Our Strategic Aims 1. To raise the profile of the IAWP. 1.1        by improving external communications 1.2        by improving internal communications 1.3        by improving on-line communication 1.4        by pro-actively marketing IAWP

Our Strategic Aims 2. To improve women’s ability to excel within criminal justice 2.1 by ensuring that the achievements of women and their contributions to criminal justice and to society are recognized. 2.2 by raising the profile of gender issues to organizations and government 2.3 by encouraging networking and peer support

Our Strategic Aims 3. To optimize stewardship of IAWP 3.1       by operating professionally 3.2       by ensuring continuous improvement of policies and procedures 3.3       by increasing membership to broaden our resource base and strengthen networks 3.4       by providing value for money for the membership 3.5       by capturing a record of the historical development of IAWP

Our Strategic Aims 4. To embrace diversity 4.1       by reflecting the needs of differing interest groups within IAWP 4.2       by ensuring that membership categories reflect the changing environment in criminal justice 4.3       by encouraging Affiliate and Regional Coordinators to raise issues with local, regional, and global perspectives.

IAWP Regions 18 Regions each with a regional co-ordinator. Regions 1 to 10 – USA Regions 11 & 12 – Canada Region 13 – Europe Region 14 – Australasia Region 15 – Asia Region 16 – Middle East Region 17 – South America & Caribbean Region 18 - Africa The IAWP needs to review again the number of regions due to expanding membership outside North America, initially there were 12 regions for N. America and Region 13 represented the rest of the World!! An example of a suggested change is for Africa to be divided into 3 or 4 regions, also language problems suggest South America and the Caribbean should be separate regions. Europe too consists of over 45 countries!! Just three examples.

Funding Membership fees Conference surplus Sponsorship IAWPF donations Membership fees do not alone cover all our expenses, the biggest expense being our magazine. We are developing ways of encouraging automatic renewals and on line payment has improved the situation. We rely on surplus from the annual conference which puts pressure on the conference committees, a fine balance between raising funds and putting on an exceptional conference. Extreme reliance on sponsorship. If a conference makes no or a small surplus then IAWP has to work with a negative budget. Sponsorship both for the conferences and for IAWP work in general is vital, we are constantly looking for opportunities to raise funds to enable us to carry out vital work in supporting women. We would love to do much more but funds restric us. IAWPF is the charitable foundation whereby donations from those in the US cn attract a tax incentive.

Achievements Global network for women in law enforcement Recognised annual training conference Annual awards program Quality publication Informative web site Affiliates Successful collaborations/campaigns International Recognition & Scholarship Award Adopt an officer program I.A.W.P. Foundation

IAWP Training Conferences 2000 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2001 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2002 – Canberra, Australia 2003 – San Francisco, California, USA 2004 – Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2005 – Leeds, Yorkshire, England 2006 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 2007 – Denver, Colorado, USA 2008 – Darwin, Northern Territories, Australia 2009 – Seattle, Washington State, USA 2010 – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 2011 – Lexington, Kentucky, USA 2012 – St. John, Newfoundland, Canada. 2013 - Durban, South Africa. Only 4 times has the conference taken place outside North America, the 1st was Birmingham UK in 1996, the 5th will be Durban, South Africa in 2013.

IAWP Annual Awards Officer of the Year Valour Excellence in Performance Leadership Mentoring Community Service Civilian Achievement The awards are presented during the annual training conference at a prestigious luncheon with many dignitaries present. Nominations are open to individuals from any country.

International Scholarship & Recognition Award For an outstanding police officer employed outside North America Winner receives up to $3000 (US) in expenses to attend annual training conference Evidence of policing skills, the ability to increase awareness and understanding of role of women in law enforcement and ability to market the objectives of IAWP The funds for this scholarship were a legacy from a female officer, in 2010 for the first time we were able to provide two scholarships thanks to the generous donation from an anonymous donor who won a sum of money at a discrimination case.

Membership Benefits Members gain confidence and learn new skills Are more likely to speak up for and fight for what is fair and equitable Share common interests, experiences, problems and goals Discover they are not alone

Challenges Sustainability – Members & funding Expenses Volunteers Magazine Communications Raising Profile Based on US rules for non profits/not for profit Reliance on volunteers Loss of members particularly within US (although growing in developing countries) Basic costs of running a global organisation soon add up!! Board members activities are generally not funded. The IAWP relies on volunteers – BOD are not funded and many travel in their own time and at their own expense. Most conferences rely heavily on volunteers. Magazine, the biggest expenditure to IAWP but crucial as a means of communication and to raise the profile – unique and still not all members have internet access. Communications – always a challenge, both internal and external US rules do not always work in some countries and can create barriers.