42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas Governors Round Table PROGRAMMING SIA PROGRAMS GOVERNOR’S R OLE SR. DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES LORI BLAIR Program

Governor’s Round Table The Program Department July 16-17, 2012 Soroptimist International of the Americas Program Manager Lauren Gray, Program Assistant Nadia Washlick and Senior Director of Program Services Lori Blair

Governor’s Round Table The Renaissance Campaign 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas PROGRAM MEMBERSHIP PUBLIC AWARENESS FEDERATION FUNDRAISING

Governor’s Round Table Women’s Opportunity Awards  In :  74 percent of clubs participated.  More than 1,200 women were honored with the award.  Nearly$1.6 million in awards were given. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Women and Girl Focused Projects 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas 99% of clubs reported conduct a women and/or girl focused project.

Governor’s Round Table Teamwork 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Outcomes-Based Evaluation  Output: The number of women and girls reached and the amount of money given away each year  Outcomes: How and to what degree the lives of women and girls were changed as the result of our programs 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls  Goal: To improve the lives of women and girls in local Soroptimist communities.  In the club year, 97% of the clubs reached their stated goals. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Soroptimist Disaster Grants for Women and Girls  Goal: To ensure that women and girls have the resources they need to prepare for or recover from a disaster.  80% of the funded projects will meet their stated objectives. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Soroptimist Project Matching  Goals:  To improve the lives of women and girls in local communities.  To match Soroptimist clubs that need support for their local projects with clubs that have support to give. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas The Rocky Mountain Region will support SI/Yerevan, Armenia’s project “Preventive program against cervical cancer”

Governor’s Round Table Violet Richardson Award  Goal: Through recognition of their volunteer efforts, girls will continue to be active volunteers.  100% of survey respondents were still volunteering. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas federation finalist Allyson Ahlstrom in front of her organization, Threads for Teens.

Governor’s Round Table New Girl-Focused Project 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas We will research and design a new program that creates real change in the lives of disadvantaged girls.

Governor’s Round Table Women’s Opportunity Awards  Goal: Through increased education, women will secure employment that provides an improved standard of living for themselves and their dependents. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas federation finalist Lisa Boyd and her daughters.

Governor’s Round Table Women’s Opportunity Awards  97 percent of survey respondents reported increased self-esteem and self-confidence.  69 percent earned a degree or certificate.  80 percent reported an improved standard of living for themselves and their families and  88 percent reported serving as a role model for their dependents. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Women’s Opportunity Awards  Increase club participation  Increase the number of women honored at the club-level  Provide additional support to award recipients  Provide support to newly chartered clubs  Increase at-large awards  Engage the Live Your Dream community  Survey club-level recipients 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table What Can Regions Do? 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table 1. Focus on the Women’s Opportunity Awards 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table 2. Model Behavior to Shape our Future 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas 3. Encourage Club-Level Focus on Women and Girls The Brazil Region translated and printed the new “Girl Power” Model Program Kit so their clubs could benefit from the resource.

Governor’s Round Table Resources 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Program Chairs 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas Responsibilities include conducting program evaluations, critical reading of new resources and reading and scoring club grants.

Governor’s Round Table Program Chairs  Make presentations at district and region meetings on programs to support Shaping the Soroptimist Future through increased collective impact.  Work with the Women’s Opportunity Awards region chair to strategize about increasing and or maintaining participation. 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas

Governor’s Round Table Program Chairs 42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas Invite your program chair to the region board meetings to give updates and presentations on program.

42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas Governors Round Table Senior Director of Program Services, Lori Blair Program