Mission: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through
advocacy, education, and research.
I. Program: To provide diverse year of programming to appeal to the full
range of members
A.
Connect programs to the mission of AAUW
B. Include AAUW focus areas in all branch programming
C. Hold meetings at different times to accommodate people's varied schedules
D. Provide balanced programs and formats
E. Network with other community organizations sharing AAUW's mission
II. Membership: To retain our greatly increased membership
A.
Encourage participation in leadership positions to increase “ownership” of the
branch
B. Hold a variety of meetings/events to encourage membership growth
C. Encourage membership retention through personal contact
D. Contact prospective members in a variety of ventures
III. Fundraising: To support women in higher education through local scholarships, the Educational Foundation, and the Legal Advocacy Fund
A. Educational Foundation
1.
Increase contribution and contributors to the AAUW Educational Foundation
2. Increase the membership awareness of the EF
3. Explore new ideas of fundraising
B. Dutchess Community College
1. Continue to give a scholarship to non-traditional graduate of DCC
C. Legal Advocacy Fund
1.
Raise number of contributors and total contributions
2. Explore other fundraising ideas
3. Increase the membership awareness of the LAF
IV. Public Policy: To promote equity for all women and girls through advocacy
A.
Inform membership of issues in newsletter-monthly
B. Set up e-mail list to receive 2 or 3 Action Alerts each month
V. Community Service: To share the AAUW vision in our local community
A.
Continue early literacy project (Leading to Reading)
B. Continue Girls' Conference:Live Your Dream
C. Provide follow up programs for the Girls' Conference
D. Continue and expand the Diversity Initiative
E. Add additional projects (Let’s Read Math, Start Smart)
F. Recognize local women leaders who live AAUW's mission
VI. Visibility: To increase our visibility so the community is aware of AAUW's existence, mission, and accomplishments
A.
Keep website and local media outlets updated about AAUW events
B. Provide information, awards and service to the local community
C. Send personal invitations to AAUW events
D. Partner with other community agencies as part of our programming
E. Keep an online calendar of AAUW events