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Goals 2011-12 Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst AAUW Branch |
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We recognize that AAUW is a secular organization dedicated to equity in education and the workplace. We will support the mission of AAUW by implementing the following goals:
GOAL #1: Recruit, nurture, and retain members
ACTIONS:
- Create a communications team to develop and implement ways to form bonds with members (e.g. send postcard meeting reminders, make phone calls, etc.)
- Involve members in branch activities
GOAL #2: Develop media strategies and use social media (such as blog, Facebook, Twitter) to further AAUW's mission
ACTIONS:
- Educate readers, focusing on the Cleveland area when possible
- Activate local student communities
- Strengthen branch discussion and member participation in branch decisions
GOAL #3: Introduce middle and high school girls to non-traditional fields, especially STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields
ACTIONS:
- Plan events for middle and high school girls to introduce them to non-traditional careers for women, emphasizing careers in the STEM fields
- Develop ways for girls in the upper-elementary grades to take part in some of these activities
- Invite women employed in non-traditional occupations to participate and interact with the girls in these events
GOAL #4: Recruit college/university students and staff by developing and maintaining connections with Cleveland area colleges and universities
ACTIONS:
- Attend campus events, meet with staff, and request a meeting with students to tell them how AAUW can provide personal and institutional benefits
- Invite students and staff to a branch program designed for them - perhaps to hear a NCCWSL student speak about their experience
- Recruit one corporate partner during AAUW's 130th Membership Campaign
- Offer a branch dues discount to student affiliates during the 130th Membership Campaign
GOAL #5: Support a strong system of public education
ACTIONS:
- Continue the New Little Book and Ohio's Making History Projects
GOAL #6: Continue to support AAUW Funds
- Fellowships, Research & Projects Funds (formerly part of EF)
- Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF)
- Public Policy Fund
- Leadership Program Fund
- Eleanor Roosevelt Fund
- The Legacy Circle
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