Massachusetts AAUW Member Leader Focus 2008

To promote shared leadership and member engagement

June 21, 2008

The Louison Board Room

Massasoit Community College

One Massasoit Blvd.

Brockton, MA 02302

AAUW is pleased to announce a new series of leadership-focused DVDs created for the 2008 state convention season and other leadership events. As we work to strengthen and revitalize AAUW, all members must connect together as a community of active and effective participants.

To fulfill our mission of advancing equity for women and girls, AAUW continues to need strong leaders and engaged members who will ensure that the AAUW legacy continues. In the past, only two members per state participated in national level leadership training. This new series of DVDs will provide leadership skills and strategies for all members.

This interactive experience will help our collective communities work toward our mission through shared goals and shared leadership. Woven throughout is our new Value Promise: By joining AAUW, we belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.

Based on the premise that members want to understand and to be engaged in the many aspects of AAUW’s equity work, this training involves the presentation of DVD video modules, with many opportunities for participant interaction. New England Regional Director Patricia Ho and other state leaders will facilitate lively discussion and offer valuable resources as tools. Module topics include –

· AAUW and the Future, featuring Linda Hallman, AAUW Executive Director

· AAUW and Leadership, with Kate Farrar, LTI Director

· Advancing Equity through Advocacy, with Lisa Maatz, Public Policy Director, and Jill Birdwhistell, Chief of Strategic Advancement

· Advancing Equity through Education and Research, Gloria Blackwell, Grants and Fellowships Director

· Advancing the Mission through Membership, Communications and Marketing, with Christy Jones, Membership Director and Ashley Carr, Communications Director

· Advancing the Mission through Philanthropy, with Laura Stepp, Development Director

· Financial Accountability, with Jean Gilbert, Interim CFO

At this critical stage in our history, AAUW needs the active engagement of all members delivering the mission to advance equity for women. With leadership training through the DVD series, all AAUW members will be better prepared to focus their mission-based efforts, recruit new members, and further develop their leadership potential ….. because equity is still an issue!

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