Staying the Course

Governors Round TableJune 23-24

Soroptimist Program Report

Staying the Course

Women and Girls in the Media

Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

Standing out from the crowd


Vision Mission Goal

Focused vision, mission and goal


We will discuss…

The Women’s Opportunity Awards The Violet Richardson Award

Your support teamSupport for local-level projects


“Staying the Course”

To continue to do something even if

it is difficut.


2013-2014 Program Focus

Increase the impact of the Women’s Opportunity Awards

Prepare for changes to the Violet Richardson Award and launch of new girl program

Support club-level projects Teamwork


The Women’s Opportunity Awards

GOAL: Through increased education, women will secure employment that provides an

improved standard of living for themselves and their dependents.


FELS Institute Case Statement


Program Growth

76% of clubs participated - +2%

1,222 women honored - +2% $1.6 million distributed - +2% Additional resources to

recipients totaled $55,083 +211%

Provided one club with the $1,000 for their first club-level recipient


New Tools to Support the Program


Future Plans for the Program

Create a closed Facebook group and offer on-line mentoring

Develop ways to continue financial support Create an e-card for clubs to share with recipients Double the at-large awards AGAIN to $20,000 Continue the support for new clubs by funding their

first Women’s Opportunity Award recipient cash award


We need you!

To focus on the Women’s Opportunity Awards

program and club participation!

This is critical if we are to meet our big goal of

increased collective impact.


The Violet Richardson Award

Goal: Through recognition of their volunteer efforts, girls will continue to be active volunteers Is it supporting the sustainable change in a girls’ life that

we wanted to see? Is it helping girls take control of their lives and live their

dreams?


A new program that would have the same meaningful, sustainable impact on the

lives of girls that the Women’s Opportunity

Awards has on women.

The New Girl Program


Clubs and federation conducted focus groups

Interviewed experts in the field

Secondary research

Surveyed clubs and spoke with members

New girl program

New Girl Program Research


And the new girl program will be…

The Board has voted


Spend the next year developing the program and the materials

Launch the program at the convention in July 2014

Clubs will begin participating in the 2014-2015 club year.

The New Girl Program Timeline


What does this mean for Violet?

We will continue to provide the information and materials to support the program at the local-level

SIA will no longer be funding region or federation level awards


We envision a future where…

All clubs participate in the Women’s Opportunity Awards and our new girl program

We can engage Dreamers in delivering the goals and objectives of those programs

Soroptimist is known for what we do for women and girls through these two programs

Clubs continue to implement local-level projects to improve the lives of women and girls in their communities


Other Program Resoruces

Programs Additional Materials


Soroptimist Club Grants

$150,000 to grant to clubs

96 percent of clubs meet their targets and goals for the project.


Panama

Poland

Mali


8 clubs have received $149,500 in disaster grant funding in 2012-2013

Soroptimist Disaster Grants


Club do not need to start from the beginning

Key messages for Local-Level Projects

There are financial resources available to support club work

Local-level work should support the Soroptimist mission to improve the lives of women and girls


We are all in this together

Governors Region Board Region Chairs

Program ChairsWomen’s

Opportunity Awards Chairs

Violet Richardson

Award Chairs

Your Support Team


SIAHQ staffGovernorsRegion BoardsRegion chairs

We are here to support you in any

way we can!

Your support team


What are we asking of you?

1. Continue your on-going support for the Women’s Opportunity Awards

2. Begin to prepare clubs for the Violet Richardson Award changes and the new girl program

3. Promote the resources clubs have for their local-level projects while stressing the importance of the SIA mission and our focus on education

4. Use your team—build the team, delegate to the team, AND ask for help when you need it.


Any questions?


Consider your region…

Are you as successful as you can be in the program area? Can you do better? Do you have clubs that are not participating in the

Women’s Opportunity Awards? What have you found to be obstacles to success? Are

there ways—using your team including SIAHQ—you can overcome those obstacles.


Pat McCayDona Gaddis Wolf

Dana Martin Linda Nixon

Club Recognition


Documents

Staying the Course