Staying the Course

1. Staying the Course Soroptimist Program Report

2. Women and Girls in the Media Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

3. Standing out from the crowd Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

4. Focused vision, mission and goal Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

5. We will discuss… The Women’s Opportunity Awards The Violet Richardson Award Your support team Support for local-level projects Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

6. “Staying the Course” To continue to do something even if it is difficut. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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

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

9. FELS Institute Case Statement Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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

11. New Tools to Support the Program Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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

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

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

15. The New Girl Program 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. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

16. New Girl Program Research Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

17. The Board has voted • And the new girl program will be… Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

18. The New Girl Program Timeline • 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. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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

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

21. Other Program Resoruces Programs Additional Materials Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

22. Soroptimist Club Grants $150,000 to grant to clubs 96 percent of clubs meet their targets and goals for the project. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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24. Soroptimist Disaster Grants 8 clubs have received $149,500 in disaster grant funding in 2012-2013 Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

25. Key messages for Local-Level Projects Club do not need to start from the beginning 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 Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

26. We are all in this together

27. Your Support Team Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

28. Your support team Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

29. What are we asking of you? • Continue your on-going support for the Women’s Opportunity Awards • Begin to prepare clubs for the Violet Richardson Award changes and the new girl program • Promote the resources clubs have for their local-level projects while stressing the importance of the SIA mission and our focus on education • Use your team—build the team, delegate to the team, AND ask for help when you need it. Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

30. Any questions? Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program

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

32. Club Recognition Soroptimist Governors Round Table | June 23-24, 2013 | Program