NATIONAL OFFICE INITIATIVES Supporting the Strategic Plan 2014-2015 June 20, 2015.

NATIONAL OFFICE INITIATIVES

Supporting the Strategic Plan 2014-2015

June 20, 2015

Strategic Plan

1- Membership

2- Profile and Communications

3- Advocacy

4- Scholarships and Fellowships

5- Sustainability

1- Membership

Supplies sent to Clubs 8,514Responded to Members’ Inquiries 1,421Certificates prepared 223

• President’s Operation Connect• Membership Taskforce - support

CFUW News & Updates 26The Communicator 2Press Agency 8Week in Reviews 16

2- Profile and Communications

• Rebranding and Modernization

Social Media

• Facebook and Twitter accounts created

www.facebook.com/cfuw.fcfdu @cfuwfcfdu

Websites

• Redesigning national website

• 25 Clubs don’t have a website

• 13 Clubs have expressed interest

• 3 Websites already completed

Media CoveragePresident’s Editorials and Letters to the Editor 5

16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence articles 8

International Women’s Day articles and media 6

3- Advocacy

• Education• Economic Security• Violence Against

Women and Girls, particularly Aboriginal Women and Girls

Advocacy

• Reproductive Health and Rights• Gender Budgeting• Prostitution• International Women’s Day• 2015 Federal Election• Women Peace and Security

Advocacy - Government

• 14 meetings with Parliamentarians and Officials

• Post resolution package for adopted resolutions

• Letters to Ministers

Up for Debate Campaign: Turning Resolutions into Action

• CFUW part of core organizing team of the Alliance for Women’s Rights (100+ organizations)– CFUW staff leading the

digital engagement team – 65 meetings with Alliance

members, MPs and political staff

– 100’s of hours on advocacy outreach

4- Scholarships/Fellowships

Applications processed 426

Responded to fellowships inquiries 3,720

• New Linda Souter Humanities Award• New Aboriginal Women’s Award ready to

launch in 2016• Inquiries have jumped by 415%

5- Sustainability

• Savings of $12,000/year on photocopier • Increased non-member dues revenues –

ex. Affinity Partners program and leasing of desks to women’s organizations

• Letters of agreement established for the 2016 and 2017 AGMs; increased time spent on supporting the LACs on AGM organization

Cost per month :

$5.83 Cost per week: $1.46

Cost per day:20¢

Cost of Individual Membership Dues paid to National Office:

$70 per annum – the cost of your fee paid to CFUW National