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Plan Your Census: #YWomenCount
Final reminder to register for our third and final Census webinar, scheduled for December 10th. We'll focus on tools and resources to help you get out the count.
Another helpful resource is our #YWomenCount "Getting Started Guide." |
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Organize Your Butterflies Podcast:
We All Count! Census 2020
When the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census every ten years, it determines not only the number of people living in the United States. It also determines political representation and annual allocations of more than $675 billion in state and federal funding to communities throughout the United States.
YWCA USA’s CEO Alejandra Y. Castillo and expert guest Natalie Cone, Manager for State Advocacy and Civil Engagement at YWCA USA, discuss the significance of undercounted and hard-to-count communities in the upcoming 2020 census, the Census Bureau’s commitment to participant safety, and why YWCAs across the country are arbiters for communities that have historically been left out.
For more information on how to ensure you are counted in the 2020 census, check out Census Counts and the Official site for the 2020 Census.
Click here to listen to this week's episode.
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Taking a STAND AGAINST RACISM in 2020!
Stand Against Racism is an annual campaign of YWCA USA, designed to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the impact of institutional and structural racism. Our annual campaign provides an opportunity for communities across the United States to highlight a special issue or cause that inspired them to take a stand against racism, as well as to unite their voices as they educate, advocate, and promote racial justice.
During YWCA’s annual Stand Against Racism campaign – on April 23-26, 2020 – we invite YWCAs and allied groups to organize events around racial justice issues that pose barriers to civic engagement for communities of color. Most importantly, we encourage you to explore how the tools of civic engagement can be used to advance the work of justice in your community and to empower people of color.
SAR online registration will open on Monday, January 20, 2020.
As we gear up for both Stand Against Racism and the 2020 Census, we can’t stress enough the importance of civic engagement in racial justice work. Voting rights, Census participation, and civic engagement are, and have always been, core components of racial justice.
Here are two new tools to help you prepare for SAR 2020:
SAR: Getting Started Guide
SAR: Civic Engagement Checklist
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YWCA World Meetings
This week, YWCA World Council gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa to host "Young Women Transforming Power Structures for Gender Equality." Once every four years, YWCA leaders from around the globe meet to discuss the importance and leadership of young women.
Thanks to Lillian Eisner, YWCA USA's Policy and Program Assistant for writing a blog post about her experience.
This year, delegations from 70 countries attended. YWCA USA is proud to have representatives from the YWCA USA office, YWCA Metro St. Louis, YWCA Kalamazoo, YWCA Union County, YWCA Berkeley / Oakland, YWCA Contra Costa / Sacramento County, YWCA Tri-County Area, YWCA Rhode Island, YWCA Greensboro, YWCA Boulder County, YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix, YWCA Spokane, YWCA El Paso del Norte Region, YWCA Brooklyn, YWCA of the City of New York, YWCA Minneapolis, and YWCA Charleston (WV).
Congratulations to Andrea Thaxton, CEO YWCA Charleston (WV) - pictured below - who was elected to the YWCA World Board!
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Upcoming Dates in History
We thought it would be helpful for all social media team to have a few historical dates on their radar. All suggestions welcome, please email our Comms team. (Disclaimer: can't promise to list them all!)
December 1: Anniversary of Rosa Parks Arrest (1955) |
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Latina Equal Pay Day
On Wednesday, YWCA USA joined Latina leaders and organizations to discuss the pay gap between Latinas and their counterparts. YWCA USA Government Relations Manager, Morgan Brand, joined a panel discussion titled “Harnessing Our Collective Power: Looking Toward 2020” to highlight our local associations who get up and do the work for Latinas every day. To follow the discussion click here. Please urge your Senators to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. |
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YWCA Online Resource Library
November’s new YWCA Resource Library offerings include strategies for addressing implicit bias, leadership coaching, inclusion and diversity, fundraising and donor tracking, financial reporting, capacity building, board functioning, staffing, LGBTQ services, and technology security.
In addition, you will find an updated set of sample personnel policies, childcare resources for parents, financial literacy and youth athletic program curricula, and a domestic violence review with statistics. Said one local association CEO, “Wow, wow, wow - a wealth of information!”
The View New Postings link on the Library's homepage provides descriptions and live links. Please email Martha Breunig if you need assistance. |
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Best Buy Funding Opportunity
Best Buy is accepting proposal applications for their 2020 Geek Squad Academy season. Geek Squad Academy is designed to give underserved youth (ages 10 to 18) opportunities to work hands-on with technology, and schools, non-profits and other community organizations are invited to apply to host Geek Squad Academy during school breaks, summer break, or as an in-school field trip. Click here to apply.
Requirements include:
- Ability to recruit a minimum of 125 students, maximum of 200 students
- Space requirements:
- Six to seven classroom spaces
- Large area for student lunch
- Large area for ceremonies (can be the same as the lunch space)
- Tables and chairs to accommodate 25 students per classroom space
- Facility must be available for three consecutive days (preference will be given to locations that can accommodate a Tuesday set up with instruction to youth on Wednesday and Thursday of a given week)
- A minimum of five volunteers, supplied by your organization, responsibilities include managing student behavior and facilitating smooth class-to-class transitions
Contracts are required for ALL events and partners |
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Elimination of Violence Against Women
Monday, November 25th marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW), a day for people around the world to join together to eradicate all forms of gender-based violence. Next Monday also marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. This year, as the United Nation calls on us to “Orange the World” and to “take a stand against rape,” a multi-year campaign will kick-off, aimed at preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls. The #16Days will focus on the issue of rape as a specific form of harm committed against women and girls in times of peace or war. |
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In the U.S., Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced S.2843, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). Every year, VAWA helps hundreds of thousands of survivors, including through 1,300 rape crisis centers that provide core services such as crisis intervention, specialized education, and solutions to prevent violence.
Participate in IDEVAW and 16 Days of Activism by taking action to help survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Tell your Senators it’s time to pass VAWA NOW! |
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Save the Date: Marketing & Comms Open Office Hour
In an effort to better equip local associations to further your impact and better tell the stories of the great work you do, our communications team is offering an open office hour. Our next "Office Hour" is scheduled for Thursday, December 19th from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET. We will be available to answer questions relating to communications strategy, the brand guide, digital media, or anything else marketing and comms related. Please save the date. |
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YWCA + AmazonSmile
With gift giving season around the corner, we'd like to remind supporters about registering with Amazon Smile. All you need is an Amazon account. On your first visit to smile.amazon.com, you will be asked to log into your Amazon account using your existing username and password. You will then be prompted to choose a charity to support. Type in "Ywca Usa" and select the first option -- it's that easy! AmazonSmile will remember you selected YWCA USA as your nonprofit of choice and all eligible purchases that you make will apply 0.5 percent to YWCA USA.
If your association hasn't already, we encourage you to create an AmazonSmile account for your association. Click here to get started.. |
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YWCA Employment Opportunities
Make sure to check out all of the YWCA employment opportunities around the country listed on our
jobs center. |
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Important dates for your calendar
- November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
- December 10: Census Webinar: Get Out the Count
- December 19: Communications Open Office Hour
- January 8: #YWomenCount National Launch
- January 14: Windows 7 End Support
- January 20: Stand Against Racism: Campaign Launch
- April 23 – 26: Stand Against Racism
Questions about what you read today? Contact communications@ywca.org.
Be sure to follow YWCA USA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. |