Weekly Wrap-Up 1/03/20

By Jackie Adhiambo posted 01-06-2020 11:25 AM

  

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the very best in 2020.

Not only is 2020 a big year for our nation - as we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave some women the right to vote, and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which later expanded critical voting rights and protections for women and people of color - but it’s also a big year for YWCA! 

We can’t stress enough the importance of civic engagement -- in the coming weeks, we will be gearing up for Stand Against Racism and the 2020 Census. Whether you organize, advocate, vote, or serve your communities, each of us must continue to get up and do the work until injustice is rooted out, until institutions are transformed, until the world sees women, girls, and people of color the way we do: Equal. Powerful. Unstoppable.

 

Have you entered our YWCA USA Design-a-Scarf contest?

We invite you to submit original artwork for the design of a YWCA silk scarf. All entries will be judged by an unbiased YWCA USA panel and the winning design will be available for everyone to purchase. The contest is open to association staff members and the winner will receive a complimentary entry to LCBI this June in Chicago (plus a few other wonderful YWCA goodies!). The dimensions for the scarf are 8" x 45". When designing, keep in mind that we are big fans of persimmon 😉. Please use our logo and feel free to use any of the language from our new brand story. Submissions must be received by noon ET on Monday, January 20th. Please submit your high-resolution art design here.

If you have any questions about this exciting opportunity to flex your creative skills, please email us at communications@ywca.org.

YWCA USA Board Calls for Board Member Nominations

Serving on the YWCA USA Board of Directors is an extraordinary opportunity for strategic and future-focused leaders who are passionate about YWCA USA’s mission and vision. The primary role of the YWCA USA Board of Directors is to provide mission-based visionary leadership and strategic governance to promote the services and support provided. At YWCA, our mission is to eliminate racism and empower women. So every day, we get up and do the work of justice both nationally and in more than one thousand communities nationwide.

The YWCA USA Board of Directors consists of no fewer than 11 and no more than 25 individuals, of which the bylaws require 20% to be affiliated with a local YWCA by compensated employment or volunteer service.

The Governance Committee reviews all applications submitted, schedules interviews, as appropriate, and prepares a slate of recommended board candidates for approval by the full Board. Once the slate is approved by the YWCA USA Board of Directors, it is presented to the Local Associations for a vote.

Although applications to the YWCA USA Board may be submitted to the Governance Committee at any time, completed application forms for consideration in conjunction with the June 2020 Annual Business Meeting must be submitted by the close of business on Friday, January 31, 2020.

Click here for more details and the nomination application.

2020 YWCA USA Delegate at CSW64 Scholarship Application

The sixty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW64) will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from March 9 - 20, 2020. As a nonprofit organization in consultative status with the United Nations, YWCA USA sends five delegates to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women during the first week of activities.

The YWCA USA is now accepting applications from staff and volunteers to serve as YWCA USA delegates during CSW64. The deadline for applications is Thursday, January 16, 2020. Delegates will receive compensation not to exceed $1,200 to cover the cost of travel and lodging for CSW64. For additional information and to complete the application, please click here. Questions? Email kedwards@ywca.org

Important dates for your 2020 calendar:

  • January 8: #YWomenCount National Census Launch
  • January 13: YWCA University Winter Quarter Registration Begins
  • January 14: Windows 7 End Support
  • January 16: Rooting Your Organization in Change Webinar
  • January 20: Stand Against Racism Campaign Launch
  • January 20: Design-A-Scarf Art Deadline
  • January 14: YWCA University Winter Quarter Course Begins
  • April 23 - 26: Stand Against Racism
  • June 17 - 20: YWCA LCBI in Chicago

Be sure to follow YWCA USA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Our regular, full Weekly Wrap-Up will return next Friday, January 10, 2020.

Have a great week!

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