YWCA USA CEO Margaret Mitchell Attends ERA 100 Year Rally this Week
On Dec. 13, Margaret Mitchell, YWCA’s USA CEO, attended the Equal Rights Amendment Rally among a coalition of women’s rights organizations to advocate and educate for sex equality. This moment marks the 100th year the Amendment has been introduced after first being introduced by Members of Congress in 1923. Listen and share Margaret Mitchell’s remarks as she shares that “the time is now” for the inclusion in our Constitution.
Not one more year can go by without this vital addition, which ensures equal rights for women and girls under the Constitution.
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2024 YWCA USA Board of Directors Nominations
We are now accepting nominations for 2024 YWCA USA Board of Directors candidates. The primary role of our Board is to provide mission-based, visionary leadership and strategic governance to support our network powerfully and sustainably. Serving on the YWCA USA Board of Directors is an extraordinary opportunity for strategic and future-focused leaders passionate about YWCA USA’s mission and mission.
In addition to the key qualifications, the Board of Directors is giving priority to nominations (including self-nominations) of young women under the age of 30 at the time of election.
The Board also seeks candidates who have advisory experience/professional expertise in the following industries or subject areas: equity and justice; investment management; YWCA affiliation/experience; communications/marketing; grassroots advocacy; development/fundraising; nonprofit leadership; commercial real estate; health care/health industry; and legislative policy.
Please review the 2024 nominations packet for more information regarding responsibilities, expectations, key qualifications and the nominations process. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 at 9 p.m. EST.
If you have any questions about the nominations process or form, please reach out to YWCA USA Chief of Staff Jessica Raymond at jraymond@ywca.org.
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SAVE THE DATE — 2024 Leadership Capacity Building Institute “Mission Forward: Empowering Movement Leaders
YWCA USA is calling all leaders throughout the network to gather June 12-15, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia for the 2024 Leadership Capacity Building Institute. We are building a robust agenda that will bring subject matter experts to engage with all leaders—Executive Leaders, Board Leaders and Mission Impact Leaders. Track-driven learning labs will focus on critical areas of impact, enhancing your knowledge base necessary for the day-to-day work. Join us for the opportunity to move the Mission Forward through trendsetting and future-forward conversations and learnings. We are also excited to highlight the work of young women in our movement as we connect who we were to who we are now and who we will be in the future. Something new for 2024 LCBI will be a celebration event honoring individual leaders from throughout the movement and our partner organizations. LCBI will begin with a Welcome Reception Wednesday evening, June 12, and close out with our Annual Business Meeting Saturday morning, June 15.
More information is forthcoming! Registration for LCBI will open in Early March 2024!
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Canva Training Session is Available for Viewing
Thank you to all who came to our Marketing and Communications Canva Training yesterday. The session, led by Deborah Baldwin, educated network members in a Canva platform tutorial, going over system updates to styling branded material for movement and community-wide communications. For those who missed it, or would like to view it again, it is available here.
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Registration Now Open for Amazon Member Benefit Webinar in January
Register now! In partnership with Amazon, YWCA USA will host a webinar Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2 - 3 p.m. EST to introduce new member benefits through Amazon Business. The session will provide more information about the partnership, and how to register your association. Features like discount pricing are available to Local Associations today. Utilize the link here (code: TDR62W) to begin accessing benefits. A flyer with more information is available here.
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NEW: Child Care Resource from National Women’s Law Center
YWCA’s partners at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) recently released this new state-by-state map showing the local impact of the Sept. 30 expiration of American Rescue Plan funds and ways states would benefit if Congress allocated $16 billion to fund child care in the budget. For each state, you’ll find the dollar amount that would be allocated and impacts for providers and children served. You can also see tracked state press around the child care battle in most states.
This resource can help you in your federal advocacy efforts around this critical issue.
Reach out to advocacy@ywca.org with any questions.
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Kickoff the New Year with the Women Empowerment Series: Tips for the Perfect Pitch
Are you a participant in YWCA’s WE360° program or another YWCA Entrepreneurship program? Are you seeking advice on how to prepare your perfect pitch to secure additional funds for your business? Join YWCA USA and Melissa Bradley, General Partner of 1863 Ventures, on Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. EST for the Women’s Empowerment Series: Tips for the Perfect Pitch. This series supports local association’s entrepreneurship programs such as WE360° through a speaker series; we encourage you to promote this opportunity to entrepreneurs and your local community. You will leave this session with pro tips and best practices on how to prepare your perfect pitch. Register here!
Please contact LearningDevelopment@ywca.org with questions.
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Fundraising opportunity with Target Circle
We're reaching out about a great opportunity to raise funds & awareness for your local Association through the Target Circle Community Giving Program.
It's free and easy to sign up to be considered for upcoming giving cycles — several local YWCA's have already participated!
We're teaming up with Simple Generosity, the organization that manages the nonprofit selections and donation distributions for Target Circle, to spread the word about this fantastic program to all of you.
Here's how it works:
- Each quarter, Target Circle highlights 5 local nonprofits for customers to vote on and receive funding from Target
- Simple Generosity helps select what nonprofits are featured each quarter across all of Target's retail markets, focusing on smaller organizations serving local communities
- Nonprofits sign up to be considered for an upcoming giving cycle here on Simple Generosity's site
- Funds are generated based on the votes each nonprofit receives and are distributed on a quarterly basis
- Average gifts range from $1,000 - $2,000 and the awareness has been fantastic — 165 million+ votes were cast last year alone!
You can learn more and see quick visuals of the program here.
Sign up today (if you haven't already) to be considered for upcoming giving cycles and join the number of YWCA's who've already benefited!
You'll be notified if you're selected. For any questions, please contact nonprofits@simplegenerosity.org.
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2023 YWCA National Program Inventory and Impact Survey
The 2023 YWCA National Program Inventory and Impact Survey link will be sent out to CEO/EDs Monday, Dec. 11. Our goal is 100% participation, and we are asking every Local Association to complete the survey by March 15, 2024. Your input on this survey is critical and will guide YWCA USA on how to best support the YWCA network.
For any questions about completing the questionnaire there will be a Q&A Webinar on the following days:
If you have any questions regarding the 2023 YWCA National Program Inventory and Impact and Survey, please contact your Director of Member Services.
If you experience any technical issues, please contact the Strategy, Impact, & Evaluation Team at strategyimpactevaluation@ywca.org
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YWCA USA Employment Opportunities
Check out these featured employment opportunities and all of the YWCA job openings around the country listed in our jobs center. We are also excited to share that YWCA USA will be hiring several roles over the next few months. Below you will find our current hiring roles. Interested candidates can email your resume to HR@ywca.org:
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Important Dates for Your Calendar
- Dec. 17: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
- Dec. 18: International Migrants Day
- Dec. 20: International Human Solidarity Day
- Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Day
- Dec. 25: Christmas Day
- Dec. 26 - 1: Kwanzaa
Questions about what you read today? Contact communications@ywca.org.
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