Board Orientation

Our Mission

NC Women United (NCWU) is a coalition of progressive organizations and individuals working to achieve the full political, social, and economic equality of all women across North Carolina. NCWU works to build women’s power through grassroots activism, community organizing, legislative advocacy, and engagement in the political process.

Our Issue Areas - Categories

• Access to Health Care• Violence Against

Women• Civic Participation and

Equality• Economic Self-

Sufficiency

We believe in policies and programs that:

• Increase the participation of women as voters, leaders, and decision-makers in the political process;

• Ensure freedom from domestic violence and sexual assault;• Protect and advance reproductive freedom;• Promote access to training and educational opportunities that lead

to meaningful employment;• Provide full and equal civil rights;• Recognize and respond to the needs of women and their families for

affordable and accessible services, including health care, child care, and elder care;

• Secure pay equity and economic self-sufficiency;• Eliminate hunger, poverty, and homelessness;• End discrimination in all areas of public life.

Members (August 2014)• AAUW of NC• APPCNC• Carolina Abortion Fund• Democracy NC• Equality NC• General Federation of Women’s Clubs

NC• Greensboro Commission on the Status

of Women• Ipas • LWV NC• Mecklenburg County Commission

Support Services, Women’s Commission Division

• NARAL Pro-choice NC• NASW NC• NC4ERA• NC Assn of Women Attorneys• NC BPW• NCCADV• NCCASA

• NC Justice Center• NC Moms Rising• NC NOW• PPHSNC• PPCNC• Ratify ERA NC • Time4Change NC• Triangle Chapter WILPF• Triangle Older Women’s League• Women AdvaNCe• Women for Women – Asheville, Buncombe

Count• Women’s Forum of NC• Women NC• YWCA of Asheville and Western NC

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

External• Website

• ncwu.org• Social media

• FB• @ncwu

• Info@ncwu.org• Voicemail

• 866.518.7657• PO Box

• 10013, Raleigh

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

Internal• Member Center

• Tab on the home page

• Log in: • member

• Password• Ofcoalition

• Open to board members and member representatives/supporters

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

Internal• Member Center

• Directories• Board/

members/member reps

• Board meeting packets• agenda/minutes

• Finances• Org

budgets/documents

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

Internal• Member Center

• Board orientation materials• Virtual Office info document and powerpoint slides

• Contact me with questions or for further orientation • Board expectations document

• Attend quarterly board meetings• Serve on at least one board committee• Board financial giving – annual contribution that is meaningful

to you• Timely responses to board communications as needed

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

Internal• Member Center

• Other Key Documents• Bylaws

• 8 pages – please read when you get the chance

• Term limits; positions; elections• Summary chart for structure – good document summary

• Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Statements• Sign tonight

• Reimbursement forms• Endorsement forms• Job descriptions• Record Retention policy• Etc…..

NCWU – the Virtual Organization

Board Structure• Committees

• Executive• Policy Council• Program• Membership • Communications• Finance/development• Governance• Elections• Ad hoc

• Description of program, membership, communications and finance committee in member center

Major ProgramsWomen’s Agenda Assemblies (WAAs)

Draft Women’s Agenda

2014-2015 ♀

• Fall of even years• Founding program• Policy Council• Program Committee• Ad hoc WAA

committee

Major ProgramsAnne Mackie Award – Holiday Party

• Every year – December

• Program Committee• Membership

Committee

Major ProgramsWomen’s Advocacy Day (WAD)

• Spring of odd years

• Program Committee

• Communications Committee

• Policy Council

Major ProgramsLegislative Report Card

• Spring of even years• Program Committee• Communications

Committee• Policy Council• Membership

Committee

Other ProgramsMembership Renewal• Membership

Committee• Winter

Board Elections• Governance

Committee• Spring

Transition Period

2014 Winter Workshops• Building an

inclusive women’s movement

www.ncwu.org@ncwuFB/listservs- “Ongoing Advocacy” on website