national office initiatives supporting the strategic plan 2014-2015 june 20, 2015
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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
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