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Financial report from 2008 Convention

Mary Fran — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:30:53 +0000

Greensboro branch report on AAUW NC 2008 Convention financials

Minutes from the 2008 AAUW NC Convention

Nancy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:02:47 +0000

Here are the minutes from the 2008 annual meeting of AAUW NC. They have been approved by the reading committee and will be formally approved at the AAUW NC 2009 convention on March 29.

Minutes of the April 19, 2008 meeting of AAUW NC

Belated picture from convention

Nancy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:58:45 +0000

2008-2010 AAUW NC President Millie Hoffler-Foushee presenting tokens to 2006-2008 AAUW NC President Nancy Shoemaker. A good time was had by all!

Documents for the summer meeting

Nancy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:11:51 +0000

Documents for the board meeting, Friday, July 25, 7 - 9:

Minutes from the Spring 2008 board meeting in Greensboro
Agenda for the Summer 2008 board meeting
Draft of the FY08 financial statement (not yet reviewed)
FY09 Budget (approved by the board by e-mail on June 11)

Agenda for Saturday, July 26

All information for the summer meeting

Thoughts on AAUW NC Conventions

Nancy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:45:34 +0000

At the Fall meeting of 2006, we did a survey and had a discussion on how the attendees viewed the AAUW NC Convention/Annual Meeting. There have been changes over the years (it’s now in the spring, it had been in the fall), and one of the ReConnection goals from 2002 was to improve the quality of convention - a goal that the board declared met. Since 2003 we have tried to include aspects that attract the general public — with the understanding that if the event is not of interest to the public it is unlikely to attract the average member who is not (yet?) connected to AAUW leadership and its concerns.

Here are the results of the surveys completed at that 2006 meeting.

Fall 2006 survey of leadership meeting attendees on “why convention” and how it should change

Our next step was for state leaders Doris Bernlohr and Grace Knechtel to survey the branch presidents by phone. They produced a report that was delivered at the 2007 Convention.

Spring 2007 survey of branch presidents on convention issues

In the context of those two discussions, at the spring 2007 board meeting, there was an agreement to adjust the schedule for the 2008 meeting: starting the board meeting earlier on Friday and cutting the Sunday morning program drastically. Change continues for 2009: the board approved a schedule for the Wilmington convention that will have the major programming Friday afternoon/evening (partly due to the costs of hotel accommodations at the beach in the spring). The shortened meeting is expected to concentrate on AAUW-specific issues as we get ready for the major AAUW changes that will be rolled out at the national convention in St. Louis in June 2009. The Friday, March 29, evening banquet, though, will be a celebration of 100 years of AAUW in North Carolina and we hope that many of our friends and allies will join us for a memorable evening. Send your “save the date” notices now!

So, change is inevitable - and how we look at our state conventions of the future will depend on the ways our lives are all changing. If you are involved in the planning or evaluation of state conventions, please use this article as you continue the discussion.

Spring 2008 e-Communications Survey

Nancy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:34:27 +0000

This should have been part of the Communications Team annual report, but there was a delay in collating the results and getting them posted.

The communications team conclusion was, however, to continue as we have been doing - with the e-newsletters summarizing both AAUW NC and AAUW news for the members who are subscribed to the AAUW NC e-mail list. For more information on how to subscribe to the news posted at this site (perhaps your’re not a member and so are not eligible for the e-mail posting of through the state listservev), please see the subscribe menu item above. Note that you can subscribe to the e-newsletters specifically (so you won’t get a message each time something is posted here).

Summer 2008 Tar Heel News

Nancy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:03:56 +0000

The full, 12-page edition as a PDF:

Summer 2008 Tar Heel News
errata - missing © on page 2; missing “919″ in J. Bailey’s phone number on page 5.

See below for links to the original posts and web references for additional information.

The Front Page

New content for print edition:

Discussion of Tar Heel News future (p 2). Related posts:
- #2 in the FAQ
- Earlier post on recruiting an editor
Carol Newman, South Atlantic Regional Director (p 3)
Brevard Pay Equity Day Rally (p 4)
www.AAUWNC.org tips and tricks (p 2)
Honoring 50-year members (p 10)

News from AAUW

Special recognitions

Other AAUW NC business

FY09 budget (p 7)
FY07 financial report (p 7)
Branch officer forms (p 7) - were due June 1
Branch dues reports (p 7) - are due July 1. Contact treasurer@aauwnc.org or 866/525-2155 for help.
Presentations on AAUW (p 7)
How to get text messages with AAUW NC news (web only)

Branch Awards

Nancy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:55:12 +0000

I am pleased to announce the annual awards for branch excellence:

Branches of Distinction

These branches were recognized for membership growth, 2007 fundraising excellence, and programming.

Brevard
Chapel Hill
Gaston Regional
Greensboro
High Point
Tryon Area
Wilmington

Honorable Mention

These branches were recognized for

membership growth or having a member in the hall of fame,
2007 fundraising excellence or contributing to the LAF Challenge grant,
and programming.

Asheville
Raleigh/Wake County
Salisbury
Statesville

Another five branches achieved success in 2 of the three categories, and three branches participated in one category. Thanks to the 19 of our 21 branches for advancing the mission and contributing to the success of AAUW.

Programming was measured by participation in the AAUW NC 100 Club or working with the Young Advocates Toolkit project.
Apologies to Greensboro and Salisbury who were not recognized correctly at the convention.

Thanks to the branches who used the Young Advocates Toolkit

Nancy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:43:58 +0000

Thanks to the branches that participated in the Young Advocates Toolkit project:

Brevard
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Raleigh/Wake County
Salisbury
Sandhills/Southern Pines
Statesville
Twin Rivers/New Bern
Winston-Salem

This project encouraged collaboration with local campuses and building the students’ advocacy skills.

At convention, project co-chairs Mary Peterson and Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo presented each representative of those branches with a rose. In the picture above, L to R: Peterson (Twin Rivers/New Bern), Elaine Moorehead-Hughes (Greensboro), Sue Williamson (Sandhills/Southern Pines), Rebecca Hammill (Salisbury), Pam Kahl (Winston-Salem), Virginia Owen (Statesville), Geri Hambley (Brevard), Kay White (Chapel Hill), Bassoppo-Moyo (Raleigh/Wake County).

Thanks to Greensboro!

Nancy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:51:23 +0000

This certificate and the cards the convention attendees filled out at the event were presented to the Greensboro branch at their year-end luncheon.

Here’s some of what the members said:

Whereas the members of AAUW Greensboro have used so many of their valuable hours to plan and to execute those plans for this successful and inspiring 2008 AAUW NC convention, therefore we all express our appreciation with a sincere “Thank You!”

Friday night was a hoot! Everyone enjoyed themselves.

Greensboro, you have done an outstanding job of providing us with a wonderful weekend. You have outdone yourself from the last convention here. Thank you, thank you!

Dear Greensboro Branch: Thank you for making us feel so much at home. Your hospitality has been extraordinary!

Dear Greensboro Branch: Thanks so much for a smooth running conference.

Choice of dining out: Excellent! Lunch speaker: Excellent!

Thank you, Greensboro, for making us feel so welcome, for planning marvelous evening activities, for planning for every eventuality.

To Greensboro Branch: Everything has gone just perfectly. We know you worked hard at all details - and it showed.

Convention was well organized!

Thanks, Greensboro! Mary Fran’s spiked punch - and you used our cookbook to put it together! Great Job!

Thank you, Greensboro Branch, for exceptional hospitality!

Greensboro - Someone said “We should have at least every other state convention in Greensboro!” What a testament to your fabulous planning, program, hospitality, and fun!

Greensboro Branch: You are awesome and will be a hard act to follow! We at the High Point Branch are thrilled to have worked with you. We hope to continue our work together for the girls.

Greensboro really has hosting a convention down to a science. It appears every member does her share and it all seems effortless. We all know how hard they work to make it seem that way! Kudos to Greensboro!

Greensboro - What a great job your branch did on convention. Truly enjoyable!

Thank you, Greensboro, for arranging for someone to take our basket for the raffle off my hands. It’s difficult to have a suitcase, a purse, a tote bag and the heavy basket. Nice touch to have a member there to help us!