AAUW of North Carolina » 2009 NC Convention

Minutes from the March board meeting

Nancy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:57:58 +0000

Here are the minutes of the board meeting held Saturday morning after convention:

March 28, 2009 minutes of the AAUW NC Board

They are to be approved at the summer board meeting in Hendersonville on July 17.

Summer 2009 Tar Heel News

Nancy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:07:55 +0000

The Summer 2009 issue of the Tar Heel News will hit branch members’ mailboxes soon - but here’s the online version.

Full issue (this is large; it’s recommended that you download it and then open it rather than try to open it directly)
Pages: one two three four/five six seven eight

Highlights from the 2009 AAUW NC Convention:

Financial literacy workshop summary (page 1, more)
Pictures and history (pages 4/5)

Public Policy Information

AAUW NC at Women’s Advocacy Day (page 6, more)
Public Policy Efforts Summary (page 6, more)

More AAUW NC News

Summer Meeting registration (page 7, more)
Message from the new Program VPs (page 2)
President’s Message (page 2)
Farewell from the Regional Director (page 2)
Report on the 4/1 College/University meeting (page 3, more)
New NGCP Liaison (page 3, more)
Dues for 2009-2010 (page 2, more)

Branch News

Explaining the new Branch Without Borders (page 3, more)
Wilmington Branch sets date for major event (page 2)
Chapel Hill STEM project (page 8, more)

Errata for the print edition (corrected in the online version):

page 1: An alternate site for credit reports is www.annualcreditreport.com
page 5: there are 22 branches, including Chapel Hill
page 7: Bonny Marsh’s phone number is (828) 698-1354
page 7 (heading): Summer meeting is July 17-18, not 14-18

AAUW Tar Heel Branch at Convention

Nancy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:49:09 +0000

The AAUW Tar Heel branch has posted some pictures from convention on their web site.

They also had a handout about why members of other branches might want to join the Tar Heel Branch.

Current financial report, FY10 proposed budget

Mary Fran — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:28:16 +0000

Here is the year to date financial report and the proposed budget for 2009-2010 for consideration at Saturday’s board meeting:

YTD FY09 financials; FY10 proposed budget

Communications Team Report to Convention

Connie Gamble Ochse — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:10:24 +0000

The Communications Team is now a well-oiled machine. As you read in the Spring issue of the Tar Heel News, the team consists of Marty Folsom, Ann Sherman-Skiba, Nancy Shoemaker, and Connie Gamble Ochse, team leader. Each member manages a crucial step in the AAUW NC information process. By adhering to precise procedures and deadlines, the team seamlessly produces what you see on paper (the Tar Heel News) and on the web site.

Seven branches currently post their newsletters on the web site or link to their current issue from the web site. Those wishing to discuss options may contact Nancy.

There were no entries in the web site scavenger hunt. Positive comments, however, were received from one branch president, so the hunt may be revisited at a future date.

REMINDER: Summer Tar Heel News deadline - April 15 (due to team travel schedules)

RECOMMENDATION: To all branch newsletter editors, please include somewhere in the body of your newsletters reference to www.aauwnc.org . Nancy makes sure that the latest national, state and local information is posted for our members. Let’s be sure to use this valuable resource.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Gamble Ochse
Communications Team Leader

February 1 Membership Counts

Nancy — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:05:54 +0000

AAUW has sent the report with the membership counts for the branches as of February 1, 2009. If there are corrections, please post a comment here or send a message to info@aauwnc.org.

Membership Counts for AAUW North Carolina branches as of February 1, 2009

Changes to the AAUW bylaws

Nancy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:28:03 +0000

As you probably know by now, at the AAUW convention in St. Louis in June the delegate body will vote on a new set of bylaws for the organization. No matter how you look at it, the number of people casting votes will be much smaller than the number of members, so there’s good reason to have discussions about this ahead of time.

AAUW has used tens of thousands of comments from members over the several year process of getting us to the brink of a new organization, and (this being AAUW), there are hundreds of pages about the process on www.aauw.org. If you’re looking for the “Cliff’s Notes” version to get yourself or your branch members up to speed on the changes, I’d like to recommend a document by Sandy Kirkpatrick, a member of the AAUW Bylaws Committee and the parliamentarian for AAUW CA. Here is the link:

Highlights of proposed AAUW bylaws

It has links to additional details.

We’ll have time to discuss these issues at the AAUW NC convention next month, and I’d be glad to volunteer to set up conference calls to talk about this further with those who won’t get to Wrightsville Beach. Contact me at nancy.shoemaker@aauwnc.org or 919-773-1340.

Packet about the Convention

Nancy — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:23:35 +0000

This packet of information was sent in US Mail to branch presidents. It may be easier to share the information from this web site:

Invitation to convention
Directions to hotel
Registration form (see also online registration)
Convention time line
Convention schedule
Memorial service form [NOTE: The memorial service is at 11:00 on Friday, March 27 - not Friday afternoon as implied by this form.]
Branch voting delegates form
Hospitality room hours
Golf course info (for those of you bringing a friend or making a weekend of it)

The packet also included a map and brochure on the Wilmington area. See www.cape-fear.nc.us for general information.

Fundraising totals for 2008

Nancy — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:22:49 +0000

Here is the report on the fundraising totals by branch for the calendar year 2008.

If you have questions about your totals, please contact Mary Fran Schickedantz (see contacts).

AAUW NC Contributions for Calendar Year 2008

Spring 2009 Tar Heel News, the AAUW NC newsletter

Connie Gamble Ochse — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:08:02 +0000

Spring 2009 Tar Heel News

Complete issue (note page 5 has missing bundled option and incorrect e-mail address for Guberman)
Registration form for the 2009 AAUW NC Convention (correction for page 5)

The front page

Details on the convention speakers and events
Make your convention hotel reservations now
AAUW NC needs a candidate for treasurer

New content for the print edition

President’s message (p. 2)
Report of the nominating committee: K. Atkinson and Van Order for co-vp of program (p. 6-7)
Update on pay equity legislation (p. 4) [online supplement]
AAUW in the 21st Century - a message from Ruth Sweetser and Barbara O’Connor (p. 3)
AAUW NC participation in membership pilot program (p. 3) [online supplement]
Introducing the communications team (p. 7)
Fundraising challenge to celebrate AAUW NC (p.
Branch news
- Tar Heel Branch is chartered (p. 7)
- Twin Rivers authors’ luncheon features 12 authors (p. 7)
- Charlotte authors’ luncheon features three authors (p. 7)

More convention news

Speaker bios (p. 4). [See also financial independence workshop summary.]
Registration is now open (online version; corrected page 5)
Review the information on the proposed AAUW bylaws before coming to the AAUW NC convention (p. 3)

Other news

Key dates
Summer copy deadline: April 15
Target mail date: May 22
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