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42nd Biennial Convention Soroptimist International of the Americas
Governors Round Table
PROGRAMMINGSIA PROGRAMS
GOVERNOR’S ROLESR. DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES LORI
BLAIR
Program
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Soroptimist International of the Americas
The Program Department
July 16-17, 2012
Program Manager Lauren Gray, Program Assistant Nadia Washlick and Senior Director of Program
Services Lori Blair
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The Renaissance Campaign
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PROGRAM
MEMBERSHIP
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Women’s Opportunity Awards
In 2011-2012: 74 percent of clubs
participated. More than 1,200
women were honored with the award.
Nearly$1.6 million in awards were given.
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Women and Girl Focused Projects
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99% of clubs reported conduct a women and/or girl focused project.
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Teamwork
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Outcomes-Based Evaluation
Output: The number of women and girls reached and the amount of money given away each year
Outcomes: How and to what degree the lives of women and girls were changed as the result of our programs
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Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls
Goal: To improve the lives of women and girls in local Soroptimist communities.
In the 2010-2011 club year, 97% of the clubs reached their stated goals.
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Soroptimist Disaster Grants for Women and Girls
Goal: To ensure that women and girls have the resources they need to prepare for or recover from a disaster.
80% of the funded projects will meet their stated objectives.42nd Biennial Convention
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Soroptimist Project Matching
Goals: To improve the lives
of women and girls in local communities.
To match Soroptimist clubs that need support for their local projects with clubs that have support to give.
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The Rocky Mountain Region will support SI/Yerevan, Armenia’s project “Preventive program against cervical cancer”
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Violet Richardson Award
Goal: Through recognition of their volunteer efforts, girls will continue to be active volunteers.
100% of survey respondents were still volunteering.
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2010-2011 federation finalist Allyson Ahlstrom in front of her organization,
Threads for Teens.
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New Girl-Focused Project
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We will research and design a new program that creates real change in the lives of disadvantaged girls.
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Women’s Opportunity Awards
Goal: Through increased education, women will secure employment that provides an improved standard of living for themselves and their dependents.
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2010-2011 federation finalist Lisa Boyd and her daughters.
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Women’s Opportunity Awards 97 percent of survey respondents
reported increased self-esteem and self-confidence.
69 percent earned a degree or certificate.
80 percent reported an improved standard of living for themselves and their families and
88 percent reported serving as a role model for their dependents.
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Women’s Opportunity Awards Increase club participation Increase the number of women honored
at the club-level Provide additional support to award
recipients Provide support to newly chartered clubs Increase at-large awards Engage the Live Your Dream community Survey club-level recipients
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What Can Regions Do?
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1. Focus on the Women’s Opportunity Awards
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2. Model Behavior to Shape our Future
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3. Encourage Club-Level Focus on Women and Girls
The Brazil Region translated and printed the new “Girl Power” Model Program Kit
so their clubs could benefit from the resource.
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Resources
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Program Chairs
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Responsibilities include conducting program evaluations, critical reading of new resources and reading and scoring club grants.
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Program Chairs
Make presentations at district and region meetings on programs to support Shaping the Soroptimist Future through increased collective impact.
Work with the Women’s Opportunity Awards region chair to strategize about increasing and or maintaining participation.
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Program Chairs
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Invite your program chair to the region board meetings to give updates and presentations on program.
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Senior Director of Program Services, Lori Blair
Program