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AAUW Nevada Convention

Nancy Shoemaker

April 28, 2012

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Overview

  • Background
  • Models
  • Tar Heel (NC) Branch Experience
  • Leadership
  • Next Steps

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Background: 2000

  • Drop off in size of community groups since mid-sixties
  • Evidence that healthy community groups improve society

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Background: 2008

  • There’s been a change to the culture as large as that precipitated by the printing press
  • New ways of connecting will have immense consequences

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Models

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Online Branch

At-Large Members �of the State

Branch with �Special Focus

Other?

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Models

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Online Branch

  • California (46/5)
  • Washington (16/2)
  • Oregon (3/3)
  • Wisconsin (1/1)
  • New Mexico (10/3)
  • Jane Addams (IL, 0/0 ??)

At-Large Members of the State

  • Treasure State (MT, 4/4)
  • Tar Heel (NC, 122/85)

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Branch with Special Focus

  • Capitol Hill (9/9)

Other?

  • Garden State (12/5)
  • Iowa eNetwork (0/0 ??)

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Tar Heel Branch

  • Where we started
  • How we grew
  • What we “do”
  • A bit about finances
  • Where we’re going

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Leadership

  • Champion
  • Connector
  • Convener
  • Communicator
  • Cashier

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Next Steps

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Why move forward in Nevada?

Who is willing?

Why would people join?

Where will you recruit them?

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Feel free to call -

Nancy Shoemaker

shoemaker@acm.org, @nes49

facebook.com/nancy.e.shoemaker

919-662-0538

Slides will be posted at�change.bbvx.org & wiki.bbvx.org

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