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Everything You Always Wanted to
Know About FEW
Presented by DFC Chapter
Committee Chairs
Lynne Price
Programming & Planning
Patt Franc
Policy & Legislation
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September 17, 2008
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
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FEW’S Purpose
FEW’S History
FEW & FWP
FEW’S Structure
FEW’S Goals
FEW’S Special Emphasis Areas
– Compliance, Diversity, Legislation & Training
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 FEW & Agencies
 Sponsors & Partners
 Membership Benefits
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PURPOSE OF FEW
FEW is a membership organization committed to work
toward ending sex discrimination and advancing career
opportunities for women in Federal Government service
by:
encouraging diversity and equity in the workplace
enhancing career opportunities for women
establishing and maintaining relationships with organizations to
advocate the fair application of EEO and personnel laws, policies,
procedures, and practices
improving the quality of life for women by influencing Congressional
and Administration actions
committing to achieve and maintain a unified and diverse membership,
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providing opportunities for professional growth through leadership
development, education, mentoring, and networking.
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FEW’S HISTORY
 Nucleus group met in Washington, D.C.
 Organized in 1968 to ensure FWP
implementation
 Chapters spread throughout the U.S. &
Overseas
 Organized into 10 regions
 40 years of providing a consistent National
Training Program
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FEW AND FWP DIFFERENCES
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FWP
Official Federal
Program
Cannot Lobby
Congress
Cannot Raise
Funds
Manager May Be
Full-Time or
Collateral Duty
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FEW
Private Non-Profit
Non-Partisan
Organization
Can Lobby on NonPartisan Issues
Can Raise Funds
Leadership Elected
by the Membership
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FEW & FWP SIMILARITIES
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 Share same goals for the
advancement of women in
Government
 Both seek opportunities for the hiring,
training, and advancement of women
in federal service
 Share same goals for diversity and
EEO programs
 Partner for special events
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FEW’S STRUCTURE
 Three-Tiered Organization
– National Board of Directors (Governing
Body)
– Regional Executive Committee
– Chapter Executive Committee
 Nationally contracted services provide
administrative, Legislative, conference
planning/registration and financial
support
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 10 Regions with over 100 Chapters
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NATIONAL GOALS
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 Provide training and career counseling
at the National, Regional, and Chapter
Levels
 Maintain current and develop new
relationships with the administration,
Federal Departments, independent
agencies, Unions, and the private
sector
 Communicate the purpose & expand
the visibility and credibility of FEW
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NATIONAL GOALS (continued)
 Assist Federal Departments and
independent agencies in the
development and application of EEO
laws
 Represent Federally Employed
Women’s interests before Legislative
and Congressional bodies
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NATIONAL GOALS
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 Develop well trained & diverse
individuals capable of providing
leadership at all levels of the
organization – and in Government
Careers
 Make FEW the organization of choice
for leadership, equity and the
advancement for women.
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FEW’S FOUR FOCUS AREAS
SPECIAL EMPHASIS
 Compliance – with EEO laws
 Diversity – cultural awareness
 Legislative – process and participation
 Training – national, regional, chapter
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COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
 Monitor Policies and practices of agencies
and activities for conformance with
requirements of statutes, executive orders,
and regulations.
 Take action to assist agencies and activities
in correcting identified deficiencies.
 Provide guidance on compliance issues to
FEW members who request assistance.
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DIVERSITY PROGRAM
FEW recognizes that minority women have historically suffered
the double discrimination of sex and racial/national origin. FEW
embraced diversity as a way for promoting better understanding
and positive change that would make FEW more responsive to
the needs of minority members.
FEW is an organization for all women and men in the federal
government;
FEW has a structured approach to help us be more responsive to the
concerns of minority women as well as a mechanism for implementing
the plan, evaluating progress, and recommending change, when
appropriate;
FEW’s National Vice President for Diversity promulgates this concern
with the issues through appropriate activities; and
FEW policies and practices bring av awareness of the need to work
together to use increased diversity cognizance in our organization, our
members, our Chapters, and our Regions.
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
 Members actively participate in the
Legislative process
 Legislative staff conducts Lobby Day
activities on Capital Hill in conjunction with
National Board meetings and other events
 Chapters conduct voter registration projects
 FEW Washington Representative and
Legislative Network sends out Action Alerts
on all issues & bills identified in FEW’s
Legislative Agenda
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LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
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Three Tiers
Issues directly impacting Federally
Employed Women
II. Issues affecting all Federal Employees,
regardless of gender
III. Issues affecting all women as a class
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Published for each new Congressional
session to give prioritized focus to our
issues
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TRAINING PROGRAMS
 National Training (NTP) held
every year in July:
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2009 Orlando, FL
2010 New Orleans, LA
2011 Philadelphia, PA
2012 Detroit, MI
 Regional Training Programs
 Chapter Training
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TRAINING OBJECTIVES
1. To increase employee’s knowledge
of federal systems, rules, and
regulations under which they work
2. To help members acquire knowledge
of career development and planning
techniques (basic and advanced)
3. To enhance personal effectiveness
and awareness of broader issues
impacting women in the workplace
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FEW & AGENCIES
 Partnering to Bring Quality Programs
 Shared Resources
 Networking Opportunities
 Professional Development for both
Agency Employees and FEW
Members
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PARTNERS and SPONSORS
 National Coalition for Equity in Public
Service (NCEPS)
– Blacks in Government (BIG)
– Federal Asian Pacific American Council
(FAPAC)
– Image - Hispanic Government Employees
– Society of American Indian Government
Employees (SAIGE)
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PARTNERS and SPONSORS
 SPONSORS
– Blue Cross/Blue Shield
– Federal Long Term Care Insurance
– GEICO
– USDA
– American Management Association
– AVUE Technologies
– First Command Financial Services
– SAIC Crane Operations
– Grantham University
 PARTNERS
– DCG Technology Learning Center
– ACECAR Network
– FEW Foundation for Education and Training
– National Women’s History Museum
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 For info and links http://www.few.org/partners.asp
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MEMBERSHIP
 Open to all who support FEW’s mission and
purpose
 Types of Membership – Two types of
membership:
– Chapter Member – A member can join several
chapters and pay dues at each, but can only be a
primary member of one Chapter
– Lifetime Member – offered at the National Level to
those who have been members for at least 5
consecutive years. One time national fee, but
annual Regional & Chapter dues may apply.
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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Put the power of FEW to work for you!
Membership does have its benefits
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An opportunity to actively support an organization that represents the interests
of over 1 million women in civilian and military federal service
Being a part of a national network of women who support and believe in a
women’s role in government leadership
Being a part of an organization working to change government for the better
Two free 30-minute telephone consultations with the law firm of Shaw,
Bransford, Veilleux & Roth, PC who provide representation in a wide range of
Federal employment law and personnel law issues.
Access to lower member tuition rates for FEW’s National & Regional Training
Programs
News & Views FEW’s Electronic National Bi-Monthly Newsletter
Leadership and Mentoring Opportunities through FEW’s member network
The opportunity to build your KSA’s by taking an active part in Chapter
operations
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DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
CHAPTER
 Chartered in 2006
 Meets monthly, generally on the 3rd Wednesday of
each Month during the lunch hour
 Moves meetings around to different federal offices
on/near the FedCenter
 Plans programs and events to respond to both the
mission of FEW and member interests
 Offers many leadership and volunteer opportunities
 Hopes to raise enough income this year to send our
officers to Regional and National Training Programs
 Would like to double its membership this year and
ROCK THE REGION!
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SUMMARY
 FEW Offers
– Training
– Networking
– Progressive Legislative Action
– Compliance Assistance
– Leadership Development
– The Opportunity to Make a Difference
FEW – a Membership Organization Working for the
Elimination of Sex Discrimination and the
Advancement of Women in Government
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
JOIN
US
TODAY!
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FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN
TOGETHER
WE CAN & WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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CONTACT INFORMATION
 Cheryl Howley, DFC Chapter President
– [email protected]
– (720) 963-3485
 Jackie Martinez Wells, Membership Chair
– [email protected]
– (303) 445-3683
 FEW National Office (202) 898-0994
 WEB SITE www.few.org
 NTP WEBSITE www.fewntp.org
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