Transcript File - Soroptimist International of Auburn

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF
SOROPTIMIST
Elizabeth M. Lucas, Executive Director &CEO, SIA
The Soroptimist Legacy
91 Years of Progress
 Society Influences How We
Deliver Our Programs
 Concentrate On Our
Mission
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CHANGE
New Strategic Direction
Who we are
 Why we do what
we do
 What will we do
to move forward
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Who we are:
Improving the lives of women and girls, in
local communities and throughout the world…
Global Women’s Issues
 Improving Socio-economic Status
 Volunteer Network
 Live Your Dream.org
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Why we do what we do
Our purpose is
to enable women
and girls to live
their dreams…
Moving Forward
Increase our Collective Impact
What is Collective Impact?
Increased Collective Impact
We are the collective…
Together we’ll work to:
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Improve the lives of women and girls
Measure sustainable improvement
Increase socio-economic status of WOA recipients
Advance SIA’s recognition as a global women’s organization
Attract more resources, increase impact
Increased Collective Impact
Cohesive Action
Social Change
Quality
## Quantity ##
Access to Education
The single most effective way to empower women and girls…
Access to Education: Sustainable
Change
Women’s Opportunity Awards
Women helping women
Working together as a team…
Measurable Evidence
Case Statement Report
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Explain effect of WOA
program
Convince corporate
sponsors to invest
Understand the value of
collective impact
Advance our recognition
SIA Board’s Direction: Increased
Collective Impact
Shaping the Future of Soroptimist
Increased
Impact
Build
Numbers
Greater
Clarity
Identify
Barriers
Identify
Barriers
Direction
Conditions
Increased
Increased
Impact
Impact
Resources
Greater
Clarity
Programs
Recognition
Build
Numbers
Change Management
SIA Needs Your Help:
Increased Collective Impact
Together we can…
demonstrate our impact as a global
women’s organization
 help women & girls access education
 empower women & girls
 improve their socio-economic status
 inspire them to live their dreams
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How can you contribute?
Women’s Opportunity Awards
Distribute more
awards
 Provide on-going
support to recipients
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How can you contribute?
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Make Soroptimist your #1 cause!
Give at least 10% of your
fundraising efforts to
your #1 cause…
Increased Collective Impact
Three ways you can help…
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Focus on helping women and girls gain
access to education: Women’s
Opportunity Awards program
Sign up for Live Your Dream:
www.liveyourdream.org
Give at least10% of local fundraising
to Club Giving
Increased Collective Impact
Increased Collective Impact
Share the message…
Thank you, Soroptimists!
SHAPING THE FUTURE,
LEAVING A LEGACY…
INCREASED COLLECTIVE IMPACT