Transcript Board orientation - Zonta District 4

ZONTA 101
District IV
Spring 2005 workshop
Zonta structure
• Zonta International
– International board directs the affairs of
Zonta International
– 4 elected officers who form the executive
committee (President, President-Elect, Vice
President, Treasurer/Secretary)
– 7 elected directors
– Board is elected at biennial international
conventions
Zonta International
• Mission: Zonta International (Z.I.) is a worldwide
service organization of executives in business and
the professions working together to advance the
status of women.
• Vision: Z.I. Envisions a world in which human
rights and fundamental freedoms are ensured for
all women and the legal, political, economic,
educational, health and professional rights of
women are not restricted because of gender.
Scope of Zonta
International
• Zonta’s world is divided into 30 Districts
of which we are District 4.
• Currently in 67 countries – Madrid, Spain
will make it 68
• 33,000 members
• 1200 clubs
Goals for 2004-2006
• Z.I. will work towards:
– Ensuring that women receive basic education
and health care
– Ensuring that women have access to higher
education on equal terms with men
– Eradicating all forms of discrimination and
violence against women through prevention and
through development of innovative approaches
to eliminate abuse.
Famous Zontians
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Marian de Forest
Ellen Fairclough
Helvi Sipela
Honorary Zontians include:
– Roberta Bondar
– Maya Angelou
Zonta International Projects
• 2004 – 2006 CARE international Women on
the Move (micro-credit and health
education) for HIV/AIDS affected women
in Niger $298,000
• STAR Network anti-trafficking project in
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Phase 11 $300,000
• Afghanistan: Improving Women’s Lives
$100,160 (Afghanistan Institute of
Learning and UNICEF)
On-going programmes
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ZI Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards
ZI Jane Klausman Women in Business Scholarships
ZI YWPA Young Women in Public Affairs
Z clubs and Golden Z clubs
Zonta International Strategies to Eradicate
Violence Against Women (ZISVAW) focuses on
prevention, awareness and education, and develops
innovative solutions to eliminate abuse against
women.
Service
• Z.I. – administered and approved by Z.I.
Foundation (chosen by Z.I. President)
– Presented at Convention
– Suggested that 1/3 of service funds go to
Z.I.F.
• Local (club/area/district)
– Focus on the status of women rather than (b)
projects which could be handled by any
organization
– Service hours are hours spent by members on
service projects adopted by club – not
fundraising/not outside service projects
District 4
• District of ‘firsts’
• Breast cancer as focus for
fundraising
• Purpose: serve as administrative link
between clubs and Z.I.
– Board consists of elected members (at
District Conference) and appointed
committee chairs/members
Organizational Structure
Zonta District 4
Sandra Cronk
Governor
Sandy Travis
Lt. Governor
Sue Bond
Secretary
Area Directors
Elected
Committee Chairs
Appointed
Club Presidents
Nominating Committee
Elected
Marcia Bliss
Treasurer
District 4 Areas
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Area 1 (Cambridge, Woodstock, K-W, Guelph, London, Owen Sound,
Stratford)
Area 2 (Toronto, B-C, Mississauga, Oakville, Hamilton 1-11)
Area 3 ( Lockport, Niagara Falls NY, Niagara Falls, On, Kenmore,
St. Catharines, Tonawandas, Grand Island, Fort Erie)
Area 4 (Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Batavia-Genesee, Amherst,
Hamburg-Orchard Park, Cheektowaga-Lancaster, Aurora, ClarenceNewstead New York)
Area 5 (Jamestown, Olean New York, Warren, Bradford,
Pennsylvania)
Area 6 (Erie, Oil City-Franklin, Meadville, Clarion, Corry, Pittsburg,
Three Rivers-Pittsburg N, Indiana, Washington County
Pennsylvania)
Zonta Structure - Clubs
• Individual club is the basic organizational
unit of Zonta International
• Minimum of 20 members to be chartered
• Club members elect the club board:
– President, Vice-President (President Elect),
Secretary, Treasurer (Officers) and 2
Directors
• Rules of club operations are stated in Z.I.
bylaws and the club’s own bylaws
Your Zonta club
• Member of Zonta International
– District 4 (S. Ontario, W. New York,
Pennsylvania, W. Virginia) with about
1200 members
– In which Area is your club?
– Do you know your club number?
Zonta Club committees
• Mandatory
– Status of Women, Service, Organization
– Membership and Classification
– Public Relations and Communications
– United Nations
– Finance
– Nominating (elected)
• Optional – program, attendance, fellowship, intercity, newsletter, archives and history
Club meetings
• Zonta meetings are normally held once/month
• Members have rights/responsibilities to/at
meetings
• Chair must ensure meetings are conducted in
efficient and courteous manner
• Must adhere to bylaws and rules
• Use parliamentary procedures (Roberts Rules of
Order newly revised)
• Quorum is necessary to legally transact business
• Agenda should be circulated and approved at the
beginning of the meeting, minutes must be
recorded
• Demonstrate appropriate protocol for guests and
visiting Zontians
Events
• Golf tournaments, car rallies, wine
tasting or wine tours
• Theatre nights, museum visits
• IWD events
• LEAF breakfasts,
• Fashion shows, card parties,
progressive dinners, etc
Local projects
• Breast cancer or cancer research,
equipment, patient care
• ZISVAW drama initiative
• Women’s shelters, services, housing,
education programmes
• Sports teams, health charities
Outside your club
• Inter-city events
• Annual spring workshops (3)
• Biennial District 4 conferences
– 2003 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
– 2005 in Rochester New York
– 2007 in Jameston, New York
• Alternate years: biennial international
conventions
– 2004 New York City, USA
– 2006 Melbourne, Australia
– 2008, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Tools and Support
• On-line registration for the Z.I. Website
• Zontian magazine
• Manuals
– Manual of Procedures for Zonta Clubs (Feb.
2003)
– Zonta International By-laws booklet
– International Protocol Manual
• Websites: www.zontadistrict4.bfn.org
– www.zonta.org
Common questions
• Male membership – yes
• Club membership notified prior to
prospective member invited to join –
yes
• Club has attendance requirements –
yes