Transcript Bridging the Gender Gap for Development Effectiveness in

Bridging the Gender Gap for
Development Effectiveness in
the Energy Sector
A Policy and Practitioners Meet
Dec 12 – 13, 2011
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Energia International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy
Networking and Capacity Building
Fostering Professional Development
of Women Leaders in
Energy and Environment
www.wcee.org
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Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment
(WCEE)
WCEE Quick Facts
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Pronounced as “we see”
Established in 1981
Non-profit organization (i.e., tax-exempt)
Membership organization (i.e., members pay dues)
900+ members
Located in Washington DC
Host events (i.e., educational and networking
opportunities) on energy and environmental topics
• Governed by volunteers; event-planning by volunteers
• Joyce Chandran, Executive Director (since Jan. 2010)
www.wcee.org
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WCEE Mission
Our mission is to provide nonpartisan, policy
neutral forums on energy and environmental
issues and to foster the professional
development of our members. We do this by
providing educational and networking
opportunities in an open, cooperative and
supportive environment.
www.wcee.org
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WCEE History
Early Days / 1980s
2006 Onwards
• Full-time staff: 0
• Handful of female Capitol Hill (US
Congress/Government) energy
policy staff
• Informal lunchtime “brown-bags”
• Activities/events organized by
members who volunteered time
• Irregularly scheduled meetings
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www.wcee.org
Full-time staff: 1 to 2
Paid Consultants: accountant;
bookkeeper; website
Pro bono: attorneys (WCEE corporate
members)
Governed by volunteer board of
directors; WCEE board policy
Committee structure (e.g.,
Membership, Marketing &
Communications, etc.)
Activities/events organized by
members who volunteer time
Supported by volunteer advisory
council
Physical office (in 2010)
900+ members (in 2011)
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Governance by WCEE’s Board Members
(Executive Committee)
President
Ronke Luke
e-Management,
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Secretary
Mary
Brosnan-Sell
McLeod,
Watkinson &
Miller LLP
Vice President
Robin Cantor
Exponent, Inc
Treasurer
Alice Grabowski
NetHope
Past President
Christi Tezak
RW Baird & Co
Executive Director
Joyce Chandran
WCEE
(non-voting member)
www.wcee.org
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Governance by WCEE Board Members
(Section & Committee Structure) contd.
Membership
Barbara Tyran
EPRI
Special Interest
Groups
Advisory Council
Juanita Hardy
Tiger Mgmt
Kathy Alsegaf
Deloitte
Executive
Committee
Activities
Robin Troutman
UN Foundation
Development/
Fundraising
Christi Tezak
RW Baird & Co.
Career Building
Judy Neason
Williams
Marketing &
Communications
Pat McMurray
Quinn Gillespie &
Associates
www.wcee.org
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WCEE’s educational and
networking opportunities (events)
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“Brown-bags”
Happy Hours
New Member Breakfasts
Signature Series: Women-in-Leadership;
Opinion-Shapers; Legislative Roundtable
• Special Events
• Annual Membership Meeting
• Annual Woman of the Year Gala
www.wcee.org
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WCEE’s 2011 Events
 2011 WCEE Woman of the
Year Gala
 Women in Defense Energy
Security Seminar and
Reception
 WCEE - EPRI - AGA Reception
 Legislative Roundtable:
Enhancing America's Energy
Independence Through
Alternative Technologies
 Opinion-Shapers Roundtable:
Energy and Environment in an
Era of Severe Budget Politics
 Women-in-Leadership Series:
• Wine and Cheese Reception
featuring GSA Administrator
Martha Johnson
• Luncheon on Clean Energy and
Environmental Sustainability
• Luncheon on Women, Writing,
and Wisdom
 Happy Hours: 6
 New Member Breakfasts: 3
www.wcee.org
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WCEE’s 2011 Events (contd.)
Brown-bags (free to members; $15 to non-members)
 Oil & Development in Iraq
 Resilience and Sustainable Development
 BP Presents a Long Term Outlook for Energy
 Social Media for Smarties
 Water Research & Development and Public-Private Partnerships
 Conversation with Legal Advisors to Three FERC Commissioners
 The Future of Nuclear Power: Fukushima Daiichi - Where Do We Go From
Here?
 Where is the “Nuclear Renaissance”? The United States, Europe, and
Beyond
 IAEA's Fuel Bank - Lesson in Diplomacy
 The Dynamics of Central Asian Energy: The Way Forward
 West Africa: Energy & Environmental Protection
 Women Creating the Energy and Environment to Succeed!
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Important items to keep in mind
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Topic: relevance
Speaker: availability, stature, expertise
Schedule: timing, 2-3 events per month
Logistics: venue, catering, registration, thanks
Marketing: word-of-mouth, website, email,
The Current (newsletter)
• Sponsorship: who, how, quantity, recognition
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WCEE Funding
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Annual membership dues ($40/$65/$90)
Event registrations/attendance fees ($15 to $260)
Donations ($100 to $1,000)
Corporate sponsorships ($250 to $1,000 for a
specific event, e.g., Women-in-Leadership or
Opinion-Shapers series)
• Corporate sponsorships ($5,000 and $10,000
specifically for the annual Woman of the Year
gala)
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Woman of the Year
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2010 Maggie L. Fox, President & CEO
The Alliance for Climate Protection
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2011 Constance H. Lau, President & CEO
Hawaiian Electric Industries
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2012 Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
Gala: March 8, 2012 (International Women’s Day)
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Woman of the Year Gala Sponsorships
(No. 1 revenue generator)
$5,000 Sustaining Sponsor
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$10,000 Angel Sponsor
Ten (10) tickets (one table) at WCEE's
Woman of the Year Gala dinner
Ten (10) WCEE memberships
Acknowledgement in WCEE’s
newsletter, The Current (in issue
immediately after the sponsorship is
received)
Logo and acknowledgment of
sponsorship level in Woman of the Year
Gala brochure/pamphlet; pre-event
publicity; event posters; and projected
on event venue video screen
Logo and acknowledgement of
sponsorship level on WCEE website for
one (1) year
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Ten (10) tickets (one table) at WCEE's
Woman of the Year Gala dinner
Twenty (20) WCEE memberships
Acknowledgement in WCEE’s
newsletter, The Current (in issue
immediately after the sponsorship is
received)
Logo and acknowledgment of
sponsorship level in Woman of the Year
Gala brochure/pamphlet; pre-event
publicity; event posters; and projected
on event venue video screen
Logo and acknowledgement of
sponsorship level on WCEE website for
one (1) year
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2011 Sponsors
• AES Corporation
• American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA)
• Baker Botts LLP
• Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• BP
• Constellation Energy
• Deloitte
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Duane Morris LLP
DuPont
Edison Electric Institute
Energetics
Exelon
Exponent
General Dynamics
Information Technology
(GDIT)
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2011 Sponsors (contd.)
• Global Environment Facility
(GEF/World Bank)
• Husch Blackwell LLP
• National Association of
Regulatory Commissioners
(NARUC)
• NCR
• Patton Boggs LLP
• Pacific Gas & Electric Company
(PG&E)
• Pepco
• PJM Interconnection
• Project Performance Corporation
(PPC)
• Quinn Gillespie & Associates
• R.W. Baird and Co.
• Schiff Hardin LLP
• Schweitzer Engineering
Laboratories
• Shell
• SNR Denton LLP
• Troutman Sanders LLP
• United Nations Foundation
• US Green Building Council
• Van Ness Feldman LLP
• Winston & Strawn LLP
• Wright & Talisman PC
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Challenges
• Fundraising:
Affects growth – limits staff, limits events
• Volunteers’ time:
Dictates number of events
• Meeting demand:
Interest from outside DC, Maryland and
Virginia
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General philosophy you should have
when organizing networks
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Share a common purpose
Welcome all
Open to communication
Create learning & networking opportunities
Empower women to participate
Start small, aim big!
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Things to be aware of
if re-creating WCEE
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Mission: what is the purpose?
Funding: how will it be sustainable?
Structure: what should it be/look like?
Governance: who will oversee? What kind of
board of directors?
• Tax-status: profit or non-profit; country’s laws
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WCEE’s results/outcome of
empowering women
• Build self-esteem/confidence: by serving on
boards or committees
• Learn skills: diplomacy; event-planning;
listening; public speaking; negotiating
• Networking: high-level women executives;
peers; thought leaders in energy and/or the
environment; policymakers or decision-makers
• Career opportunities: through relationships
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Executive Director – a misnomer
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Administrator
Assistant
Budgeter
Coordinator
Diplomat
Event Planner
Fundraiser
Historian
Implementer
Leader
Liaison
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Marketer
Manager
Reporter
Scheduler
Staff Person
Strategist
Supervisor
Supporter
Web “Mistress”
Writer
Zen Semi-Practitioner
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Things that make my work easier
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Committed board of directors
Physical office (offers stature, storage)
Website template (www.yourmembership.com)
Website consultant (handles difficult tasks)
Bookkeeper (handles monthly financials)
Accountant (handles annual tax preparation)
Pro bono attorneys (oversee vendor contracts)
Detail-oriented and sense of humor 
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Thank you!
For more information, contact:
Joyce Chandran
Executive Director, WCEE
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 202-997-4512
www.wcee.org
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