Transcript ZONTA CLUB OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

Zonta Club Of
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Welcoming Remarks
President
Today’s Program
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Welcoming Remarks
Icebreaker
International Organizational Structure
Club Structure
Local Club History
Committee Structure
Finance
Ways and Means
Status of Women/Service
Evaluation and Closing Remarks
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Icebreaker
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Zonta Member Benefits and
Responsibilities
Member Benefits
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Meet interesting, involved professionals who seek to
help women reach their potential
Work together towards common goals, i.e.
Objectives of Zonta
Socialize and network locally, nationally, and
internationally
Accept leadership roles that promote personal
growth and self-confidence in a friendly supportive
atmosphere
Participate actively in committees, meetings and
interesting discussions
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Member Responsibilities
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Attend club and relevant committee meetings
Pay all dues, fees and assessments promptly
Be familiar with club bylaws and parliamentary procedures
Participate actively in meetings and deliberations and
accept majority decisions
Accept leadership roles and give time, talent and
enthusiasm to the organization
Identify and suggest prospective new members
Attend area meetings/workshops, district conferences and
international conventions, if possible
Support the programs of the Zonta International
Foundation
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Meeting Times and Dues
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The Zonta Club of ________ has meetings
the ____________ at ______ at _________.
The dues for yearly membership are $____.
There is a one time membership fee of $___.
New members can join at any time during the
year. Members pay dues each year in April
as the Zonta year begins in June.
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Zonta International Organizational
Structure
Zonta International
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Founded 1919 in Buffalo, New York
Today there are approximately 28,400 members in 1123
clubs in more than 65 countries
The Zonta International Board:
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Directs the affairs of Zonta International
Consists of four elected officers, who constitutes the executive
committee, and seven elected directors
Elected at the biennial international conventions
Four elected officers are:
 President
 President-Elect
 Vice president
 Treasurer/Secretary
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Zonta International
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Districts:
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Areas:
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For administrative purposes, Zonta International divides the world into
districts
Each district is supervised by an elected governor and elected district
board
The elected officers of the district are:
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Governor
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Lieutenant Governor
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Area Directors
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Treasurer
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Secretary (appointed by the governor and has no vote)
Districts are divided into areas
Clubs:
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The basic organizational unit of Zonta International
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Spheres of Activity
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Operations are concerned with how we
operate and function
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Service is what we achieve for others
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Zonta International Organization Chart - Operations
Zonta International Convention
Zonta International Board
Districts
Areas
Clubs
Club members
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Zonta International Organization Chart - Service
Zonta International
International Committees
District
District Committees
Clubs
Club Committees
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Zonta International Foundation
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Founded in 1984
Administers the service programs and projects of
Zonta International
Receives, raises and invests funds for the service
programs of Zonta International
Foundation monies are for the main part donated
by Zonta Clubs and individual members
Recommended that each Zonta Club give 1/3 of
service funds raised to the Foundation
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Robert’s Rules of Order
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Parliamentary procedures form a consistent
set of rules that govern voting assemblies
that promote justice and order
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Rules are intended to protect the rights of the
individual, the minority, the absentee and the
organization
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Robert’s Rules of Order
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Parliamentary authority for Zonta
International is the current edition of Robert’s
Rules of Order Newly Revised
Zonta Club Manual covers members rights
and responsibilities as well as parliamentary
procedures
Other governing documents include:
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Club Bylaws – the organization’s constitution
Club Standing Rules – parliamentary (club) rules
of order
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Club Structure
Club Board
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President
President-Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian (at President’s request)
Directors
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Board of Zonta Club of ___________
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President
President-Elect
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Parliamentarian
Director (2010-2012)
Director (2009-2011)
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Local Club History
Club History
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Club chartered in __________
Club has always sent a Delegate to the
International Convention
1/3 of Service Funds given to ZI
projects
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Amelia Earhart Fund
Violence Against Women
Zonta International Service
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Club History
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Club Service Funds
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Club Service Funds
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Other organizations that the Zonta Club of
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Break
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Committee Structure
Committee Structure
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Status of Women/Service
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Amelia Earhart
Service – Local and International
Scholarship
Legislative Awareness and Advocacy
ZISVAW
Environmental
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Committee Structure (Cont.)
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Organization, Membership, and Classification
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Public Relations and Communications
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Attendance and Fellowship
By-Laws and Resolutions
Historian
Newsletter
Program and Intercity
United Nations
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Committee Structure (Cont.)
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Finance
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Ways and Means
Nominating Committee
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Elected
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Finance
Finance
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Service Account
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Administration Account
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Expenses and revenues from fundraising
Kept separate from other accounts
Dues and in-house fundraising
Used for administrative costs/committee expenses
Savings Account
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Ten percent deposited from service fundraising
Used to fund delegate for conference/convention
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Ways and Means
What is Ways and Means?
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Ways and means is the process of raising
funds
Funds raised go to local service projects and
international service projects
Remember we are a service organization, so
this process is important to our mission
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External and Internal Fundraising
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External Fundraising: Items sold to people
who are not Zontians
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All monies, minus 10% go toward local and
international service projects
Internal Fundraising: Items sold to Zontians
only
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All monies go to administrative types of expenses
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________________ Projects
External and Internal
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External projects
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Internal projects
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Status of Women/Service
Purpose & Responsibilities
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To improve the status of women
Recommend action and service projects that
support Zonta’s objects, missions, and goals
Coordinate programs which raise the
awareness of status of women and provide
education and development
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Sub-Committees of SOW
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Scholarship
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Purpose:
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To provide educational opportunities to women in different
fields
Chair:
Amelia Earhart
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Purpose:
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After Amelia’s disappearance, a fellowship was created to
assist women seeking education in the aerospace industry
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Sub-Committees of SOW (Cont.)
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Service
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To develop and implement service
projects that will benefit the community,
globally and locally, within ZI parameters
To seek qualified organizations to receive
needed monies
Chair:
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Sub-Committees of SOW (Cont.)
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ZISVAW (The Zonta International Strategies
to Eradicate Violence Against Women)
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Purpose:
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To support proposals and work to influence laws or
attitudes that improve women’s lives
To support the efforts of the United Nations and its
member states to advance status of women through
the adoption and implementation of international
conventions and treaties
Chair:
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Sub-Committees of SOW (Cont.)
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Legislative Awareness and Advocacy
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Purpose:
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To support proposals and work to influence laws or
attitudes that improve women’s lives
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Environmental
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Community service project to keep our city clean
Chair:
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Current Service Projects
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Status of Women Summary
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The work we perform within each of these
committees is very important
We improve the status of women, not only
locally, but on a global level
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Evaluation and Closing Remarks