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AAUW Austin Branch
Fellowships for Female Doctoral Candidates
2008-2009 Academic Year
Information and Application
AAUW Mission
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) promotes equity for all
women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change.
AAUW Educational Foundation Mission
The AAUW Educational Foundation (EF) provides funds to advance education,
research, and self-development for women, and to foster equity and
positive societal change.
AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Mission
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) provides funding and a support
system for women seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination.
AAUW Austin Branch Goals for 2006-2007
- Achieve State recognition for the fourteenth consecutive
year.
Objective: To focus on leadership, membership diversity,
and AAUW issues.
Focus on leadership, membership diversity, and AAUW issues by:
- Awarding higher education scholarships
- Educating membership about Association goals
- Educating membership about public policy issues
- Continuing local projects
- Fundraising
- Gain visibility for AAUW's mission, issues, and activities.
Objective: To increase community awareness of programs, projects,
and achievements.
Focus awareness on Branch programs by:
- Working closely with the media
- Broadening programs to appeal to audiences beyond membership
- Collaborating with other organizations to advance AAUW's mission
- Meet local and Association contribution goals.
Objective: To give funds to the Educational Foundation and the
Legal Advocacy Fund.
Focus on meeting local and Association contribution goals by:
- Encouraging members to become major donors
- Planning an event to meet the EF goal
- Planning an event to meet the LAF goal
- Encouraging members to purchase Collin Street Bakery products
for additional fundraising
- Encouraging members to support businesses that provide products
or additional fundraising for AAUW
- Continue to recruit and retain members.
Objective: To retain 85% of the 2006-2007 membership and to
increase membership by 5%.
Focus on recruiting and retaining membership by:
- Planning membership open house event
- Establishing a mentoring process to develop relationships
between veteran and new members
- Connecting new members to Branch activities
- Providing a variety of study groups
- Providing monthly Branch programs that interest a varied
membership
- Providing a program to recruit and involve younger members
- Continue to promote diversity in membership and services.
Objective: To increase membership by recruiting and retaining
members who can increase our diversity and relevance.
Focus on promoting diversity in membership and services by:
- Organizing activities that celebrate and embrace diversity
- Planning a Holiday Tea to celebrate many cultures
- Connecting to organizations serving minority women and ethnic
groups
- Providing venues comfortable to all
- Work with community organizations and individuals to support
our advocacy mission.
Objective: To increase AAUW's effectiveness in community.
Focus on building coalitions by supporting community organizations
that share our mission and goals. Examples include but are not
limited to the following groups:
- Asian American Cultural Center
- Austin Convention and Visitor Bureau
- Coalition of Public Schools
- Girl Scouts - Lone Star Council
- GirlStart
- International Hospitality Council of Austin
- League of Women Voters
- Local Chambers of Commerce
- Mainspring School
- Pay Equity
- Ten Thousand Villages
- Texas Freedom Network
- Texas Hispanic Woman's Network
- Texas Women's Coalition
- The Children's Advocacy Center
- Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Related Organizations
AAUW Austin Branch is grateful to the volunteers and corporate sponsors of
the Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network
(MAIN), who have made this web site possible.
This page was last updated on 17 September 2007.
Email comments and suggestions to
Austin Branch Webmaster.