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A significant number of branch presidents use all their AAUW time
on local issues and do not attend state board meetings.
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The average branch member needs to meet current state board members
face-to-face before there is any connection to the state organization.
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Many branch members are unaware of the activities and priorities
of AAUW outside their local communities.
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There is no clear perception of AAUW NC’s mission and goals.
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Branch officers need closer contact with their counterparts at the
state level. This is particularly important for the branch presidents.
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In addition to the face-to-face contact, ongoing communication between
the board and the branches is needed.
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There is no correlation between the size of the branch or geographic
location and the connection to the state board.
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Branches want good programming from AAUW NC: a wide range of programming
at convention/conference, speakers’ bureau for local programs,
how-to workshops and leadership training.
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Access to public policy information and alerts is very valuable -
but might reach even more members if there were a "digest"
version that could be easily forwarded to branch newsletters, etc.
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Cluster meetings are valuable and useful to get people to think "outside
the branch". There were some suggestions to strengthen the cluster
system for more programming and possible representation at state meetings.
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Some branches are so small that there needs to be a plan to restructure
for viability.
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Some perceive AAUW as "too liberal" for some members, and
this contributes to pressure to keep the focus "local".
Others perceive the Public Policy program as one of our major strengths.
The committee will make recommendations
to the board based on these lessons. The recommendations, if accepted,
will require significant resources from AAUW NC.
ReConnection Committee Members
Karla Atkinson, Doris Bernlohr, Lola Jackson, Kathleen Mitchell, Nancy
Shoemaker
Laura Rumbley - ex-officio
Back to ReConnection
Committee overview.
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