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Greetings!
Welcome to the NCWU e-newsletter!
We hope that you'll find this newsletter a
useful tool to keep you in the loop about everything from the date of
the next membership meeting to innovative work of our members
throughout North Carolina.
We plan to publish this e-newsletter regularly and welcome your tips and feedback. If you've got thoughts, send them to: newsletter@ncwu.org. Alison Kiser, President |
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 Upcoming Projects
Nominate your hero!
We are now accepting nominations for the second annual Anne Mackie award. Do you know someone who deserves to be honored for significant achievement in advocating for women? See the application at www.ncwu.org.
Deadline: November 20!
Legislative Report Card
 The Legislative long session ended with mixed results when it comes to the issues affecting women and their families in our state. We had some huge, long-awaited victories on our Legislative Agenda but a few disappointments as well.
The Legislative Report Card is currently underway to be released March 2010 in honor of Women's History Month and in preparation for the legislative "short session" that will begin in May. Get a preview at our November 23 meeting (see below). The Agenda Assemblies are Coming...The Women's Agenda Assemblies will be here before we know it. This is an excellent opportunity to become involved with the NCWU flagship program and the only one that directly touches the women (and men!) who are advancing women's rights in their very own communities. Did we mention it's also a GREAT networking opportunity? To learn more about the Agenda Assemblies, watch this video. To get additional information, please fill out this quick survey. |
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Mark Your Calendars
NCWU Holiday Party
Join us on Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 - 6:30 for the annual holiday gathering, a great networking event. We will also announce the winner of the 2009 Anne Mackie award. That part of the event is scheduled for 5:30. More details including information on the location will be coming via the members' listserve and the web site.
November Membership Meeting
The November meeting will be held on Monday, November 23 from 12:00-1:00 at Planned Parenthood, 1765 Dobbins Dr., Chapel Hill ( map). The topic of the meeting will be the Legislative Report Card which attendees will have a chance to review and discuss. Snacks and drinks will be served.
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Member Showcase: WRC Hickory
 Grass-root nonprofits routinely struggle to find budget-friendly ways
to make others aware of their organizations. Women's Resource Center
registered for the free services offered by a variety of social media
companies, and the staff is now able to customize their messages to
reach a specific audience while identifying new contacts and supporters
and keep marketing costs under control.
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are just a few examples of sites
providing user-friendly tools and technical support. This makes it
possible for board members, directors, staff, volunteers and supporters
to share conversations, announcements and notes of interest with
others. Organizations can create blogs and link their websites for even
more marketing and awareness opportunities.
While the Center does use a commercial e-newsletter service,
WRC has also seen remarkable results using the no-charge services,
too. Individuals are donating through the philanthropic pages of these
sites, joining our cause, following and responding to the posts,
monitoring our calendar, sharing their stories and building
relationships through their PCs.
People spent a great deal of time interacting online and feel more
invested in causes they care about and can reach with their keyboard.
Consider this effective and efficient marketing method and expand your
online community!
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News from our Members
See also the Events listed above on the left
If you want to keep up with this news in between issues of this newsletter, one way is to follow us on twitter ( @ncwu). If you don't "do" twitter, you can also check the headlines that are reposted to the www.ncwu.org home page. If you want to get your member organization's news highlighted, post your announcements to the members' listserve (address your message to members@ncwu.org) or start your own micro-blog on twitter and tell us (newsletter@ncwu.org) about it. Announcements that include a web address for more information are given priority.
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