BECOME AN ADVOCATE!

Participation is key to the effectiveness of CWIP's efforts. If you are already a member, we thank you for your contributions of time, talent and resources, and encourage you to become even more involved by serving on one of our many committees. If you are not yet a part of the CWIP family, we welcome you to join us today!

Communications Committee
-- The Communications Committee promotes CWIP's mission of influencing and increasing funding for women's and girls' programs. The Communications Committee now moves forward with a plan to better serve our membership with streamlined publications and forums of public dialog to gather and share information and research. In addition to launching and managing the CWIP website, the Committee also creates the newsletters for its membership, and the Annual Report.

Fund Development
-- The Fund Development Committee was formed in 2004 with the goal of involving more CWIP members in the organization's fundraising efforts. The Fund Development Committee is actively engaged in prospect research, to identify and build connections with funding sources that demonstrate a commitment to women and girls programs.

Membership Committee
- - The Membership Committee provides professional networking and information-sharing opportunities for members throughout the year. The Committee recruits new members and advises the Board of Directors on member benefits and dues structures. The committee is also responsible for handling board member nominations and orientation.

Program Committee
- - The Program Committee plans and executes education programs to improve the grantmaking process as it pertains to women's and girl's issues and to advance the professional development of women in philanthropy. The committee also plans the Annual Luncheon and Annual Meeting.

Special Initiatives Committee
-- CWIP's Special Initiative Committee was established in 2000 with a clear focus: study strategies that will shift knowledge of women's and girls' funding needs to a higher level of awareness in the Chicago philanthropic community. As part of this focus, the Special Initiative Committee develops and implements projects to strengthen CWIP members' abilities to advocate for increased funding for women's and girls' programs.

Technical Assistance Committee
-- CWIP's technical assistance efforts are linked directly to our mission to advocate for increased funding for organizations serving women and girls. The Technical Assistance Committee conducts workshops that seek to improve the fundraising, management, and programming capabilities of organizations serving women and girls, and to strengthen their long-term viability

To join one of these committees, simply mark your committee selection on your membership application.
Or, contact the CWIP office at 312-409-4005
or info@cwiponline.org.