Mission, Goals, Platform:
The mission of Metropolitan BPW is to achieve equity for
all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and
information. This mission is shared by the North Carolina
and national federations of Business & Professional Women.
Our objectives are to:
- . elevate the standards for women in business and
the professions,
- . bring about a spirit of cooperation among business and professional
women in the United States and
- . extend opportunities to business and professional women
through education.
Metropolitan BPW has adopted the following Strategic Long Range Plan for 2000 -- 2005:
1. Metropolitan BPW will be a catalyst for empowering
its members to fulfill their professional and personal potential.
- Commit to host meetings that empower members to advance
careers.
- Encourage members to attend LO-sponsored events as well
as district, state and national meetings and conferences.
- Commit to hold Individual Development programs in our
district.
- Meet member needs; plan programs designed to attract and retain
today's workforce and ask for meeting evaluations and suggestions for future topics.
2. Metropolitan will have a broad membership base
that includes the socioeconomic, occupational, age and cultural
diversity of the workplace.
- Develop a long-term membership plan, both retention and
recruitment; identify target audience, define a consistent
message, review competition and assess position in the marketplace.
- Have BPW members, leaders and future leaders view themselves
as our LO's "sales team," with identified roles
in closing new membership sales, orienting and mentoring
new members, and renewing memberships; commit to diversifying
local membership.
- Retain at least 90 percent of LO members.
- Conduct periodic needs assessment.
3.Metropolitan BPW will foster communications among
its members and leaders to educate and strengthen their
partnership and commitment to achieving the organization's
mission and vision.
- Use the new logo on all communications; branding and recognition
are keys to visibility.
- Maintain and refresh Web site. Use the Web site to help
with communication to/from the membership.
- Make meetings count; continue to provide professionally
conducted meetings and conferences that offer the best training
and skill building workshops that empower our members to
advance their careers and prepare them for leadership roles.
- Fully use the district training meetings, board meetings
and transition meeting to develop officers and chairs; focus
enthusiastically on fun and successes.
4. Metropolitan BPW will engage in strategic alliances
that further its mission to achieve equity for women in the
workplace.
- Continue to cultivate our alliances and build further
community alliances (National BusinessWomen's Week, etc.).
- Form strategic alliances with other N.C. organizations
in support of common issues and to highlight BPW/USA's position
on workplace issues and economic equity issues.
Metropolitan BPW also supports the legislative platforms adopted by BPW/North Carolina and BPW/USA,
including passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. In addition, the organization supports:
Economic Equity -- ensure pay equity, equal educational
and economic opportunities at all stages of life; and promote
affordable, quality dependent care to ensure economic self-sufficiency.
Health -- ensure reproductive choice and full access
to all reproductive health services and education; ensure
funds for research into women's health needs; and encourage
the development of a national healthcare plan.
Civil Rights -- ensure equal rights and remedies for
women in all phases of their lives; support affirmative action;
eliminate sexual harassment and violence against women.
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