Membership Committee

Convener and four members

• advise the IFUW Board of Officers and Council on membership policy and the admission of new affiliates
• promote membership growth
• initiate programmes to strengthen and support existing national affiliates
• prepare membership resource materials
• organize training workshops
• encourage the formation of new groups of graduate women and review all applications for affiliation
• provide guidance to new and established national affiliates on the development of sound organizational structures and practices
• provide advice in drawing up constitutions and examines the constitutions of associations applying for membership to ensure that they meet IFUW requirements
• examine proposals for amendments to constitutions and by-laws of affiliated NFAs

Members should have prior experience in membership development, organizational development and structure, and an interest in mentoring new and existing groups of graduate women. Experience with running workshops, creative thinking and some background in development of constitutions would be an asset.

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