Resources for Local Club Projects

In addition to participation in federation programs, Soroptimist clubs advance the mission of the organization through local-level projects addressing the unique needs of women and girls in their community. SIA assists by providing resources for conducting local-level projects.

Here is an example of how a club helps local women.

 

Design
This step-by-step guide has been created to support clubs in the design and implementation of local-level club projects.

• Designing and Implementing a Successful Soroptimist Club Project (.pdf)

Evaluation
Every Soroptimist club conducts local-level projects that improve the lives of women and girls. But is your project meeting its goals? Are your goals defined? Learn more about how project evaluation can help your club improve the impact of its projects while attracting additional supporters.

• Outcomes-Based Project Evaluation for Clubs (.pdf)

Partnerships
Does your club have local partnerships? Partnerships can sometimes present difficulties—especially if your partner only wants your financial support. This document describes how to form and maintain effective partnerships.

• Effective Partnerships for Soroptimist Clubs (.pdf)

Soroptimist Model Program Kits
To minimize research and development time needed to establish and maintain club projects, Soroptimist has developed a series of model program kits addressing issues facing today’s women and girls. Model program kits are designed to provide guidance in planning and implementing projects by offering club members project ideas with proven methods and resources for achieving success. There are currently nine model program kits available that address the following issues: health, violence against women and girls, trafficking, mentoring and one-day projects.

• Model Program Kits Summary List (.pdf)
• Designing a Club Mentoring Program for Girls (.pdf)
• Girl Power: A Soroptimist Girl Conference Model Program Kit (.pdf)
• Violence Against Women and Girls Action Projects (.pdf)
• Domestic Violence Shelters: Beginning a Life Without Violence (.pdf)
• Teen Dating Violence (writable) (.pdf)
• Women and Heart Health (.pdf)
• Early Detection of Breast Cancer (.pdf)
• Soroptimist Teen Dating Violence Awareness Day (writable) (.pdf)
• Soroptimist One-Day Club Projects (.pdf)
• Sex Trafficking: Assisting Victims and Advocating for Change (.pdf)

Soroptimist White Papers
As a way to help club members become more educated about issues facing today’s women and girls, Soroptimist provides white papers on various women and girl focused topics. The white papers are a summation of the most current research available and also provide resources for gathering more information. There are currently thirteen white papers available that address the following issues: health, violence against women and girls, work, trafficking, education, disaster recovery and women and poverty.

• Soroptimist White Papers: An Outstanding Resource for Clubs--Artcles from Best for Women (.pdf)
• How Clubs Can Use Soroptimist White Papers (.pdf)
• Women and HIV/AIDS (.pdf)
• Teen Dating Violence (.pdf)
• The Gender Wage Gap (.pdf)
• Balancing Work and Family Life (.pdf)
• Women at Work (.pdf)
• Women and Education (.pdf)
• The New Face of Slavery (.pdf)
• Prostitution is Not a Choice (.pdf)
• Women and Cardiovascular Disease (.pdf)
• Women and Poverty (.pdf)
• Reaching Out to Women When Disaster Strikes (.pdf)
• Domestic Violence as a Workplace Concern (.pdf)
• Breast Cancer and Low-Income Women (.pdf)
• Unhappily Ever After: The Plight of Child and Mail Order Brides (.pdf)
• Putting Girls First (.pdf)

Venture, S Club and Sigma Societies
Some Soroptimist clubs conduct projects in their local community creating clubs for young women or girls. Venture, S and Sigma are considered club-sponsored projects.

• Venture, Sigma and S Club Guidelines (.pdf)
• Venture, Sigma and S Club Charter Template--writable (.pdf)

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