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Many of our members represent AAUW at events where a name tag comes in  handy. We did a prototype of a new branch name tag and distributed them at the Fall meeting in Charlotte:

We’re providing these at a bit below cost ($5) to branch members. If you’d like one send,

• a check to Nancy (address) or use the donate link to send money to the branch via PayPal or a credit card.  Additional donations are welcome to support branch efforts.
• also send her (info@tarheel.aauwnc.org or include with your check) how you want the name tag set up: First name, Last name, and Text under the logo (which can be the name of your primary branch)

Deadline: Nov. 30, 2013

The Tar Heel Branch membership form has been updated to have our new treasurer’s address and to add a line to give the name of the person who recruited the new member. (There’s a national honor roll of recruiters — fill in your name to get added to that list and entered into drawings for Member-get-a-Member prizes.)

Please do carry forms with you and when issues of equity for women and girls come up in conversation, find a way to tell people about what AAUW is doing.

The new 2011-2012 membership brochures are now available from the national office. They are better than the branch brochure for introducing AAUW to people who aren’t familiar with it at all and for explaining the benefits of joining AAUW at the national level. So stock your purse/briefcase/backpack with these materials:

• Branch brochure (if you’d like multiple copies for a special event, please contact info@tarheel.aauwnc.org)
• National brochure (order up to 25 copies for free at aauw.org > Member Center > Forms > Supply Order Form) [Link may change in late August. Follow that path from the AAUW member center to find the new form.]
• Branch insert for national brochure to tell people how to add AAUW NC and the branch to their national membership.

Watch for new ways that the branch is going to recognize its best recruiters, and start thinking about who among your friends and colleagues could benefit from an AAUW membership!

The AAUW 130th Anniversary Membership Campaign started on November 1. Branch members are encouraged to recruit new members — and earn a chance at a free membership for themselves. There is also a new discounted membership for graduate students. See the table below, and contact us if there are any questions. See aauwnc.org and aauw.org for additional details.

Except for the regular dues of $65, the following amounts apply to new members and those rejoining after a break of at least two years.

*Contact us if you want to take advantage of this and pay online.
**This assumes no change in dues amounts for the 2011-2012 year.

This post was originally published November, 2010, but has been updated in January, 2011.

The branch brochure has been updated to account for the $5 increase in branch dues as of July 1. Please print copies to have with you when you expect to meet people who would like to learn more about the opportunity to connect to AAUW in this way that also provides the benefits of connecting to the state organization:

AAUW Tar Heel Branch Brochure, Fall 2009

While this branch’s main purpose is to provide a community for those AAUW members in North Carolina who live far from the nearest community-based branch or for whom such a branch is not a good fit, the AAUW Tar Heel Branch welcomes those whose main AAUW affiliation is through a community-based branch. Why would you join this branch if you’re already a member of another branch in North Carolina?

1. You can offer the option of the Tar Heel Branch to those you meet who are interested in AAUW but say “I just don’t have time for one more meeting.” The Tar Heel Branch is a “guilt-free” branch whose main purpose is to connect people to the information provided by AAUW and AAUW NC. What they do with that information is up to them.
2. You can watch the roster of the Tar Heel Branch for people from your community who might join – or who might convert from at-large status. These members want more than a national at-large membership, and while they might not be ready to join your branch now, you can contact them as a fellow Tar Heel branch member with news of your main branch’s major projects and events.
3. You might learn more about using “virtual office” tools by watching how the branch conducts board meetings (by phone), calls votes (over the web), and communicates using its web site and a Google group. While these obviously don’t replace the face-to-face meetings of your community-based branch, they might be applicable to your committee meetings or your board.
4. Until July 1, 2009, once you’ve paid your dues to another North Carolina branch, you can join the Tar Heel Branch for free. After July 1, it’s just $5.

For more details, see our “join now” page