Susan Hoover
NYS Public Policy Director

There are many resources available to help branches get Voter Education programs off the ground. You do not need to go this alone or "re-create the wheel."

Info on AAUW Priority Issues
To get information on AAUW's priority issues visit the Association's web site. Specifically, the links below.

Get the big picture by downloading AAUW's Principles and Priorities brochure. It will provide information on AAUW's public policy program and outline our action priorities.

Where the Girls Are - a Powerpoint presentation and script are available for use in a discussion of this study of The Facts about Gender Equity in Education. You may use the presentation yourself, or the Public Policy Director may have someone who can present this to your branch.

AAUW Action Network - this is free to anyone who has an e-mail address, wants to know what’s going on in Washington, D.C., and wants to take action to affect the outcome of important issues.

Position papers provide background information as well as AAUW's position on various issues.

Additional Information on Issues, Candidates and Elected Officials

The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group that specializes in the study of Congress and particularly the role that money plays in its elections and actions.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) provides campaign finance information.

Project Vote Smart, a non-profit, non-partisan organization, provides a wide range of information on campaign contributions to candidates, candidates' positions on issues and voting records.

Thomas provides legislative information on the Internet. This site is a service of the Library of Congress. You can look up information on bills before Congress and their current status.

Voter Information Services provides non-partisan Congressional Report Cards and tools for in-depth research and analysis of the United States Congress.

The Women's Sports Foundation is a charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity and an excellent source of information on Title IX.

WINNING BEGINNINGS NY. Join Winning Beginnings NY as they inform policy-makers and the public about the many benefits of high-quality, early care and learning for all of our state's youngest learners. They need YOU to help educate policymakers on the importance of the early years – from birth to five. Sign up for Winning Beginning NY 's online campaign and make your voice heard on key issues affecting New York State 's children. AAUW NYS is a statewide organization member. Please add your name to their numbers working for our children.

Coalition Partners
Contact the organizations below to build and strengthen your branch coalitions.

League of Women Voters, a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy.

Business and Professional Women, an advocacy organization for working women.

Older Women's League, a national grassroots membership organization focusing on issues unique to women as they age.

Girl Scouts of America, the world's pre-eminent organization dedicated to building character and skills in girls for success in the real world.

Girls, Inc., a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Taking Action
These resources will assist you and your branch in taking action.

The Two Minute Activist, to e-mail Congress. Sample letters with talking points are available on a wide variety of issues. "It only takes two minutes to make your voice heard—one minute to read, one minute to act!

NYS Senate homepage

NYS Assembly homepage

U.S. Senate

U.S. House of Representatives

Other

NetAction's Virtual Activist Training Course teaches how to use the Internet for grassroots activism.

The Center for the American Woman and Politics' (CAWP) mission is to promote greater understanding and knowledge about women's relationship to politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.

Interested in girls'/womens' sports? Attached is a sports reading list for girls. Also, NYS AAUW Communications Director Donna Seymour has compiled an impressive History of Women's Sports. Use it in your Title IX discussions!