Online Resources:
The Association
Publications staff has created a section on AAUW's website to simplify the
work of our newsletter editors at http://www.aauw.org/member_center/newsletters/index.cfm
or
go to the Association website homepage at: http://www.aauw.org, sign in to
the Members' Center and go to "Newsletter Tips, Templates, Articles, and
Graphics."
There you will find:
answers to questions about content, design, and editing
articles that can be copied and pasted into newsletters, and then either
shortened or supplemented to fit space
logos and other graphics for easy downloading
a template in MS Word for use on Macs and PCs.
The Association produces a style guide: AAUW Style Guide and
Glossary.
This publication sets the standards for AAUW's publications, including
newsletters, letters, press releases, homepages and web sites. The glossary
portion will help you determine correct usage, distinctive spelling, and word
preferences. You can receive a free copy of this guide by calling the AAUW
Member HELPLINE: 1-800-821- 4364. The Style Guide is also online at http://www.aauw.org/member_center/styleguide.cfm.
Copy and Paste:
If you need material for your newsletters, either to fill some space, or to
inform your members, feel free to copy and paste anything you see on
Virginia's online site.
If you are a publishing whiz, but a bit new to the
world of cyberspace, all you need to do is use you mouse to highlight the text
you want to copy. Go to your "EDIT" menu and select
"COPY" and then paste it into a program such as to Notepad, Wordpad, your regular word
processor or directly into your newsletter program. A shortcut to the
process is to use the keys "Ctrl/C" (at the same time) for "copy" and "Ctrl/V"
for paste.
Here are some sources of information suitable to include
in branch newsletters:
Sister-to-Sister
Programs History
of AAUW AAUW Links
AAUW
Press Center AAUW In The News
Virginia VISION
Fact Sheets on Virginia AAUW Priority
Issues
Charter Schools
School Vouchers
Equity in Athletics
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action: Myth vs.
Reality
Reproductive Choice
Late-Term Abortion Ban
Disregards Women's Health
Issue Papers on on Association website:
http://www.aauw.org/issue_advocacy/actionpages/index.cfm
Fillers (short paragraphs to
fill small spaces)
Virginia AAUW maintains a mailing list for disseminating
information of interest to AAUW members about legislation and other
pertinent issues. If you are not already on the list and would like to
be, please send your email address with the request to be included to: policy@aauwofva.org
There are 33 AAUW branches located throughout
Virginia. If you would like membership information about the branch in your
area, please go to: http://www.aauwofva.org/branches/index.htm
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks
a diverse membership. There shall be no barriers to full participation in
this organization on the basis of gender, race, creed, age, sexual
orientation, national origin, or disability.
While membership is open to those with a bachelor's or higher degree from
a regionally accredited institution, undergraduates enrolled in a regionally
accredited two- or four-year institution may become student affiliates.
College/University (C/U) members are accredited institutions of higher
education. Each member institution selects a representative to link the
campus with AAUW and to work with other C/U representatives across the
nation.
Sending Out Newsletters by Email
Many branches are saving money on postage and
sending out their newsletters to its members via email. A FREE
program is available on line for converting documents to PDF format at: http://pdf995.com
which will even insert live hyperlinks into your newsletters.