We have this
web site, and perhaps you have your own branch web site as well. For
more about this kind of visibility, click HERE.
We have our branch
NEWSLETTERS.
We have the state newsletter,
Virginia
VISION.
We have our branch
WEBPAGES.
We also need to reach out to the public. We now
have online a list of media resources listed
by Districts. This list is far from complete, but it's a start.
We urge you to contact your local media whenever your Branch does something
of interest...publicize your projects such as Sister-to-Sister, your
fund raisers, your programs,
your accomplishments. If a member of your branch is elected
to a state or national office in AAUW, be sure to let the media know.
Whenever a member of your branch receives and honor or has an achievement of
general interest, make sure her/his connection to AAUW is mentioned in any
news release you send.
Check out the Association
Press
Center for press releases concerning current AAUW events. If you choose to send such a release to your local media, be sure to change
to the wording to give the story a local "angle":
"Lib Advocate, president of [Ourtown] Branch, American
Association of University Women, announced today that AAUW, on behalf of its
150,000 members nationwide, applauds the Senate Judiciary Committee for its
decision to reject the nomination of Charles Pickering to the Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals."
Use the "Letters to the Editor"
feature in your local newspapers. If you write about an issue that is of concern to AAUW,
be sure to mention that. Show up at public forums on issues of concern to
our organization. And if you get to the microphone or find yourself being
taped by the media, be sure they know you are represeting AAUW.
Do
you know that the Alexandria Branch produces a TV show called AAUW On the
Go? Get more info.
