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International Convocation of Unitarian Universalist Women

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Citizenship and Governance Culture Extreme poverty Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Micro-Credit Women Women/gender Equality Financing for Development: Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Millennium Development Goals Violence against women Women and poverty Women and the economy Social Development: Cooperative Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Education Finance Gender equality Information for decision-making and participation Poverty
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Uganda Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Hungary Germany India Romania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Japan Philippines United States of America
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	From its organizing documents: The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The purpose of ICUUW is to create a community of Unitarian Universalists and women of other progressive faiths (hereinafter called collectively “UU’s”) dedicated through action to building global partnerships to enrich women’s lives. ICUUW will focus on access to education; health care, including reproductive justice; violence prevention; empowerment in decision-making; and the elimination of poverty. To support this community, ICUUW will build the capacity of UU’s locally, nationally, and internationally to achieve the vision. ICUUW will: (a) Create platforms for communication to connect one another through, for example: (i) The online or internet community, (ii) National meetings, and (iii) International convocations; (b) Create resource tools to help individuals and groups, including, without limitation, the following: (i) A database of model initiatives, both as a resource for lessons-learned and as entry points where women are encouraged to become part of a project, (ii) Documentation and other materials on the Community Capacity Building process, (iii) Technical assistance for model initiatives including micro finance and business development, and (iv) A methodology for measuring program success; and (c) Develop policies and processes to coordinate activities with major groups engaging UU women, including the UU Women’s Federation, the International Association of Liberal Religious Women, UU Women and Religion, and other organizations.
Year established:	2009
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	IWC is a nonprofit charitable corporation having been incorporated in the State of Texas in 2009 and approved by the US Internal Revenue Service as a charitable, tax-exempt entity under IRC Section 501c(3) in 2010. The volunteer Board of Directors (9 members) is elected by the attending IWC membership at IWC's Annual Meeting breakfast, held in June at General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Terms are for three years, staggered for three Board positions turning over in each year. Four members of the Board constitute the Executive Committee and three members are at large. The Volunteer Global Sisters Leadership Council has 7 members selected and appointed by the Board for their interest in the work of the organization in their home countries or with their particular organizations. See next section and citation of the website page that describes the Global Sisters Leadership Council. Executive Staff reporting to the Board is Executive Director (PT paid) from Romania (based in Houston, TX, USA); program staff include Founding Executive Director/Program Director (PT unpaid), American (based in Monterey, CA, USA); and Business Manager/Uganda Micro-Loan Program Director (PT, paid), American (based in Phoenix, AZ, USA). The Board Finance Committee reviews the organization's Annual Financial Report in February each year per standard best practices, then prepares a budget for the Board and for reporting to the membership.
Number and type of members:	IWC has 1100 members from 29 countries; 95% are women; 25% are from countries other than the USA. There are 21 organizational members from UU organizations and from various organizations around the world. The governing body of IWC is a Nine member volunteer Board, elected by the IWC membership at the Annual Meeting, held in June at General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Board Members are from: USA: 5; Germany/New Zealand: 1; Romania: 1; India: 1; Philippines: 1. Seven member Global Sisters Leadership Council is selected and appointed by the IWC Board based on interest in the organization's work. Current members are from: Bolivia: 1; Australia: 1: Philippines: 1; India: 1; Japan: 1; Romania: 1; Pittsburgh, PA, USA: 1. See profiles of current Board members and Global Sisters Leadership Council on the website at: https://www.intlwomensconvo.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ and https://www.intlwomensconvo.org/about-us/global-sisters-council/.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Unitarian organizations and others with mission convergence
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Product sales and business services Funds from Religious Institutions Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns

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