Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Culture
Development
Disabled Persons
Education
Environment
Family
Food
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Indigenous Peoples
Least Developed Countries
New Global Institutions
Population
Refugees
Safety
Science and Technology
Values
Volunteerism
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Population:
Morbidity and mortality
Population structure
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Disability Statistics
Household Statistics
International Comparison Programme
Sustainable Development:
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Gender equality
Health
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
Science
Sustainable development of SIDS
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
State of Palestine
Republic of Korea
Jordan
Mexico
Philippines
United Republic of Tanzania
Malawi
Argentina
Armenia
Thailand
Oman
Czechia
Indonesia
Sierra Leone
Kenya
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
Sweden
Italy
Spain
United States of America
India
Germany
Zimbabwe
Israel
Romania
Ireland
Qatar
Ethiopia
Croatia
New Zealand
Norway
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Netherlands
Bahrain
Nigeria
Chile
Jamaica
Canada
South Africa
Colombia
Japan
Botswana
Eswatini
China
Lesotho
Uganda
Portugal
Namibia
Pakistan
Switzerland
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Slovenia
Australia
Finland
Ghana
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
1985 |
| Organizational structure: |
Sigma was organized in 1922 and became incorporated in 1985 as a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) tax status in the United States. The Sigma Board of Directors consists of 11 voting members and the Chief Executive Officer. The 11 elected voting members are the president, president-elect, vice president, secretary, treasurer, Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee chair, and five directors. Elections for the board take place at Sigma's biennial conventions. Internal work of the organization is led by the CEO and 7 Directors, the work of the organization is conducted in the areas of Global Initiatives, Educational Resources, Scholarship Resources, Marketing and Communications, Information Technology, Member Services, Finance, Development and Awards, and Business Administration. Other business subsidiaries of Sigma include The International Honor Society of Nursing Building Corporation, Sigma Marketplace, and the Sigma Foundation for Nursing. |
| Number and type of members: |
Potential members who meet our eligibility criteria are invited to join Sigma – baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Additional facts about our membership are: Sigma has more than 100,000 active members, residing in more than 100 countries. Thirty-nine % of active members hold master’s and/or doctoral degrees; 51% are in staff positions; 19% are administrators or supervisors; 18% are faculty/academics; and 12% percent are in advanced practice. There are roughly 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, England, Finland, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Sigma communicates regularly with more than 100 nurse leaders who have expressed interest in establishing chapters globally. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Sigma partners with many NGO's around the world, including the International Council of Nurses, the World Health Organization, and other bodies or agencies of the United Nations. Sigma has a long history of collaboration with leading nursing organizations |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Fees for education and training services
Product sales and business services
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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