Leader Essentials

AAUW Strategic Initiatives

AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. As AAUW continues to move forward in a changing world, so has our Strategic Plan. The focus, goals, indicators of success, and strategies of our Strategic Plan reflect an integrated approach to fulfilling our mission, vision, and value promise.


Education and Training


Economic Security


Leadership

Learn how to engage with AAUW’s
strategic plan Support the Members Mobilize
a Million Challenge

Access the resources you need to be an effective leader and advance AAUW’s mission. Browse AAUW’s nine leadership core skills below or filter by core skill and role on the left. Learn more about Leader Essentials or about using AAUW resources.

 

Vision and Strategy

 

Vision and Strategy

Develops concrete, mission-aligned goals using a big-picture standpoint

Goals and Results

 

Goals and Results

Uses project planning and project management skills to drive work

Motivation and Inspiration

 

Motivation and Inspiration

Actively recruits new members and builds member buy-in on strategic vision and mission

 
Engagement and Inclusion

 

Engagement and Inclusion

Supports participation and retention in welcoming and inclusive ways

Leadership Development

 

Leadership Development

Identifies and prepares future leaders and coordinates transfer of organizational knowledge

Team Building

 

Team Building

Builds a stable team environment that supports collaboration

 
Communication

 

Communication

Markets strategically and speaks and writes persuasively about AAUW’s mission

Strategic Relationships

 

Strategic Relationships

Collaborates with key community stakeholders and other AAUW entities

Self-Development

 

Self-Development

Assesses own strengths and weaknesses and seeks opportunities to improve