Welcome To

Shaping the Future of Soroptimist

Shaping the Future is SIA’s internal strategy for moving the organization forward with a new strategic direction. It focuses on SIA building its collective impact.

What is Shaping the Future?

Graphically Speaking

Shaping the Future is graphically represented by three building blocks

Green Diamond represents :

The SIA Board’s broad strategic direction of Increased Collective Impact

Green Diamond

The orange circle represents:

•How we will accomplish our goal.

Orange Circle

The pink rectangle represents: The foundational change needed to actualize

our goal. It signifies the change we must manage and the shift we must undertake to become more relevant if we are to achieve

our Increased Collective Impact goal.

Pink Rectangle

The measureable change we can make in the lives of women and girls if we are all working together-at all levels-on the same project with the same goals.

What is Collective Impact?

Why is Collective Impact Important to SoroptimistAs a member of a global organization, you joined your club to be part of something beyond your local community. And that something is the combined effort of all Soroptimist clubs to improve the lives of women and girls. We call that Increased Collective Impact—or, the direction we’re moving in as an organization … through our programs … creating greater recognition … leading to greater resources to achieve our vision of a world where women and girls have the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential and live their dreams. -Elizabeth Lucas SIA Executive Director

How do we Shape the Future of SIA?

Collective Impact represents a collective effort of SIA’s clubs, districts, regions, board and staff as we work to:

Improve the lives of women and girls Measure the level of sustainable improvement in

their lives Advance SIA’s recognition as an effective global

women’s issues organization Attract more resources to further increase our impact

What Can Clubs Do?

Shaping the Future asks for just a few key things from clubs

•Focus on projects, especially the WOA, which help women and girls gain access to education

•Support the Live Your Dream initiative

•Make Soroptimist your charity of choice

Analyzing Your Club’s Projects/Programs

Questions to ask:•Does the program/project support the Soroptimist mission?

•How does your club’s monetary and member support make a long term impact on women and girls?

•For the amount of monetary support your club provides, can your club determine how many women and girls’ lives are impacted?

*If your club can not honestly answer these questions then an evaluation needs to be considered to restructure the program or design a new and different program.

Resources for Local Club Projects

Available in the member’ssection of the website: Model Program Kits White Papers Federation program

instructions, public awareness materials and information

And much, much more!

Resources for Local Club Projects

STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES

Resources for Local Club Projects

Financial assistance: Soroptimist Club Grants for

Women and Girls Soroptimist Disaster Grants

for Women and Girls Soroptimist Project

Matching

Supporting Information and Evaluation Guides

Designing and Implementing a Successful Soroptimist Club Project

Outcomes-Based Project Evaluation for Soroptimist Clubs

Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards: Beyond a Cash Award to Build Collective Impact

What happens when Soroptimist Clubs world-wide have project/programs that support our mission?

Thank you!