The National Project on Sharing Resources

Executive Summary




PHASE I - PRE-PLANNING STAGE TWO      MID 1995

Recommendation

Action Items

Key
Responsibility

Resources Required

Time Lines

Expected Outcomes


*National equality-seeking women's groups should explore the possibility of setting up a federation to raise and distribute revenue to members.
* Women's groups should appoint a Working Committee to lead the exploration of the federation model.


Organize an orientation session on the federation model and its key attributes
* Explore the pros and cons of a federation model for women's groups
*Initiate discussions to explore the federation model as a suitable vehicle for undertaking workplace giving


*Planning Committee and/or delegates


*Facilitator to lead discussion on federation model, possible Honorarium


*Mid 1995


* Agreement in principle achieved to explore establishment of a federation
*Representative leadership identified to form a Working Committee on Federation and Workplace Giving
* Committee to be no larger than 12 - 15 members, and to be mandated by women's groups to implement next steps


*Women's groups should develop strategies to disseminate outcome of discussions and decisions reached to national equality-seeking women's groups.


* Develop communication tools, for example, a newsletter, to cover all items in an accessible format
* Clearly identify how women can have their input in the future development of this initiative


* Planning Committee initially, then Working Committee once established
* Individual national groups for dissemination to local and regional members


* Newsletter development, editing, and production costs $ 1,000
* Mailing and distribution


*Newsletter to be distributed by Summer 1995


* National women's groups informed about the Report findings, key decisions made, and next steps to be undertaken
* National women's groups, their local and provincial members know which channels to use to provide their input
* National directory is established




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