SWE Philadelphia Section Goals for FY2012

1. Target Broader Demographic of Members

Keep track - take attendance
Age
SWE moms
Other work status

2. Increase Section Participation

Event attendance: Target >15 people/event
Leadership opportunities/participation: Target >70 members participating

3. Fundraising

Receive donations from 2 new companies
Raise $3000 for scholarships
Raise $1000 for Section Events

4. Scholarship

GOAL is 50 applicants
GOAL to award 10 scholarships

5. Expand outreach initiatives

Continue with Science Festival
Become part of the Philadelphia Education Fund STEM committee
Continue to provide support for Mini-Camp and Gears

6. Apply for one section and one individual National award
7. Develop Officer Descriptions and Policies Document

SWE Philadelphia Section Goals for FY2011

1. Target Broader Demographic of Members

Age
Women with children
Graduate students and graduating seniors
Other work status

2. Increase Section Participation

Event attendance: Target >15 people/event
Leadership opportunities/participation: Target >70 members participating
Develop task list for circulation to broader membership

3. Streamline Corporate Fundraising Process

Target: Increase by 2 new organizations

4. Raise $500 for Hoffman fund

In a dedicated event
Separate member mailing and card

5. Develop Grant Proposal for Penn Mini Camp
6. Develop a Philly SWE Grad Student Network
7. Expand outreach initiatives
8. SWE-branded events

SWE Philadelphia Section Goals for FY2010

At our annual officers' retreat over the summer, the SWE Philadelphia leadership established several goals for our section for the 2010 fiscal year. We will continue to revisit these goals throughout the year to measure our progress. They fall into three main categories: Member Participation and Retention, Fundraising, and Visibility and Recognition. Below, a few highlights:

Member Participation and Retention

Encouraging local women engineers to join SWE and to actively participate in the organization is vital to our section’s sustainability. Simply put, serving the needs and interests of our members is our #1 priority. To that end, the section aims to:

Increase attendance at all meetings/events to > 20 members
Send out new member welcome packets and contact unpaid members on a monthly basis

Find out new members' areas of interest, how and where they'd like to be involved
Ask unpaid members if they are thinking of leaving SWE and why. Try to find out what we can do to make the organization more valuable to them – i.e. What will convince them to stay?

Adopt a “Getting to Know You” theme for professional development meetings. Allow time at the start of each meeting for officers and attendees to introduce themselves to the group. We want to make sure new members feel welcomed and included!
Build committees for Membership, Awards, Fundraising, and other areas as required.

Fundraising Goals

It seems that every year, we find ourselves saying, “Wouldn't it be great if we could ____ [do this professional development activity, support that outreach organization]? If only we had the funds …” In the past, we have focused our efforts on raising money for our annual collegiate scholarship program and the SWE-Widener Engineering Girls Camp. This year we will continue to do that, as well as pursue corporate sponsorship for the Region E Conference in March, and build our operating funds to finance activities that support our mission and goals. In this tough economy, we have our work cut out for us, but we also have a strong strategy:

Continue our merchandise sales, particularly at the national conference and Region E conference, and aim to sell at least $1000 worth of merchandise in FY10
Optimize our list of corporate contacts to get at least 2 additional companies to sponsor our section in some way (whether it's the scholarship program, Girls Camp, hosting a meeting, etc.)
Develop and execute a meeting/event to promote the Hoffman Fund for endowed scholarships, explain Dottie Hoffman's contributions to SWE and the reasons for the fund, and raise at least $500 toward the fund. Ultimately we hope to endow the fund for a $500 annual scholarship.
Develop and execute a fundraiser event to raise at least $100 for the section operating budget.

Visibility and Recognition

SWE Philadelphia is a great section, with a long and proud history and many members who have distinguished themselves in their careers and in SWE. This year we will continue our goal of recognizing our members' achievements and gaining visibility for the section, both within and outside of SWE. This will include: