Support the Conference

In 2011, more than 500 women from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, and Jamaica attended the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. More than 50 students received scholarships from the generous gifts made to the NCCWSL Scholarship Fund (#2504). Many others attended through direct support that you — AAUW’s members, branches, and states — provided.

In 2012 we expect even more interest in the conference, which means more need for financial assistance for young women who can’t otherwise afford to attend. To make the 2012 NCCWSL a success and to ensure that limited financial means are not a barrier to women who want to develop their leadership potential, we need your support more than ever this year.

Visit the 2011 NCCWSL highlights for scholarship recipient testimonials and other video highlights. Also, read NCCWSL: Make A Connection to learn how to connect with students and schools, and the Support A Student Leader Program in a Box for ways to help send students to the conference, and make the 2012 NCCWSL our best conference yet!

Here are three great ways that you can support women student leaders and this unique, leadership-building conference:

  1. Pay the registration fee or transportation expenses for a college student from your community to attend the conference. Many individual members, branches, and states allocate funds to provide local scholarships. You may want to consider allocating funds to send a student from your community to the conference. When the students you are sponsoring register online, they should indicate that their payment will be made by check. You can then mail in a check made payable to AAUW. In the memo section, or on a separate note, write NCCWSL and identify the names of these students you are supporting. Please remember that because you are paying a fee for a specific individual, this donation is not tax-deductible.
  1. Make a tax-deductible gift to the NCCWSL Fund. Make checks payable to AAUW. In the memo section, please write NCCWSL Fund 2505. By donating to this fund, you help ensure a high-quality conference for every attendee.
  1. Make a tax-deductible gift to the NCCWSL Scholarship Fund. Make checks payable to AAUW. In the memo section, please write NCCWSL Fund 2504. The scholarship committee uses this money to provide scholarships to as many deserving women as possible. Preference is given to women who demonstrate financial need. Women who want to be leaders should not be left out of this important conference because they cannot afford to attend.

Please mail all checks and forms to
AAUW
P.O. Box 98045
Washington, DC 20090-8045

Here are even more reasons you should support NCCWSL:

  • Individuals, branches, and states that support the conference with contributions of $100 or more will be recognized on the NCCWSL website.
  • Some students who receive conference scholarships make presentations about the conference for the branches or states that support them.
  • AAUW keeps track of conference alumnae after the event. NCCWSL alumnae stay in touch with AAUW through Facebook. This is an engaging and exciting way to get young women involved with AAUW.
  • Campus Action Project winners will attend the conference and will present projects that engage young women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  • Elect Her—Campus Women Win student liaisons will attend the conference to present on their experience with the political training on their campuses.
  • Of the 2011 attendees who completed the NCCWSL evaluation, 87 percent said they would like to attend again and nearly half of the attendees asked for more information about AAUW.

Contact nccwsl@aauw.org or Connect2AAUW at 800/326-AAUW with questions.
Thank you for your support of the 2012 student leadership conference!