The Executive Council of the Minnesota Women of Today has the same purpose as the local chapter's Board of Directors. The Council meets prior to each state meeting and may take action on policies, make recommendations, and discuss items of importance to local chapters.
MNWT Staff consists of the President, Administrative Vice President, Membership Vice President, Chapter Management Vice President, Internal Programming Vice President, External Programming Vice President, Extensions Director, Secretary, Finance Vice President, Parliamentarian, Presidential Assistant, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, who oversees the positions of Webmaster and Web Assistant; these two positions are not a part of the MNWT Staff, but are included in this area for convenience purposes.
This elected position presides at meetings of this corporation and its Executive Council, and supervises activities undertaken by this corporation. The State President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees; and shall visit each district at least once during the term.
This appointed position supervises the District Directors and is the contact with the Local State Delegates; and serves on the Future Directions committee. The Administrative VP shall coordinate the State President's district and area visitations, whenever possible; shall serve on the Future Directions Committee as the official liaison for the Executive Council; and shall be chair of the Success System Appeals Committee.
This appointed position is the administrator of membership and the state's Growth Plan, which is a schedule of planned membership growth for chapters, districts and the state. It details membership activity for the year to plan for membership growth. Chapters, click here for marketing ideas to help promote Women of Today in your community. The Membership VP shall coordinate membership growth awards; and shall serve on the Membership Management Committee.
This appointed position is in charge of the TLC chapters; supervises Gold Team; promotes the use of chapter management tools; and coordinates Local Officer Training Seminar (LOTS). She also oversees the Success Coordinator to evaluate the Success System submissions each trimester. Chapters, click here for marketing ideas to help promote Women of Today in your community. The Chapter Management VP shall promote STEP certification as a chapter management tool; shall plan, coordinate and supervise President/State Delegate Retreat; and shall serve on the Membership Management Committee.
This appointed position serves as the State President’s administrator of programming. The Programming VP shall supervise the Program Managers; shall be in charge of training sessions at state meetings for the programming areas; shall perform required triennial evaluations of external programming areas; shall serve on the Future Directions Committee; shall be the liaison between the Minnesota Women of Today and the external foundations; shall coordinate the state three-year priority project bidding process; and shall serve on the Board of Directors of the MNWT Foundation as an ex-officio member.
This appointed position began in the 2021-2022 year, and is be responsible for overseeing marketing activities, supervising the Public Relations Assistant and NEWSLET Editor, and chairs the Marketing Committee. This committee externally promotes the Minnesota Women of Today. Activities include hosting informational booths at expos, developing media kits and new brochures, and providing promotional materials at state-sponsored events. This committee is comprised of representatives from across the state and several executive council members. Please go to the News webpage for an assortment of public relations tools for your chapter to use, and marketing ideas to help promote Women of Today in your community.
This appointed position prepares the state budget; acts as chairman of the Finance Committee; serves on MNWT Foundation Board; and supervises the Accountant and State Store Manager. State Store items make great incentives and thank you gifts. For a complete list of items, visit the state store at a state meeting or review the order form. If you are interested in these or any of the items available, contact the State Store Manager or State Finance VP to place an order. For more information on non-profit organizations with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, click here.
This appointed position assists chapters with the extensions process and follows through with newly extended chapters; and promotes chapter extensions with the Extensions Manual and other extension information available. Chapters, click here for marketing ideas to help promote Women of Today in your community. The Extensions Director shall also supervise and assist two and under chapters by promoting chapter orientation, officer training, and STEP certification as an orientation, activation and membership tool; shall determine target communities for extensions and initiate contacts in those communities; shall find individual chapters/teams to complete and support initiated extensions; shall serve on the MNWT Foundation as an ex-officio member; and shall serve on the Membership Management Committee.
This appointed position oversees parliamentary procedure at meetings of the corporation; and is responsible for review of state bylaws and policies. The State Parliamentarian shall give advice on parliamentary procedure and in matters involving the Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and policies on either a local, district, or state level to chapters who seek such advice; shall help chapters and districts update bylaws and policies; shall be responsible for establishing a quorum and verifying credentials at each state meeting; and shall serve on the Future Directions and Credentials Committees.
This appointed position records and distributes the minutes of all meetings; and compiles Chapter Mailings and the State Plan of Action. The State Secretary shall coordinate the compiling and distribution of Chapter Information Packets (CIP); shall coordinate the Chapter Mile and Chapter Attendance programs at state meetings; and shall be responsible for compiling agenda and staff reports.
This appointed position assists the State President in any activities deemed necessary and compiles the Executive Council Directory.
This position is held by the immediate past state president, and presides over the Statewide Committees, Elections Committee and March Planning. She also serves as Historian for the MNWT, and is the liaison between the MNWT and the United States Women of Today, as well as the chair of the ONTO Committee for National Convention. The State COB shall be responsible for maintaining a continuous file of all campaign procedures, literature and financial reports; shall host other Past State Presidents in attendance at state meetings; shall be chair of the Re-districting Committee; shall be an ex-officio member of Finance Committee; and shall serve on the Future Directions Committee, Marketing Committee, and Membership Management Committee. In addition, the COB promotes the annual United States Women of Today Statewide Bucket of Sunshine which culminates at the MNWT Winter State Convention.
This position is the only permanent, paid position in the Minnesota Women of Today. The Executive Director serves as a resource for chapters through the Chapter Service Center. The Web Team reports to the Executive Director. The Chapter Service Center is available for just what its name implies -- service to chapters. Any questions you may have may be directed to the Executive Director at the center.Chapter Service Center Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am-2:00pm; Wednesday 3:00pm-7:00pmMailing Address: PO Box 216, Albany, MN 56307Phone: 320-845-2250
Appears on the Membership Team's webpages: MVP, CMVP, Extensions, MMC and Exec Director
All Exec Council members on Staff
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There are a total of nine (9) MNWT State Program Managers (SPM). The Internal Programming SPMs include: Living & Learning SPM, NEWSLET Editor, Public Relations SPM, and Records & Recognition SPM. The External Programming SPMs include: Community Connections SPM, Priority Area SPM, Women's Wellness SPM, and Youth of Today SPM. If there are any SPM positions that do not have a representative, then the appropriate Programming Vice President oversees that area. All SPM positions are bid and Executive Council Meetings.
This programming area was developed to assist and encourage MNWT chapters to become significantly involved in their local communities, resulting in "community connections," increase recognition of a chapter's joint ventures with local community organizations, and highlight the following areas: promoting national programming areas that do not fall under any MNWT programming area; promoting a community-focused area of the SPM's choosing; and honoring chapters who have established Community Connections awarded at the MNWT Annual Convention.
This programming area encourages member's personal growth: mentally, spiritually, civically and so much more. Highlights include: promoting the Living and Learning certification; promoting Personal Enrichment Program courses; encouraging USWT Certifications and Competitions (Speaking, Writing and Impromptu); and organizing fellowship services, invocations and benedictions at convention.
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This programming area encourages women to become more involved with their health and well being; promotes health education by providing challenges to chapter members encouraging participation with the added benefit of feeling better; educates women that Domestic Violence is a health issue and reminds our membership that there are still numerous people, children and families, friends, their communities impacted by domestic violence; and participates in walks that benefit women’s health issues like March of Dimes, Breast Cancer, Diabetes and ending hunger. This area supports the Outstanding Women Who Impact program.
This area covers a wide variety of projects whenever a service is provided to our communities, either directly or indirectly. It also promotes ideas and activities that allow youth to discover and experience the importance of volunteering, and also promotes foundations related to youth activities. A major emphasis in this area is Kid's Week held in August. The Outstanding Young Adult program is held annually at Winter State. Young people are honored for their contribution to the community, and scholarships are awarded by the Minnesota Women of Today.
IVP/EVP and ALL SPMs
There are eleven (11) District Directors (DD) with four (4) areas of the state. Area 1 includes districts 1, 2, and 3; Area 2 includes districts 4, 5, and 6; Area 3 includes districts 7 and 8; and Area 4 includes districts 9, 10, and 11. If there are any DD positions that do not have a representative, then the Administrative Vice President oversees that district. All District Directors that are not elected prior to Annual Convention's Business Meeting are appointed.Click here to submit the meeting schedule for your district.
These elected leaders supervise and assist chapters in the district and preside over district meetings. The District Director also serves on executive council as a voting representative.
There are three (3) Statewide Committees: Future Directions, Marketing, and Membership Management. Included in this category are also the Finance and Bylaw Review Committees, which are chaired by the Finance Vice President and Parliamentarian respectively; the MNWT Foundation and Key Women Committee are also included, but none of these are considered a Statewide committee.
This ongoing committee is responsible for reviewing member suggestions concerning organizational structure, administration or programming, especially long range planning in those areas, which have been approved by the membership. This committee is organized annually and meets at least four times during the year. The Future Directions Committee chairperson is appointed by the state president and serves a one-year term. Additional committee members are the state president, programming vice president, administrative vice president, membership vice president, chapter management vice president, chairman of the board, executive director, state parliamentarian, extensions director, marketing chair, MNWT Foundation chair, strategic planning chair, reporting subcommittee chairs, past Future Directions chair, and five (5) members from the general membership, who serve rotating two-year terms.
This committee externally promotes the Minnesota Women of Today. Activities include hosting informational booths at expos, developing media kits and new brochures, and providing promotional materials at state-sponsored events. This committee is comprised of representatives from across the state and several executive council members. In addition, this committee promotes the annual Statewide Buckets of Sunshine Project, which culminates at the MNWT Winter State Convention. As of November 2019, the Marketing Committee voted to use the MNWT Priority Area as its Statewide Buckets of Sunshine Project going forward. The Priority Area SPM and the Marketing Committee will work together to ensure this is successful starting in 2020-2021! Please go to the News webpage for an assortment of public relations tools for your chapter to use, and marketing ideas to help promote Women of Today in your community.
Established in January 1994, this committee works with the MWNT Membership Team to generate interest and excitement in meeting membership goals. Additional objectives are to find ways to increase chapter size, improve retention, assist with the addition of new chapters, and to internally market our organization.
This committee is responsible for annually reviewing state bylaws and policies. The state parliamentarian chairs this committee and other members include: state president, chairman of the board, executive director, and past parliamentarian. Other members are welcome to attend the committee meeting, which is held once each year.
This committee is responsible for providing financial direction, designation of funds, and preparing the annual budget. The state Finance VP, State Store Manager, immediate past state Finance VP and five to seven additional members shall serve on this committee. This committee meets four (4) times each year.
he Key Women Club, started in 1975, oversees the Key Women Award, which is the highest honor a MNWT member can receive. Designed as a chapter nomination of a member who has shown exceptional involvement and growth, the award recognizes those within the organization for dedicated service. A woman cannot work toward this goal; it seeks her out after she has given her heart and soul to the organization. The award is presented to any member who meets the following qualifications:
For more information, please contact keywomen@mnwt.org.
The mission of the MNWT Foundation is to support the programs of the Minnesota Women of Today by developing financial and non-financial resources, and to provide appropriate oversight and distribution of funds raised. The MNWT Foundation is not a committee of the Minnesota Women of Today but a separate 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. It was established in 1983 to support the projects and programs of the MNWT. The purpose of the foundation is to raise and distribute funds to help further the educational, training and fundraising projects of the organization. The Foundation is working for your chapter and its members -- support it by making a donation today. All donations to the MNWT Foundation are tax-deductible.
The following people assist the state organization in their respective roles. These people are not on Exec Council by vitue of the listed role; however, they may have a different role if elected or appointed.
This assistant helps the CMVP to coordinate the Success program.
This positions assists the Financial VP on regular accounting activities.
This position assists the Executive Director in maintaining www.mnwt.org and is on the Web Team.
Assists the Web Team whenever needed
