Letter from the President
This past year, as NAWIC continued to “Lead Builders and Build Leaders” we remain focused on our Strategic Plan. As you will see illustrated in this Annual Report, we have an Envisioned Future as the focus of our plan. With this Envisioned Future in mind, this past year had several aspects of focus: Infrastructure: A focus on our governance and value to members. This resulted in improvements to our website, a new mobile app, increased staff capacity, finished a Business Continuity Plan that will keep our organization afloat in case of disasters, streamlined the Strategic Plan and focused on more coordination between our committees.
Growth: In our membership and our value as an association for those members. We have definitely grown as is obvious in the numbers you will see in this report. We had an amazing WIC week and the increased focus on DE&I contributed greatly to this growth. Industry Recognition: This report also includes the ads and social media outreach accomplished with our Marketing consultant and staff, plus improved sponsorships that include multimember participation. Our Global Partner committee outreach to our Global Affiliates also contributed to our additional outreach to the industry letting all know who NAWIC is. Sustainability: Our industry is still seeing legislation affecting what is being built (Infrastructure) and how it is being built. So much education has been provided throughout the year and at Annual Conference focused on this critical industry trend. Equity as our Culture: This outcome can be felt all through our organization. NAWIC is focused on being an inclusive and welcoming organization and this is obvious in our members. Streamlined, positive and inclusive communication has been our priority. And most of all, I asked that this year we Envision Equity. This call to action starts with our envisioned future, women being treated with equity in our industry. And this year it has become a powerful Inspiration for our members and the greater construction community. With this theme we were able to achieve the highest level of engagement Women in Construction Week has ever seen. It was a call to action for everyone to reflect on what an equitable future looks like and work to that. "To be the arbiters to our construction industry of what it means to be equitable in treatment, we need to look at ourselves first and then translate that education to our industry partners." This was my ask. And we have certainly moved the needle in a positive direction. I am sure you have “felt” the difference. I will remain focused on having a positive impact on women in construction and look to elevate our status in the industry, with the vison of Equity for all.
Please continue to Envision Equity!
Doreen Bartoldus NAWIC National President
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