REGULAR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS

WIN (Women In The NAACP) Membership – $10
Only available to active members 

HISTORY: Women In the NAACP was approved as a Standing Committee in 2004 at the Philadelphia National Conven-tion in accordance with Article VIII of the NAACP Constitu­tion and Bylaws.

PURPOSE:

• To enhance the leadership role of women.
• To serve as an advocacy vehicle for social, economic, political, educational, and health and welfare issues affecting women, girls, and children.
• To support the ongoing work of the NAACP and its units.

MEMBERSHIP: WIN membership is open to any person who is a bona fide member of the NAACP who pays the WIN minimum membership fee, which may not exceed the Association's membership fee. WIN' meetings are held at the NAACP Convention and State meetings.

THEME: WIN's national theme is "Outstretched Hands and Open Hearts to Women and Children."

DUES: Membership dues are ten dollars ($10.00). Five dollars are for the local WIN committee; five dollars are forwarded to the NAACP Membership Department.

Women In the NAACP is an integral comittee of the NAACP:

• Was organized by Mrs. Frances Hooks
• Focuses on women and children
• Encourages local committees to address edu­cational, health, social, political, economic and other civil rights issues impacting the lives of women and children, especially girls
• Has a coordinator in each of the seven (7) regions
• Recognizes outstanding leadership with the Frances Hooks Award
• Advocates for the positive development of girls
• Has historically responded to families in disas­ter relief areas
• Offers a medium for women to develop leader­ship, outreach, and advocacy skills for civil rights, especially for women
• Built two schools in Benin, West Africa • Has a state WIN chair in most states
• Recruits NAACP membership as it recruits WIN membership
• Has a minimal membership fee of $10.00