Start Your Own Member Organization

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Start Your Own Member Organization

Make a difference. The Women’s Alliance is dedicated to providing technical assistance to community groups and volunteers, helping them to start and grow independent programs that provide professional clothing and career skills coaching to low-income individuals in need in their communities. Contact us for more information.

Purchase the New Program Concept Checklist

Thinking about starting a program in your city or community? The Women's Alliance can help! Our New Program Concept Checklist was created to assist people like you who want to start a program but are unsure how to go about it. This guide was created by gathering and compiling information from our members about shared best practices, the resources needed, and the steps many followed to establish similar programs in their own communities. For a nominal fee of $35, you will receive the New Program Concept Checklist and thirty minutes of follow-up telephone support to answer any questions you may have. Should you decide to become a member of The Women's Alliance, you will receive a $35 credit toward your first year's membership dues.

To order online, simply make a $35 contribution below and you will receive an e-mail with a link to download a PDF copy of the New Program Concept Checklist. (Please note that you must have Adobe Reader to view this file.)

Become a Member of The Women's Alliance

Members of The Women's Alliance have helped more than 75,000 women and their families in transition from welfare and poverty to overcome significant employment barriers and the “cost of making a good appearance." The services they provide ensure that low-income individuals (women, men, and youth) have the professional attire and career skills coaching they need to make the right first impression at job interviews and ensure their success in the workplace. Contact us for more information or to request a membership application.

The benefits of Start-Up Membership include:

• The New Program Concept Checklist (described above)
• Access to an online “members-only” library filled with scores of sample forms, copies of operating policies, and examples of many of the best practices used by other members
• Ongoing communication with other members via The Women’s Alliance intranet, monthly e-mail updates, and quarterly member conference calls
• Access to technical assistance with individual marketing, public relations, and program efforts
• Access to information related to legislation, workforce initiatives, and other issues of national concern
• Special member rates for our annual conference
• Listing on the Chapters/Member Locations page and assistance in the development of a member page on our Web site
• Ongoing mentoring by other members