September 27, 2018

September 27, 2018

Association News

Just 3 Days Left to RENEW Your Membership Without Late Fees...

Renewing your membership online is quick and easy. You can instantly renew with your American Express, Discover, Visa or MasterCard, or you can print an invoice to pay by check.

WE ARE IN OUR FINAL WEEKS OF FUNDRAISING; MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY! As part of the continued effort in making a measurable difference, NAWIC announced the launch of the GoFundMe campaign with a $10,000 donation toward a goal of $40,000 to aid in the completion of Hard Hatted Woman. To be truly inclusive of all of NAWIC nation, we are asking chapters to make a suggested donation of $250, and if every chapter did so, we would easily reach our goal!

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Education / Training

Strategic Planning - How do we start?

Connie Leipard, CIT, Strategic Plan National Chair, 2018-2019 If your chapter has never had a strategic plan, now is the time to start on one. We can do this is several steps so each month you can take time to go through a step to get a plan in place for the 2018-2019 NAWIC year.

Vickie Nickel, CIT, Immediate Past Midwest Region Director As society continues to evolve and younger generations start to honor our human desires, small talk will eventually start to fade. In the meantime, if you're tired of having one more pointless conversation, use these questions to help create a meaningful connection, with anyone.

Welcome to Fall Conference Season!

Our Region Directors and their Fall Conference Coordinators are in full blown motion. Make sure you register today and be the Power in Your Success. Conferences will be discussing the proposed changes to NAWIC's By Laws. Check out the agenda(s) and make your plans. (For the dates or more information, go to Calendar below)

Region	Fall Conference Locale
Midwest	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
North Central	Toledo, OH
Northeast	Saratoga Springs, NY
Pacific Northwest	San Jose, CA
Pacific Southwest	San Diego, CA
South Atlantic	Williamsburg, VA
South Central	Little Rock, AR
Southeast	Fort Myers, FL

News From NAWIC Founders' Scholarship Foundation (NFSF)

Sandy K. Field, CBT, CIT, NFSF Administrator, 2018-2019 The NFSF Awards Committee awarded close to $50,000 in scholarships for the 2018 - 2019 school year, and we are gearing up for the 2019 – 2020 year already. Deadlines for Forms and Funds from participating Chapters is February 15, 2019.

NAWIC 2017 - 2018 Annual Report

Limited quantities of the Annual Report are available.
Order your free copies from the national office by contacting Lori Wagner at LoriW@nawic.org. Great information on all the ways we made a measurable difference. Order a copy of the annual report

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Industry Update

Construction Employment Rises in 45 States and D.C. From August 2017 to August 2018

Source: www.agc.org Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August 2017 and August 2018, while 33 states added construction jobs between July and August, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.

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