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Amendment No. 4 |
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SUBMITTED
BY BPW International Executive Board |
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ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP
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Present
| Section 2. |
a) |
Federations eligible for membership shall
be composed of three or more clubs and organisations at
least 75 per cent of the membership of each club or organisation
being comprised of business or professional women or both.
Membership is limited to one Federation in each country. |
b) |
To be eligible for membership, Federations must have
a total membership of 100 or more based on actual dues
paid. |
c) |
c) If the total membership of a Federation declines
to less than 100 then that Federation shall be suspended
from BPW International until such time as the number of
members increases to 100 or more and the clubs, which
make up that Federation shall become Associate Clubs. |
d) |
Federation status shall only be conferred on a country.
For the purposes of this definition a country shall comprise
a geopolitical unit, which has full sovereignty |
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Proposed
| Section 2. |
a) |
Federations eligible for membership shall
be composed of three or more clubs and organisations at
least 75 per cent of the membership of each club or organisation
being comprised of business or professional women or both.
Membership is limited to one Federation in each country. |
b) |
To be eligible for membership, Federations must have
a total membership of 120 or more based
on actual dues paid. |
c) |
If the total membership of a Federation declines to
less than 120 then that Federation shall
be suspended from BPW International until such time as
the number of members increases to 120
or more and the clubs, which make up that Federation shall
become Associate Clubs. |
d) |
Federation status shall only be conferred on a country.
For the purposes of this definition a country shall comprise
a geopolitical unit, which has full sovereignty |
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Proposed amendment will
take effect on 1 March 2011.
RATIONALE
This amendment is based on President’s
report on Organization Review and Reform Recommendations.
It’s imperative that BPW International increases its
membership. Many BPW federations kept their membership static
at the minimum of 100 members for years, if not over a decade.
This request increases is gradual, so it should is feasible.
When 50% dues reduction policy for low income countries was
introduced in 2006 after Luzern Congress, one of the conditions
was to increase membership by 5% each year in order to get
this 50% due reduction. This condition can be met by many
countries that applied for due reduction. This shows that
if BPW affiliate is motivated, it can meet this requirement. |
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