Tidbits, 07/2005
UUA TRUSTEE TIDBITS
Joan Lund, July 2005
By the time you read this I will have returned from General Assembly but unfortunately the column (to meet deadlines) must be written early in the preceding month. Perhaps I will write about G.A. for the August newsletters. I know I will have seen many of you at G.A. Always a treat! All of us are keeping our fingers crossed that even though the weather folks predict another tough hurricane season it will not happen. We must continue, and will support one another during times of stress and need.
This month I am writing about UUA Associate organizations and UUA Affiliate organizations, which sometimes may be confusing when trying to understand the difference. Actually it?s a fairly easy distinction since there are only three Associate Organizations: the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO), and the Unitarian Universalist Women?s Federation (UUWF). These organizations have been granted membership by the UUA Board of Trustees and must fulfill certain criteria: its membership or constituency consists of individuals located throughout the Association; its purposes and programs are auxiliary to and supportive of the principles of the Association; and the organization pledges itself to financially support the Association.
Independent Affiliate organizations are granted by the UUA Board of Trustees to organizations whose purposes and intentions are found to be in sympathy with the principles of the Association and who support the Association by paying an annual contribution. The Office of the Executive Vice-president maintains a list of current affiliates and coordinates the annual review of each organization?s status as an independent affiliate. There are between 60 and 65 independent affiliate organization and some of the more well-known groups are: the Covenant of UU Pagans; Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM); HUUmanists Association; Interweave; Latina/o UU Networking Association (LUUNA); Seventh Principle Project (I wrote about this group in a past column); The Mountain Retreat & Learning Centers, Inc.; The Universalist Men's Network (UUMeN); Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council; Unitarian Universalist Women & Religion; and UU in the Pines, Inc., A Retreat/Conference Center.
If you wish to know more about associate or independent affiliate organizations you can contact organizations@uua.org or me jlund@uua.org. I will try my best to assist. Take care of each other and enjoy the summer.
Joan Lund, July 2005
By the time you read this I will have returned from General Assembly but unfortunately the column (to meet deadlines) must be written early in the preceding month. Perhaps I will write about G.A. for the August newsletters. I know I will have seen many of you at G.A. Always a treat! All of us are keeping our fingers crossed that even though the weather folks predict another tough hurricane season it will not happen. We must continue, and will support one another during times of stress and need.
This month I am writing about UUA Associate organizations and UUA Affiliate organizations, which sometimes may be confusing when trying to understand the difference. Actually it?s a fairly easy distinction since there are only three Associate Organizations: the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office (UU-UNO), and the Unitarian Universalist Women?s Federation (UUWF). These organizations have been granted membership by the UUA Board of Trustees and must fulfill certain criteria: its membership or constituency consists of individuals located throughout the Association; its purposes and programs are auxiliary to and supportive of the principles of the Association; and the organization pledges itself to financially support the Association.
Independent Affiliate organizations are granted by the UUA Board of Trustees to organizations whose purposes and intentions are found to be in sympathy with the principles of the Association and who support the Association by paying an annual contribution. The Office of the Executive Vice-president maintains a list of current affiliates and coordinates the annual review of each organization?s status as an independent affiliate. There are between 60 and 65 independent affiliate organization and some of the more well-known groups are: the Covenant of UU Pagans; Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM); HUUmanists Association; Interweave; Latina/o UU Networking Association (LUUNA); Seventh Principle Project (I wrote about this group in a past column); The Mountain Retreat & Learning Centers, Inc.; The Universalist Men's Network (UUMeN); Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council; Unitarian Universalist Women & Religion; and UU in the Pines, Inc., A Retreat/Conference Center.
If you wish to know more about associate or independent affiliate organizations you can contact organizations@uua.org or me jlund@uua.org. I will try my best to assist. Take care of each other and enjoy the summer.
