Goal: To provide a network and support system for women in natural resources and environmental fields.

Objectives:

• Produce a quarterly newsletter to reach the appropriate audiences, including members and other interested individuals/organizations.
  
  
• Sponsor an annual conference showcasing the organization and reaching members and potential members.
  
  
• Sponsor quarterly meetings for the Iowa IWINR affiliate.
  
  
• Find leaders in other areas and create an action plan for creating new affiliates.
  
  
• Update and maintain an organizational directory and distribute it to members at the annual conference and upon request.
  
  
• Develop and maintain an IWINR Homepage on the internet.
  
  
• Develop a mentoring program. Create a mentor list to distribute to organizations and new members who may utilize it.
  
  
• Identify social and service project activities.
  
  
• Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the objectives in this goal.

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Goal: To promote the entrance, retention, and advancement of women in the natural resource and environmental careers.

Objectives:

• Offer job-opening opportunities via a job link section on our web page.
  
  
• Sponsor the “Outdoor Journey for Girls,” ages 12-15.
  
  
• Communicate about careers to high school and college students through our mentoring program and other service projects.
  
  
• Create an email list serve to monitor issues concerning women in the workforce.
  
  
• Develop student involvement in the conference, affiliate chapter meetings and other activities.
  
  
• Develop networking opportunities with girls’ organizations.
  
  
• Periodically evaluation the effectiveness of the objectives in this goal.

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Goal: To promote opportunities and training for the development of environmentally responsible attitudes and behaviors.

Objectives:

• Sponsor the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop.
  
  
• Provide information to members on public policy issues and topics in natural resources and the environment.
  
  
• Participate in coalitions on environmental issues.
  
  
• Periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the objectives in this goal.