Indiana AAUW Last Updated August 14, 1999; comments to aauw.indiana@yahoo.com

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 Recent Activities & Statistics From Annual Report, 1997-1998 [Outlook, Winter 1999 issue, vol. 92, #4]

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• 150,000 Association members in 1,500 branches
• 13 plaintiffs received a total of $80,500 from the Legal Advocacy Fund http://www.aauw.org/7000/aboutlaf.html
• LAF reported revenue of $590,160 (45% greater than last year) -- in large part from AAUW members -- including a single gift of $100,000 to fund the new campus outreach program
• Awards and grants totaling nearly $3 million were presented by the Educational Foundation http://www.aauw.org/7000/aboutef.html to individual scholars, teachers, and AAUW members and branches
• EF Annual contributions, primarily from branch members and members-at-large, reached $4,410,563, including bequests and administrative fees
• 7,868 AAUW Equity Library publications http://www.aauw.org/7000/sales.html were sold to individuals and libraries across the country
• 1,000 newspaper and magazine articles featured AAUW, reaching an audience far beyond AAUW's traditional membership
• 100 radio and television spots featured AAUW http://www.aauw.org/7000/pressctr.html
• 380 branches and 32 state AAUWs earned national recognition in AAUW's 5-Star Program
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• 404 branches grew by 5% or more
• 1.2 million 'hits' at http://www.aauw.org led Internet surfers to learn how to promote education and equity
• 80 girls attended the first Sister-to-Sister Girls Summit, sponsored by the Philadelphia (PA) branch http://www.aauw.org/5000/commun.html
• 1,000 visits were made to members of Congress by AAUW's volunteer Capitol Hill Lobby Corps http://www.aauw.org/5000/caphill.html
• 180 groups in the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights influenced policy, with AAUW as co-chair of the education and affirmative action task forces
• 59 organizations in the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education worked to advance equity, with AAUW as chair
• 5,000 subscribers received monthly Get the Facts {http://www.aauw.org/5000/getfacts.html} fax and email alerts concerning congressional action relevant to women and families
• Association expenses: 28% for membership development; 16% communications; 18% member services; 13% program and policy; 21% management and general; 4% other program costs