A WOVA membership offers an extraordinary opportunity for emerging and established women leaders to network and connect with their peers throughout the world — other culturally creative women leaders throughout the world who are taking spirit-based action to create positive societal change.

As a WOVA member, your networking opportunities are available through many different channels. Through the WOVA website and the Gather the Women website we have connected with women in over 67 countries. The list continues to grow!

Here are other opportunities!

• WOVA Conferences and Retreats where women from around the world come together to explore ideas for co-creating positive societal change through spirit-motivated action and have an opportunity to meet, network and collaborate.
  
• WOVA Leadership Institute Programs, usually held in conjunction with WOVA conferences, enable women to enhance their leadership skills and meet other women who are dedicated to taking a leadership role in making a positive difference in the world.
  
• Speaker/Facilitator Opportunities: Active WOVA members are given the opportunity to apply as facilitators for Leadership Institute Programs and as presenters at our retreats and conferences.
  
• WOVA Service Opportunities: WOVA members are encouraged to share their gifts and talents with the organization by serving on various event and planning committees and on Board subcommittees.
  
• WOVA Circles: Any active WOVA member can start a WOVA circle with two or more other members. We encourage members to use the membership directory to find and connect with other members in your area. Circles can be any size and any format that works for your group. A Circle Resource section has been started on the website and we encourage members to contribute to building this resource. We encourage active members to register their circles in the Global Women's Forum: Circle Forum. We also encourage active members to post news of circle meetings and activities in the Member to Member monthly newsletter.
  
• WOVA Virtual Circles: These are circles that are formed by members who are living in areas where there are no other local members or members who don't have the time to attend in-person circle gatherings. Virtual circles can be effective when focused around a particular topic, cause or theme.
  
• WOVA Email Lists include:
  
  • Monthly Member to Member Email Newsletter where members can submit announcements, news, upcoming events, project updates and needs. (All active WOVA members are automatically subscribed to this list.)
    
  • Gather the Women Email Discussion List
    This unmoderated email list gives women from around the world an opportunity to share ideas and discuss issues of general interest to women. This discussion list, provided by Women of Vision and Action, is private and without advertising. Your email information is never sold to or shared with others.
    
  • Gather the Women News Email List
    This list is NOT a discussion list. Subscribers to this list will receive periodic emails (once or twice a month) that will keep you up-to-date with news about the Gather the Women initiate, website updates, new projects, upcoming events, etc.
    
• WOVA WEBSITE FEATURES:
  • WOVA Online Directory: A state-of-the-art, fully searchable web-based database of WOVA members with the following features and safeguards
    
    • Password protected for Member Access Only
      Emails may be sent to anyone on the directory without revealing their email address (provides SPAM protection)
    • Several levels of security available to each member
      Updatable by individual member (the database always stays current because each member is responsible to update their own information)
    • Fully searchable on keywords so it provides a way to find other members with specific skills and interests, or who live in a particular area of the country (or the world)
    • Ability to see a list of Upcoming and Past WOVA events as well as rosters of who is coming and who came, along with contact capabilities for each attendee. This helps you easily stay in touch with those you met at WOVA events.
    • Opportunity to plug into an even larger worldwide network of Cultural Creatives and participate in a complimentary community currency.

  PLEASE NOTE: You must have an email address to participate in the online directory.

  • Our Extensive Links Section that includes:
    • Member Links: A link to your website will be posted in the Links section of the WOVA website under “Member Links”.
    • Women's Resource Links: An extensive list of links to women's resources on the web.
    • Activist Links: An extensive list of links to activist websites with a description of each site.
      
  • Our Featured Member of the Week:
    • An opportunity for WOVA members and their work to be prominently featured on the WOVA site with a photo and an article describing their work.
    • All featured member articles are archived on the site and accessble to all site visitors.

WOVA membership does not come without responsibilities. As a WOVA member, you are responsible to:

• Fill out your Online Membership Profile (your account ID and password will be emailed to you upon registration.)
• Maintain current contact information in your online directory profile.
• Send in a photo for the directory (email in jpg or gif format to smile@wova.org or mail to WOVA Photos, PO Box 4433, Walnut Creek, CA 94596). If you would like the photo returned, include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
• Actively participate in WOVA activities whenever possible.
• Strive toward leadership in all areas of your life by continually learning and growing in whatever way is right for you.
• Practice compassion, courage and spirit-infused action in your daily life and in fulfilling your life purpose.
• Honor all life, sustained and supported by planet Earth.
• Respect all differences in life, with sensitivity and understanding.
• Work towards the resolution of disputes personally, nationally and globally through dialogue and mediation.
• Hold the space for healing in difficult situations, thinking the best for yourself and others.
• Aspire towards a positive attitude and willingness to affirm positive outcomes and work toward positive solutions in all situations.
• Honor the sacredness of ALL life and the gifts of diversity in ethnic, racial, religious backgrounds, beliefs and ideologies.
• Embrace all children in the world and seeks to create a world where they can thrive.

If you agree to the above, we invite you to
Join Us

To become a member of WOVA, simply apply online or print out and complete the application form and mail with your check or credit card information to: