NYJL HISTORY
This woman founded the NYJL, along with nine of her friends.
Who is Mary Harriman?
Current President of the NYJL
Who is Jeri Powell?
The best way to sign up for volunteer shifts, affiliation events or training events
What is Member Essentials?
The NYJL seeks to strengthen the health and well-being of these 2 groups in the greater New York City Area
Who are children and families?
The 4 main areas in which most NYJL committees fall into
what are Fundraising, Community, Membership, Strategy, Advocacy & Communications
Previous owner of the current NYJL headquarters, where the organization relocated in 1950
Who is Vincent Astor?
The Board of Directors focuses on long-term strategic vision do the NYJL, while this part of the NYJL leadership structure focuses on the day-to-day operations
What is the Management Council?
email that comes out weekly and is filled with everything you have ever wanted to know about the happenings of the NYJL
What is the Friday Flash?
Document that details out the NYJL’s multi-year plan to uphold its mission
What is the Strategic Plan?
Previously named, For Kids by Kids, this committee works to renovate playgrounds around NYC
What is Playground Improvement Project (PIP)?
The first cause NYJL members worked alongside; to improve life for immigrants
What is the Settlement Movement?
The group responsible for determining the slate for both the Board of Directors and Management council
What is the Nominating committee?
training that is required by all actives to complete once in a volunteer year, that builds on volunteers’ skills through hands-on workshops, expert panels etc.
What is Volunteer Education and Training (VET) program?
One of four core values of the NYJL
What is (any answer works) “we are passionate about our community, we respect individuals, we act responsibly and we promote opportunity”?
The committee that facilitates where active members are assigned to volunteer for the year
What is the Placement Committee?
in 1926, the NYJL formed its first provisional course with this local college
What is Barnard College?
culminating event where NYJL membership vote on the slate of volunteers to be elected to the Board of Directors
What is the Annual Meeting?
Each year the New York Junior League awards its highest honors to a group of exceptional volunteers with these 2 awards
What is Outstanding Volunteer and Outstanding Sustainer?
The NYJL’s mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through these 3 key areas
What is volunteer action, collaboration, and training?
Committee that sells NYJL merchandise to fundraise for the league
What is Specialty Shops?
The 5 countries you can find 292 chapters of the Junior League
What are US, Canada, Mexico, UK, & Kenya?
Event held approximately halfway through the Volunteer Year to bring volunteers together to share initiatives and highlight our community activities
What is the General Membership Meeting?
Annual campaign designated to create “unrestricted” funds for a range of expenses like, natural disaster responses to repairing the Astor House
What is the First League Fund?
The guide volunteers can use to hone the specific set of skills needed to interact with the increasingly diverse New York City population in both an effective and respectful
What is the Cultural Competency Guide?
Present day name for the legislative committee created in 1912 “to study all laws relating to the welfare of women and children in the state and city”
What is Advocates for Public Policy