NYJL HISTORY
The founding member of the NYJL
Who is Mary Harriman?
The current President and Executive Vice President of the New York Junior League.
Who is Jeri Powell and Nikki Hudak?
The best way to sign up for member events, trainings, and volunteer opportunities.
What is Member Essentials?
The NYJL seeks to strengthen the health and well-being of these 3 groups in the greater New York City Area
who are women, children and families?
The 4 main areas in which most NYJL committees fall into
what are Fundraising, Community, Membership, Strategy, Advocacy & Communications
This volunteer served as a dance teacher in the Lower East Side settlements. This experience would guide social policies in the White House.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
While the Board of Directors focuses on long-term strategic vision, this group focuses on day-to-day operations.
What is the Management Council?
The weekly newsletter with all the happenings of the New York Junior League.
What is the Friday Flash?
Document that details out the NYJL’s multi-year plan to uphold its mission
What is the Strategic Plan?
The minimum participation requirement when serving on a committee.
What is 75%?
The second city the Junior League expanded to in 1907.
Where is Boston?
The three leadership positions on every committee that are available to all members regardless of tenure.
What is the Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice Chair?
The training all active members are required to complete annually to increase effectiveness as volunteers in the community.
What is Volunteer Education and Training (VET) program?
Best practices when working with children and teens, per the Inclusive Volunteering Guidelines.
What is building trust, being a positive role model, being compassionate, and encouraging empowerment?
The committee that raises the most funds annually.
What is Winter Ball?
The first community partner of the New York Junior League, which provided social services to residents of the Lower East Side.
What is the New York College Settlement?
The committee responsible for deciding the slate for the Board of Directors and Management Council.
What is Nominating?
The award given to volunteers with five or fewer years of experience. These women lead by example and have made exceptional contributions to their committees.
What is Woman to Watch?
An example of the people first language we use to uphold the dignity of those we serve.
What is underserved or underresourced (not “at risk”) or those experiencing mental health challenges (not “mentally ill”).
The committee guiding members throughout their membership journey, as experts on each membership option and committee expectations.
What is Placement?
We moved into our headquarters on East 80th Street after residing in this location.
What is Marymount College?
The four councils in the Community area.
What is Adult Education and Mentoring, Child Health and Welfare, Children’s Education Culture and the Arts, and City Impact?
The eight affinity groups where women gather around a shared identity, experience, or goal.
What is Athleisure Ladies, Femme Finance, LGBTQIA+ & Allies, Literary Ladies, Mothers, Stitches, Travel and Culture, and Women of Color?
The New York Junior League mission statement.
What is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training?
Those on the Board of Directors do not serve on a committee. Instead, they are appointed by the President to serve here.
What is a Board Work Group?