Skip to content
Call Us Today! 212-533-4646 | MON-FRI 12PM - 4PM (EST)
DONATE
SUBSCRIBE
Search for:
About Us
UNWLA 100
Publications
FAQ
Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021
Initiatives
Advocate
Educate
Cultivate
Care
News
Newsletters
Sign Up For Our Newsletter
Join UNWLA
Become a Member
Volunteer With Us
Donate to UNWLA
Members Portal
Calendar
Shop to Support Ukraine
Search for:
Print
Print Page
Download
Download Page
Download Right Page
Open
1
2-3
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-23
24-25
26-27
28-29
30-31
32-33
34-35
36-37
38-39
40-41
42-43
44-45
46-47
48-49
50-51
52-53
54-55
56-57
58-59
60-61
62-63
64-65
66-67
68-69
70-71
72-73
74-75
76-77
78-79
80-81
82-83
84-85
86-87
88-89
90-91
92-93
94-95
96-97
98-99
100-101
102-103
104-105
106-107
108-109
110-111
112-113
114-115
116-117
118-119
120-121
122-123
124-125
126-127
128-129
130-131
132-133
134-135
136-137
138-139
140-141
142-143
144-145
146-147
148-149
150-151
152-153
154-155
156-157
158-159
160-161
162-163
164-165
166-167
168-169
170-171
172-173
174-175
176-177
178-179
180-181
182-183
184-185
186-187
188-189
190-191
192-193
194-195
196-197
198-199
200-201
202-203
204-205
206-207
208-209
210-211
212-213
214-215
216-217
218-219
220-221
222-223
224-225
226-227
228-229
230-231
232-233
234-235
236-237
238-239
240-241
242-243
244-245
246-247
248-249
250-251
252-253
254-255
256-257
258-259
260-261
262-263
264-265
266-267
268-269
270-271
272-273
274-275
276-277
278-279
280-281
282-283
284-285
286-287
288-289
290-291
292-293
294-295
296-297
298-299
300-301
302-303
304-305
306-307
308-309
310-311
312-313
314-315
316-317
318-319
320-321
322-323
324-325
326-327
328-329
330-331
332
MARIANNA ZAJAC PRESIDENT OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF AMERICA Being the president of a respected organization known worldwide for its positive and lasting impact on the diaspora in which it is based has been both an honor and a challenge. It has been an honor to follow a long line of women who understood the importance as well as the potential of Ukrainian women united with the same goals. However, in this day and age, it is also a challenge to ensure the continuity of all diaspora organizations, including our own. This immediately raises a question: In what direction should I direct the newly elected Executive Committee? I had already given much thought to this issue and decided that we should start by taking a snapshot of where UNWLA stood and, after evaluating this position, take steps to solidify its membership and financial stability. Therefore, the goal has always been to direct our work with the mission of setting measurable objectives and taking concrete steps to ensure our organization’s viability with goals we can all work toward. Our obligation is to understand equally that the life of our organization, like the life of each individual, is ruled by the progression of time and change. As you will read below, the past three years have allowed the National Board to make headway in the desired direction by keeping this concept in mind; it is this that has allowed us to make changes in order to ensure a better financial basis, a better technological foundation, better communication, and to move into the future. Change is not always easy to accept or to implement, however necessary it may be. The differences you will read about and should already be familiar with have affected Our Life’s look, content, interest, and financial stability; our administrative office’s efficient functionality; our website’s effectiveness in representing and presenting who we are and what we do; our new plan for communications with our Regional Councils and, by extension, our branches (a plan that permits an immediate response to branches requesting information and/or advice via email or telephone, etc.) All the while, our ongoing projects, such as the Social Welfare, Scholarship, Cultural, Educational, and Archival programs continue to fulfill our core mission. A related goal, however, is to remain sensitive to any new needs and opportunities that may call for changes in existing programs or adding new programs. Based on these criteria, we feel confident we have succeeded. I quickly learned that, besides “measurable objectives” and “concrete steps,” leadership must recognize the importance of the “human factor” as something that is just as or even more important in a volunteer organization. Finding a way to work toward a common goal with respect for one another is paramount. My job was to set goals with the approval of the National Board and then to coordinate the work required to achieve those goals. In accomplishing that job, I worked with the organization’s vice presidents and chairwomen of the organization’s standing committees. To grasp the wide scope of their, of our, accomplishments over the past three years and for a detailed picture of what has been accomplished during the past three years, I encourage you to read the reports of each of our vice presidents and of each chairwoman of the National Board published in this convention book. I thank each member of the National Board for her contribution to our successes. The UNWLA, as any national organization, can only be as successful as its individual players. It is due to the dedication and contributions of the National Board that we are able to function efficiently and address all its projects. Meetings of the Executive Committee and the National Board UNWLA Executive Board meetings 2008 4 Executive Board meetings at our headquarters office in New York City 2009 10 Executive Board meetings (5 at headquarters and 5 via conference call) 2010 9 Executive Board meetings (5 at headquarters, 1 at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City, and 3 via conference call) 2011 4 Executive Board meetings (3 at headquarters and 1 via conference call) Because most Executive Board members do not live in the New York area, I arranged and set up a conference call meeting system, which proved to be very effective. During each Executive Board XXIXКонвенція СУА 65 www.unwla.org
Page load link
Go to Top
