Women'S Ordination Conference

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by senior management. It was then approved by the board of directors before filing with the irs.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Educational outreach: woc regularly publishes and shares advocacy and educational resources for activists and members to enable local organizing and community building among our grassroots networks. Toolkits, media training and messaging, blog posts, and social media tools are widely dispersed. This year we created a video series to help educate members on women in ministry, as well as hosted a virtual retreat, and offered several townhall listening sessions for our members.our newsletter, new women new church, is published twice a year. Each issue is distributed to more our members, donors, and subscribers. The newsletter contains information relevant to the issue of women's ordination into an inclusive and accountable catholic church. It informs readers about resources available to them and regional events across the country in which they can participate and support. We also host regular virtual educational and awareness building events,including this year, a multi-series listening sessions.”

“Programs and coalitions: in collaboration with other catholic reform organizations, woc is able to amplify our mission for womens equality through projects, events and partnerships. Woc is a longtime and active member of the forum, catholic organizations for renewal, which brings together a diverse group of organizations and volunteers to educate, share resources, andcollaborate on projects when appropriate. Woc is also an active member of women-church convergence, supporting their annual meeting and activities, as well as publishing frequent statements on social justice issueswith a feminist lens. Lastly, woc is a founding organization and leader in the internationalwomens ordination worldwide (wow), a network of 16 countries working for womens ordination. Wow holds annual gatherings and prayerful witnesses and creates prayer and organizing resources. This year we hosted virtual conversations, in person witnesses, and coordinated media calls as we monitor the situation in the church.”