Application to be a Member Organization
Dear Potential Partner,
The International Community of Women Living with HIV – North America (ICWNA) is a network by and for women living with HIV (WLH) in all their diversity. We are a member of the larger International Community of Women Living with HIV Global (ICW-Global). ICW-NA was founded when WLH in Canada and the US realized that they needed a platform from which they could speak about their own experiences, and account for access to comprehensive HIV and Sexual and Reproductive health Services in the North American context. ICW-NA was formally incorporated in 2009, and built its institutional foundations through 2014, when it first received core funding from the Robert Carr Fund for civil society networks (RCF).
See Vision and Mission statement here
As we roll out our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan one of our strategic goals is to build and activate a robust membership for individuals and organizations. ICW wants to work towards an effective, democratically governed and representative network; we would like to expand our membership portfolio and have clear membership expectations and benefits. In addition, ICW is expanding its organization membership base and activating chapters.
ICW wants to partner with organizations that support its vision, missions, and shares its values.
ICW strongly believes that working in partnerships makes for smarter, coordinated, more accessible and easier implementation of activities that will bring an end to the HIV epidemic.
We are excited to welcome you as an organizational member and are sincerely committed to making sure the partnership is mutually beneficial.
As we continue to roll out our strategic plan, we will continue to explore and refine ways in which our partnerships can expand.
Here are some of the basic things that you can expect:
ICW will
- Display your Logo & profile of member organization on partners page, as well as on scrolling banner
Support your organization’s mission and facilitate access to your services or advocacy work by sharing your organizations contact information
Spotlight and feature our collaborations and other activities via email and social media platforms
Share and amplify your organization’s news, call-to-action, online and social media publications messages, event, notices, press releases when they are made available to us. Partners are invited to send us content to share with our Listserv.
Share opportunities to collaborate on co-host or co-brand events and activities with appropriate partners
ICW asks that Member Organizations
Complete the Organizational member Form (5 minutes)
Encourage Women living with HIV to become individual members of ICW
Where possible – share ICW as a partner on your website, materials, and/or provide refer/direct people to our website
- Share any appropriate opportunities for collaboration, co-hosting and co-branding
Checklist for Member Organizations
In order to create your partner page and profile, please send the following to webmaster@icwnorthamerica.org
Website URL
Social media links
If your website is a WordPress blog or has an RSS feed, please let us know, and we will be able to import new posts into the webpage
- Organizational logo (recommended size: 300 x 300 pixels – or same as your organization’s Facebook page profile image/logo)
Organizational/Facebook Banner or similar image (recommended size: 800 x 160 pixels)
Brief content and tagline/brief sentence that will be placed appear below your organization’s name/beside the logo
150-300 summary or organizational overview including vision and/or mission for the Profile page
Optional: media (e.g. appropriate video or image (475 pixels horizontally) that is not copyrighted or violates confidentiality/privacy)