Athena International Women’s Leadership Day

~Frequently Asked Questions ~

Q.  We host an ATHENA Award celebration with scholarships in August and were thinking about doing both at the same time.  Would this work?

A.  We  offer this event as a stand-alone program.  The significance of a Women's Leadership Day event is its focus on helping emerging leaders make valuable connections.  This event with established and emerging leaders will be held on the same day all over the world on Tuesday September 20, 2011 and subsequent years.

Q.  We were thinking about hosting a panel discussion for the lunch program.  Would you recommend that?

A.   We do not recommend a presentation longer than 10 minutes.  The real program is the table discussion about leadership between the established and emerging women leaders.

Q.  We'd like to hold an ATHENA Women's Leadership Day event on Tuesday September 20, 2011 but we are not sure how soon should start working on it.  What's the normal lead time and time commitment?

A.  This event has been planned successfully by pilot communities in 30 days or fewer.   Securing the license and finding the location to hold the event are two of the first steps.  ATHENA International provides all the templates you need.  We provide a checklist and even samples of graphic designs for the invitation and program.

Q.  Our community already pays for a license for the ATHENA Award Program.  Do we need to secure and pay another license?

A.  Yes.  The two events and programs are separate.  This new event is part of an international day for women leaders.  You will be offering your event in 2011 and subsequent years on the same day as the rest of the world.

Q.  What is included in the ATHENA International Women’s Leadership Day license?

A.  The amount for the annual ATHENA Women's Leadership Day License is $1000, which includes:

• License and rights to host an ATHENA Leadership Day event 
• Recognition as a pilot community for global women's leadership and mentoring initiative  
• Rights to use ATHENA Leadership Model® Principles
• Program Materials:  facilitator scripts,  handbook, graphic files, promotional items and access to online resources, including all templates and samples you need for successful programming
• Link to your Web site and program information on ATHENA Web Site
• Program/ Staff support from ATHENA International
• Up to 100 sets of ATHENA Leadership Model Tenet Cards
• Ongoing leadership news and correspondence from ATHENA Headquarters to your program participants

Q.  Who may offer this program?

A.  The program license is available to any organization or group of individuals wishing to host it.  We are finding that a group of recipients, or other women leaders, decide to offer the event in their city.  They approach a local women's organization to be the host and handle the license and the money for the event.  Then they approach sponsors (license sponsors) to (in total) provide the $1,000 for the license.  They recruit a host committee and plan the event in 30 - 45 days.

Q.  How do we get started?

A.  Simply contact us to request a license.  A comprehensive program kit will be available upon receipt of your license payment.