10 Reasons to join BPW:

1. Impact
2. Networking
3. Advocacy
4. Education/Career Enhancement
5. Information
6. Leadership
7. Visibility
8. Helping Others
9. Member Benefits/Discounts
10. Friendships

1. Impact

Be part of a national movement and make a difference in the lives of working women as we work together to create the changes needed for equitable work environments and supportive communities. Belong to a nationally recognized organization whose legacy of success opens doors to other leaders and opinion makers.

2. Networking

Exchange ideas, explore business opportunities and share common goals with professional women at the community, state and national level. Connect with mentors, colleagues and friends who can assist you in advancing your career and making the right connection.

3. Advocacy

BPW Foundation is headquartered in the Washington D.C. metro area for a reason......to provide members effective national representation on issues critical to working women. Stay informed and participate in the process through the weekly Legislative Hotline and the Contact Congress program. Learn how to be a successful advocate and lobby your representatives at the annual Policy & Action Conference. Keep the working women's agenda - equal pay, work-life balance, better child and elder care, strong social security pension programs and workplace equity - at the forefront. Through BPW Foundation membership you have a powerful voice on small business issues, with corporations and on Capitol Hill, without doing all the legwork yourself.

4. Education/Career Enhancement

Participate in BPW Foundation programs that are specifically designed to provide personal and professional development, growth and opportunities. Through seminars, hands-on workshops and noted experts, BPW Foundation members are given a vast array of opportunities to gain the skills they need to succeed and be successful. The BPW Foundation Individual Development program has provided tens of thousands of women with the leadership, negotiation and professional skills necessary to reach their full potential. The Young Careerist program gives a leg up to young women new to the work force but full of potential.

5. Information

Have quick access to relevant up-to-date information about topics essential for working women such as the entrepreneur center via the BPW website. Members are also kept on top of developing issues and organization activities through the weekly electronic Legislative Hotline, the e-newsletter Headquarters News, and our quarterly print publication Business Woman.

6. Leadership

Develop leadership skills at the Local, State and National level with mentors to help you along the way. Maximize the career-boosting value of your BPW Foundation membership by identifying volunteer opportunities that match your professional goals or strengthen your existing skills. become a recognized leader by getting involved in programs that benefit your community.

7. Visibility

Gain visibility and prominence in your community through involvement in BPW Foundation events - locally, regionally, statewide and nationally. Meetings, newsletters and website provide opportunities to showcase and promote you and your business.

8. Helping others

BPW Foundations has a proud tradition of "women helping women". BPW Foundation was incorporated in 1956, creating a branch to provide research, information, career development programs and scholarships to disadvantaged women, as well as workshops and other training opportunities. Supporting the BPW Foundation allows you to help other women upgrade their skills or return to the workplace while furthering workplace equity and work-life balance. Since 1969, the BPW Foundation has awarded almost $6 million in scholarships, research grants and loans. Involvement in the Individual Development, Young Careerist and Mentoring programs allows you to aid in the personal and professional development of women while raising awareness of issues affecting working women.

9. Member Benefits/Discounts

Gain access to special programs like the BPW Foundation Career Center to find a new job or the Home Buyer's assistance programs to obtain a mortgage or home equity loan. There are also discounts on telecommunications, car rentals, hotel room, gourmet food and cruises! With BPW Foundation benefits and discounts you can enjoy great products and save money too.

10. Friendships

Membership in BPW Foundation brings many rewards but the most lasting and meaningful are the lifelong friendships. Through participation in the many BPW Foundation activities and programs you will form supportive friendships as well as important business relationships. There is nothing quite like the feeling you get in a roomful of powerful women all focused and energized on current issues and a common cause. Whether it it laughing together, working together or lobbying together, BPW Foundation members know how to have fun and to get the job done!

Successful Workplace Movement

BPW Foundation focuses on cutting edge information that leads to action in the workplace and the community. The Successful Workplaces Movement combines research, policy, resources and programming in order to create the systemic changes needed to build supportive and productive workplaces.

In order to transform today's workplace, the focus areas of BPW Foundation are: successful workplaces, green/sustainability, women veterans, young careerists and public policy. The work of BPW Foundation supports workforce development programs and workplace policies that recognize the diverse needs of working women, communities and businesses.