WHC branch has two fundraisers each year to support AAUW National Greatest Needs Fund. The Spring campaign is in the form of our Annual Spring Style Show. The Fall campaign varies in theme and runs from October through December. For questions regarding donating to either of these campaigns contact: Helen Santire & Maureen Kraker, 2024-2025 AAUW Funds Vice Presidents.
Step by Step instructions for How & Why to Donate through aauw.org
The WHC Board of Directors encourages those of us who wish to support national funds, beyond our two WHC annual Funds Campaigns, to donate online. Be inspired to help advance AAUW’s mission to break through educational and economic barriers so that all women and girls have a fair chance to realize their potential. And contribute to AAUW Greatest Needs Fund (or others) to help further our national mission by going to aauw.org
Remember: Follow these simple steps to make sure your donations are associated with WHC and keep us on the Texas leaderboard!
Step 1. Before you click the big red DONATE button on aauw.org, log in.
Step 2. Check My Affiliations (left menu) to make sure West Harris County is your Primary Branch. (If necessary, click the three little dots (…) in the blue box and choose SET AS PRIMARY. You may need to refresh your screen or wait for this change to take effect.)
Step 3. Click the DONATE button and continue with your donation.
Step 4. Choose the fund that appeals to you. Note that National has requested that we support the Greatest Needs Fund.
Step 5. Next to Additional Emails: Enter the Gmail address pictured below and make sure it does not disappear. This sends a copy of your receipt to both VP AAUW WHC Funds; the receipt does not show your credit card information. Why? This may be the only record that WHC receives regarding your donation to National.
Step 6. Finish your donation, and watch your email for a receipt from aauw.org (for tax purposes). If that email does not send a cc the Gmail address pictured above (which is monitored by AAUW WHC Funds) please forward a copy to that Gmail address so that they have the record of your donation.
While WHC does not receive any of the money you donate to National, all Texas branches participate in a healthy competition for the highest amount of donations by dollar amount and per capita. Adding the steps above keeps WHC near the top of these leaderboards!
West Harris County Branch Board
9110-AAUW Greatest Needs Fund
The Greatest Needs Fund is a vital source of unrestricted support that allows AAUW to respond quickly and effectively to emerging challenges and opportunities. When you support the Greatest Needs Fund, you enable AAUW to sustain core operations, advocacy efforts, and program expansion. You support initiatives like economic empowerment programs, voter engagement campaigns, and policy advocacy, ensuring AAUW can amplify its impact, adapt to evolving needs, and continue leading the fight for gender equity. Your contributions to this fund are crucial for AAUW’s agility and long-term sustainability, empowering the organization to drive meaningful change. These funds are carefully managed to maximize impact, ensuring every dollar serves AAUW’s mission.
4513 – Defend Higher Education
The Defend Higher Education Fund will enable AAUW to elevate the critical higher education issues impacting women, mobilize advocates across the country, provide strategic resources to students, staff and faculty on campus, and fuel investments in the infrastructure and technology necessary to move our mission forward. Your support ensures AAUW can effectively fight on behalf of women on campuses across the country and ensure that AAUW remains a trusted and powerful voice for equity.
4337-Public Policy Fund
The Public Policy Fund supports the advancement of AAUW’s Public Policy Principles and Priorities. AAUW is focused on increasing the impact of our Action Network through growing the number of advocates across the country and providing timely, accurate, and actionable information about our key issues. Support to this fund ensures we have the critical funding necessary to take swift and strategic action when the rights and freedoms of women and girls are under attack.
This webpage was last modified: March 31, 2025
Prior Fund Descriptions
Legal Advocacy Fund (3999)
The Legal Advocacy Fund (LAF) works to challenge sex discrimination in higher education and the workplace. Resources range from community outreach programs to backing of major cases.
Sex discrimination today takes a variety of forms: unfair pay, pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which can affect both women and men. LAF addresses these barriers by informing people of their rights and using the legal system to seek justice and change.
LAF is involved with a number of gender related issues. Women workers denied promotions at Wal-Mart, military veteran survivors of sexual assault, and college/university staff who are experiencing unfair pay are some of the plaintiffs AAUW assists through the case support program.
Education & Training For Women (4450)
The Foundation’s cornerstone has always been the remarkable energy and commitment of AAUW members, other individuals, corporations, and foundations that make contributions and help raise money for the Foundation’s work.