WESTOP/COE Fair Share

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Why is Fair Share Important
What is Fair Share
Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and Its Mission
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Hello All,

At the last chapter meeting I was asked to break down the Fair Share contributions by WESTOP Region and by chapter, and to reflect what percent each        chapter was responsible for.   I took the liberty of using the data given to us, Fair Share Coordinators.  The data included institutions  that are in the WESTOP region and who are paid - not paid institutional members.

I mentioned that as the WESTOP region we were are 75%.  I am happy to report though, that as the Central California WESTOP Chapter were are at 88% Fair Share.   Please remember that I only made the calculations based on institutional memberships.  I did not consider subscription packages nor personal contributions.  We do have two entities that are not paid members and Sandra Fuentes or myself will be approaching them soon.  
Note how we compare, in terms of number of institutions, to other chapters.

• For your reference, pleases read the TALKING POINTS  that address the membership increase
• Note that some of us have expiring memberships dates that are around the corner
• Below is the new fee breakdown
  

If I can clarify anything, please email me.  Thank you.

Jenny Robledo
CenCal Fiar Share Chair
jennyr@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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Why is Fairshare Important

As TRIO professionals and educators, we have seen the importance of supporting the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), through WESTOP's Fairshare. A direct result of these efforts was reflected in TRIO's appropriation for FY 2001 of $730 million, that's an increase of $85 million from FY 2000. The success of COE is directly attributed to the active support and participation of TRIO professionals throughout the nation.
By contributing to Fairshare (through personal contributions, subscriptions, or institutional memberships) you are essentially contributing to the success of TRIO. Only with your support, can the Council for Opportunity in Education effectively carry out three activities that are crucial to your program and your students:

*Consistently sending a message to Congress and to the public that TRIO works and is a good, solid federal investment.
*Consistently working to advance equal educational opportunity and promote diversity in America's colleges and universities.
*Consistently working hand-in-hand with the U.S. Department of Education to keep ahead of changing regulations and to effectively provide technical assistance to all TRIO Directors who are attempting to resolve funding and compliance issues.

With your active leadership and assistance, COE can expand the number of TRIO Programs that will benefit more students from low-income families who need TRIO support services.

I encourage YOU to support COE through personal contributions, a subscription to "Equality," or an institutional membership.

If you are an active supporter of COE, please encourage other members of the TRIO community to participate in the Fairshare fundraising efforts. Your program and your students are worth the effort.

Thank you,

Samuel Cortez,
Past Fairshare Committee Chair

Thank you for your support of COE!
For more information about Fairshare contact:
Samuel Cortez
Phone: (805) 756-2301
Fax: (805) 756-5122

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What is Fairshare?

Fairshare is a fundraising effort designed to provide financial support to the Council for Opportunity in Education. The revenue received through Fairshare allows COE to effectively manage the day to day operations of the association. WESTOP is a part of the ten regions that make up COE, and each region has a designated amount to contribute to COE. The yearly amount is based on the number of TRIO programs in each region. WESTOP is responsible for raising 156,822 for the 2001-2002 Fairshare campaign.

How Do I contribute to Fairshare?

There are three ways you can contribute to Fairshare: personal contributions, Equality subscription package, and institutional membership.

Personal contributions - Personal contributions are critical to the success of the TRIO community, to our students, and to the expansion of TRIO programs nationwide. All members are encouraged to make a contribution to COE. Each year, the people who have made personal contributions are recognized during the COE Annual Conference.

Equality Subscription Package (An Allowable Cost) - It is essential that all TRIO professionals keep up with issues that affect their programs and students. You should be aware of what TRIO professionals across the nation are doing to better assist their students and improve their programs. COE publications and periodicals offer important and insightful information for TRIO professionals. The cost of a subscription package costs only $200 (if you are an institutional member) and includes 4 issues of the newsletter EQUALITY, semi-annual copies of Opportunity Outlook, and an annual directory of TRIO Programs nationwide.

Institutional Membership (An Allowable Cost OMB Circular A-21, I.28.a) - There are currently 2,400 TRIO Programs at approximately 1,200 colleges, universities, community colleges and agencies serving an estimated 730,000 TRIO students. It is important that institutions and agencies become involved in the future of TRIO Programs by becoming institutional members. Currently, an institutional membership is $1,300.

As a member of the Council, what services will I enjoy?

Proposal Writing Workshops
To assist institutions in preparing grant applications for all TRIO competitions, the Council sponsors special proposal writing workshops for Members only. These workshops include an overview of the proposal development, editing and review process; an analysis of common mistakes made by unsuccessful applicants as well as characteristics of high-ranking proposals. Over 90 percent of the institutions that participate in the Proposal Writing Workshops are funded.

Congressional Representation
To build support for our nation's TRIO programs and to ensure that Americans from low-income families have a realistic chance to enter and graduate from college, the Council has successfully established relationships with key Members of Congress. Through the Council's Congressional Awareness Program, TRIO students, parents, graduates, administrators, counselors and teachers are represented when Members of Congress convene to appropriate funding for various education programs in America.

Liaison with the Department of Education
To keep Directors of the TRIO programs ahead of changing regulations, the Council works closely with the Department of Education. The Council provides special technical assistance to TRIO Directors nationwide and assists institutions in resolving funding and compliance issues. As an additional membership service, the Council also sponsors an annual seminar that enables institutions to improve relations with the Department of Education.

Annual Conference
Each year the Council sponsors the largest gathering of professionals employed in institutionally-, state-, and federally-funded opportunity programs in America. Participants hear from nationally renowned speakers and have an opportunity to exchange information and ideas with fellow members of the national TRIO community.

Access to Valuable Resources
Members of the Council have immediate access to a powerful information Network. This Network keeps members on top of political, legislative and regulatory events that may potentially affect funding levels for all TRIO programs. In most cases, members who actively network at the legislative level are more competitive at the funding level. Many Council members use the Network to improve their programs and services, to access vital research, to keep up with changing technology and to identify new potential opportunities for their students.

Institutional Membership
Institutional Members of the Council include those colleges, universities and agencies that are seeking to improve the quality of their TRIO Programs, promote their TRIO students and graduates and advance the ideal of equal educational opportunity in postsecondary education. In addition, all Member Institutions receive the following services...

Free...

Action Alerts
Quarterly Newsletter
Proposal Writing Workshops
Professional Journal
Technical Assistance
Information Line
Leadership Seminar
Alumni Database
Resource Center
Congressional Representation

Discounts on...

Congressional Representation
Satellite Teleconferences
National Annual Conference

Plus, all Member Institutions are listed in the National Directory of TRIO Programs and all TRIO administrators, counselors and teachers have an opportunity to exchange information and ideas with other educational opportunity professionals during various training programs as offered throughout the year.

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Council for Opportunity in Education --The Mission...

The mission of the COE is to advance and defend the ideal of equal opportunity in postsecondary education. As such, the concern and focus of COE is to assure that the least advantaged segments of the American population have a reasonable chance to enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. Another purpose of the COE is to provide a voice and a political vehicle for administrators, counselors, and teachers, who are employed in institutionally, state, and federally funded programs, especially those professionals associated with TRIO programs.

The council's overall purpose includes the following:

To provide a unified voice in the cause of educational opportunity on behalf of the student;
To further the expansion of educational opportunity programs;
To promote communication and cooperation among persons working in educational opportunity programs throughout the United States;
To further public awareness of the needs of disadvantaged students enrolled in or aspiring to postsecondary education;
To conduct meetings, research, and evaluations; offer scholarly publications; and engage in other educational and charitable activities dealing with issues relating to educational opportunity;
To form coalitions or relationships with other organizations with similar goals and objectives relating to ethnic, minority, and/or disadvantaged groups;
To engage in other means as may be necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing purposes.

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