Branch Corner

The Branch Corner–Where Branches Share Ideas and Get Resources

About This Section

Branches can read branch news in this section.  Read about some events on the Branch Events page.  The AAUW Ohio Board encourages branches to share successful programs, projects and collaborations. What worked for you; what can you pick up from others?  Use the Contact page to send us information to post or leave writing a comment in answer to a question posted on the Branch Events page.

990N Branch Tax Filing

Most Ohio branches are 501(c)(4) organizations with annual receipts low enough to qualify for filing the short 990N form with the IRS. This form must be filed. Most branches can ask the Association to file if for you. The branch president or finance officer should

  • log in at aauw.org
  • choose “My Affiliations.”
  • click on the three dots in the blue box beside your branch name, and
  • select “Tax Information.”

Branch Bylaws Mandatory Update Required

With last May’s approval of the changes to the national AAUW bylaws, branches must update their branch bylaws. Branches are referred to as “Affiliates.” National is referred to as the “Association.” There is a new 2023 Model Branch Bylaws you must use as the first seven sections of your branch bylaws exactly as stated.  The new bylaws replace the first eight (8) sections of your old bylaws.

Here are the new 2023 Model Branch Bylaws

  1. Download a copy of the new bylaws.
  2. Write your branch name in the parts required.
  3. Your old bylaws had eight (8) mandatory sections at the beginning. Delete them.
  4. Paste the new seven (7) sections at the beginning your current bylaws.

Community Hub News

The following is more news from the email update National sent to AAUW State Presidents and reported at the August 15, 2022 AAUW Ohio Board meeting.

Recently National made several improvements for State Leaders in the Community Hub.  The goal of these changes was to provide state leaders with visibility and access to Branch rosters –for both committee and membership management.  With these latest changes, State leaders will now have the ability to

  • Export a state roster which includes members of all of the branches in their state
  • Export a roster of all committee members, for all branches in their state

Unfortunately, granting State leaders the same access as branch managers, had some unintended results, namely, the State Leaders were added to Branch Rosters.

Attention Branch and State Leaders! These State Leaders should remain on your branch rosters so that State Leaders can view your rosters and lend support if needed.  Some branches have already removed State Leaders from their rosters, and in this case please do not attempt to add them back yourself. We will be working to identify branches that have removed state leaders, but in the meantime, you can also contact connect@aauw.org so that National’s team can add them back.

New Deadline for Leaders to Update Officer Positions
The Committee Management function is available for state and branch managers to make updates to their roster for the new fiscal year.
On behalf of all our AAUW National Staff, thank you for your continued patience and understanding. The work has been challenging and complex, and while progress has been made in many ways, there have also been unexpected complications along the way. The Connect Team has received a high volume of inquiries, and we thank you for your patience. We continue our Connect Team Office Hours, which now occur weekly on Tuesdays at 3:00p ET and Thursdays at 3:30p ET, where we are happy to provide live support and answers to questions. Registration links and other updates can be found in our Membership Matters News Hub https://www.aauw.org/resources/member/governance-tools/state-branch/membership-matters-a-hub-for-branch-leaders/

Archives of Branch Corner Stories

Click here to read stories previously published on the Branch Corner page. They are on the Archives page.