National Association of Commissions for Women

The NACW assists and supports commissions for women to ensure that they not only survive, but thrive in today's challenging environment. We provide valuable programs, meaningful activities, relevant resources, and available expertise to our members.

About

About Us

NACW connects commissions for women in states, counties and cities across the United States

NACW is governed by a Board of Directors composed of an Executive Committee which includes the President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, and fourteen Directors elected from across the United States.

Mission

The NACW works to:

Sustain

Provide best practices and practical tools that help women's commissions fulfill their missions.
Develop expertise in the unique needs and diverse environments of women’s commissions at the state, county and local levels.

Strengthen

Offers opportunities to develop professional skills and obtain technical support.
Building relationships amongst peers.
Forming alliances with national partners.

Mission

Advocate

Cultivates a national network of supporters.
Promotes public policies that support and inform the work of women's commissions.
Communicates the value of women’s commissions.
Tells the story of women's commissions on the national level.

The mission of NACW is to sustain, strengthen, and advocate for women's commission in their work to promote equality and justice for all women and girls and ensure they are represented and empowered in their communities.