On Monday, March 5, we were honored to be invited to shoot a clip for Mom’s Every Day. Thank you to host Kat Cooper English and her crew for making us feel so welcome!
View the clip here:
Lights, Camera, Tampons
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Menstrual Health Education Training
Would You Like to Add Menstrual Health Education to your Programming?
“Be a Rose” partners with organizations to provide underserved women and school-age girls education on puberty, menstrual hygiene, and menopause, as well as access to feminine hygiene products. They administer roundtable discussions, seminars, and training workshops for groups and organizations to guide conversations on women’s health and hygiene with dignity and sensitivity.
R.O.S.E (Reclaiming Our Self Esteem) workshops create a safe space for women to learn and share their experience. Trained educators facilitate these conversations, providing information and introducing participants to a variety of feminine hygiene products to manage their period. They focus on sustainable, eco-friendly options such as menstrual cups and cloth pads, in order to foster more long-term menstrual support.
Topics covered at these workshops, which may vary based on audience needs, include:
- Female reproductive system
- Menstruation management (feminine hygiene products)
- Puberty
- Menopause
- Pregnancy and postpartum care
- Overcoming social and cultural barriers
Learn More
To learn more about her programs, please either view the documents below or email her at: info@bearose.org
Model One – BAR Women’s Health Speaker Contract
Model Two – BAR Women’s Health In-House Trainer Certification Contract
Communications/PR Volunteer
Position Summary:
This volunteer opportunity will provide exposure to many aspects of integrated marketing with a primary focus on marketing strategy, social media, graphic design, and content creation. If upon reading the description you are interested, please email us at helpingwomenperiod@gmail.com
The Details
As an HWP volunteer, you will approach our organization just as you would with any fairly new and quickly growing organization. First, assess our current marketing activities. Next, tell us what we are doing well and where we should head next by developing a communications/pr plan tailored to meet our organizational goals. Then, our team (that means you as well) will divide and conquer by completing the goals set out in the plan. This will include, but not limited to:
- Increase donor engagement (and donations) by planning, writing and editing content across social media, website, and e-newsletter
- Support fundraising and development goals by producing an annual report, corporate sponsorship materials and other targeted content for the business community
- Increase media exposure by defining comprehensive media contact list and press release schedule
- Support the successful execution of two primary fundraising special events
What You Can Expect From Us
- To be treated like a professional, while understanding you are a student learning the ropes
- Mentorship from both Executive Directors with the intention of preparing you for the expectations of the professional world post-graduation
- Access to board meetings and speaking engagements
- Clear objectives, role descriptions, and conveyance of specific deadlines
- Weekly (brief) meetings at the East Lansing Marriott (across from The Riv) to lend support, direction, and resources as needed with co-Executive Director, Amy Stephenson
- Support from 1-2 additional professional marketing and public relations volunteers
Minimum Requirements:
- Extremely detail oriented with strong attention to follow-through
- Strong writing skills
- Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
- Flexible in work functions and duties
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Exceptional time-management skills
- Strong teamwork skills
- PC proficiency and strong skills in MS Office Suite essential
- Knowledge of other tools helpful, to include: Hootsuite, WordPress, InDesign, Canva, Google Analytics, and Facebook Admin Module
Meet Our Newest Board Member
Helping Women Period, Inc. is proud to announce their newest board member, Dr. Anne Hornak. Dr. Hornak is currently a Professor at Central Michigan University in the Department of Educational Leadership. The coursework she teaches in regards to ethics, social justice, and student development theory align and strengthen Helping Women’s Period’s focus on menstrual education and equity. In addition, Anne will be leading strategic fundraising and development efforts on behalf of this growing organization. “With the addition of Dr. Hornak to our board, it will allow us to transition from a “startup” operational culture into a more sustainable, strategic organization. And, allow us to fulfill our focus on menstrual education outreach, designed to supplement our product distribution efforts.”, said Amy Stephenson, co-executive director.
Please join us in welcoming Anne and look for her at upcoming product distributions and other events.
Why Periods Are Political – The NPR/1A Interview
Listen to author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and other experts weigh in on the topic of “menstrual equity” and what it means to you, our economy, and our culture. Guests include: Jennifer Weiss-Wolf A lawyer and vice president for the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School; author of “Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual Equity”; Cory Booker U.S. senator, New Jersey (D); former mayor of Newark; Marni Sommer Associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health; executive director of Grow and Know, a non-profit that develops puberty books for girls and boys in poor countries.
https://the1a.org/shows/2017-10-10/why-periods-are-political-the-fight-for-menstrual-equity