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What is it?
SF WoW offers recruiters and hiring professionals a support level of membership, where they can post classifieds in the community with the added “Approved SF WoW Recruiter” topic header. They will have the ability to edit the post until it is published. They can do the final publish. The formatting is text-only. Posts can be retrieved and copied with administrative help, as well.

SF WoW is an entirely volunteer-run organization, and contributions from hiring professionals show us that they wish to support women in technology fields and highlight quality job placements.

How much?
For $40 a month contribution, hiring professionals can post up to 10 classifieds via this site. This contribution- $40/month for 10 posts/month- extends through a trial 6 months, ending in December. Payment method is via PayPal, to sfwow.hr@gmail.com. Contribute for 1 month, or any other extension, up to 6 months.

One month only:


Six months, billed $40 a month:

Further questions?
Please email hr@sfwow.org if you have any other questions, and thank you for supporting SF WoW.

for Media

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Sarah Kidder
Sarah Kidder Designs
press@sfwow.org
1-888-832-2032


Announcing Career Advancement Networking
for Women on the Web
San Francisco Women on the Web Hosts Recruiting Event

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, February 21, 2007 – San Francisco Women on the Web (SFWoW) is proud to host a networking and recruiting event for Bay Area hiring professionals and SFWoW members.

  • Who: San Francisco Women on the Web
  • What: CANWOW: Career Advancement Networking for Women on the Web
  • When: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
  • Where: The Bubble Lounge, 714 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111
  • Cost: Hiring professionals: $25
    SFWoW members: no cost with RSVP

Career Advancement Networking for Women on the Web (CANWOW) focuses on introducing the skilled SFWoW membership to companies currently hiring, professional consultancies, and approved recruiters. The event features the premier screening of a short video featuring SFWoW members as they talk about their careers and the organization.

Ticket price allows hiring professionals special access to job listings as Approved Hiring Professionals, identification at mixer as Hiring Professionals, and an HR Manager Kit. Contact hr@sfwow.org for more information on working with SFWoW or to attend the event.

The CANWOW party caps off a new three event series that supports career advancement for SFWoW members that help the SFWoW community focus on refining job hunting skills:

  • CANWOW – Social networking event of SFWoW members, hiring managers and technology recruiters. March 7th. Visit www.sfwow.org/us/canwow for full details.
  • Interview Panel – Two seasoned recruiters, a consulting professional, and an etiquette specialist will guide the membership through Interview Skill-building. Wednesday, February 28th at the Craft Gym. Visit www.sfwow.org/us/canwow for full details.
  • Resume Roundtable – Participants reviewed and provided insight into the local job market while providing honest feedback about each other’s resumes. Held 2/7/07. A recap is available at www.sfwow.org/blog

Additional information about the CANWOW series can be found at www.sfwow.org/us/canwow. Contact Anna Billstrom at sponsor@sfwow.org to be a sponsor.


Sponsors

WordPress

Tatu Digital

About SFWOW
Founded in 1998, San Francisco Women on the Web is a 501(c)(6) Non profit organization with the mission to serve, educate and empower women in technology. This is accomplished through an online mail list, educational workshops, panel and speaker events, and networking events. www.sfwow.org

for Hiring Professionals

SPECIAL EVENT FOR BAY AREA RECRUITERS, HIRING MANAGERS AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGERS

San Francisco Women on the Web, a community of 1,800 professional women (and more than a few good men!) in web development, e-commerce and related technology, is hosting an employment fair with a twist.

The first Career Advancement Networking for Women on the Web (CANWOW) mixer will provide area employers with the opportunity to meet highly qualified candidates in a relaxed social setting. Whether you’re looking for a hard-core expertise in Ajax, C++ or SQL, or technical writers, graphic designers or Web 2.0-savvy marketers, this is the must-attend event of the season.

When: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

Where: The Bubble Lounge, 714 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

Who should attend: Recruiters, Hiring Managers, HR Professionals

Cost: $25 for hiring professionals in advance (our members attend for free, so you’ll be assured of a good turnout)
$30 at the door

What you get: Special non-member job posting privileges to our online community until 4/1/2007, an event badge identifying you as an approved recruiter/hiring manager, and a unique opportunity to meet our particularly qualified community.

for Sponsors


We are looking for sponsors for our Career Advancement Networking Series (CANWOW) to donate funds or provide In Kind donations. If this sounds interesting to you, contact sponsor@sfwow.org.

Opportunities Platinum Gold Member
Donation $2,000 $500 $350
Vertical, non-competitive sponsors Yes Yes No
Ad in event packet Single page Ad-sized Listed
Announcement at event Yes Yes No
Ad on site Front page, event page, banner size Ad size, event page Ad on event page, listed with link
Passes to event 5 2 N/A - Event free to members
Other opportunities, if sponsor signs up before event dates
Announcement at Resume Roundtable, Interview Panel event Yes Yes No
Ad on event site for both events banner size ad size Yes- Listed

* Member sponsors are for individuals or corporations employing a member- and a member is somebody who signed up for the new-sfwow Yahoo Groups list prior to February 1, 2007.

In Kind Donations

  • Flowers. Approx. $500 value.
  • Printing. Approx $200 value.
  • Venue. Approx. $2,000 value. * Platinum tier
  • Free merchandise (schwag). Approx. $200 value
  • Drink tickets – upwards to 100 tickets, $500 value
  • Other: suggest an in kind donation!

In Kind donors will receive the benefits outlined in the matrix, according to the value of the In Kind donation, i.e. Flower In Kind Donors receive all of the benefits of Gold Sponsors.

Interested? Contact Us
sponsor@sfwow.org

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Private: CANWOW Series

Career Advancement Networking for Women on the Web

SFWOW is initiating a spring series to assist our skilled and talented women move up into higher level jobs in the technology industry. To support our members in the process of career advancement, we have four events and a video project scheduled:

  • Video Call - Represent our community- submit an interview, we have a few already uploaded! so if you’re interested, film yourself and contact webmistress@sfwow.org to upload your own! password is: canwow

  • Resume Roundtable - We had a great event- recap is on our blog. More info >

  • Interview Panel - Wednesday, February 28th - Four hiring professionals impart the skills you need for a successful interview. - More info >

  • CANWOW Party - Wednesday, March 7 - The culmination of two workshops on job-hunting skills is a unique, SFWOW-style job networking event for recruiters and SFWOW membership More info >

  • Salary Negotiation Workshop - April TBD.


Sponsors

WordPress

Tatu Digital

SF WoW Mailing List: FAQs

What can I do if I am too busy to read all of the off topic and non technical discussions?

You may use the list-management options to restrict which headers you subscribe to, or to set yourself “nomail” for a period (for example, during a vacation)

How can I send attachments to the list?

The SF WoW mailing list is plain-text only. Attachments, HTML formatting, and inline images are not accepted on the SF WoW mailing list.

Is it okay to post SF WoW mail to other lists, BBSs, friends, and/or web sites?

All posts to SF WoW are confidential. You may not forward any post from SF WoW without express written permission from the author and in some instances from the SF WoW Directors. Breaking this rule is considered serious by the leadership of SF WoW.

I received this great post on another list, can I repost it to SF WoW?

Private emails and messages from other lists aren’t allowed on SF WoW list without written permission from the author. Breaking this rule is considered serious by the leadership of SF WoW.

I just got this petition/virus/health/safety email from a friend. Can I forward it to the list?

Please do not send such warnings to the SF WoW mailing list. If you research the content carefully (multiple antivirus website, Snopes, standard resources in the relevant industry) and have specific, concrete information about tools or techniques to share, you may wish to start a discussion. However, these subjects generate large volumes of hoax and garbled claims, and we discourage them on SF WOW’s mailing list.

How do I file a complaint about flames or other problem posts or get help using the list?

A complaint can be filed with either the Directors or the Listmom. To file a complaint, send a message detailing your complaint along with the post in question. After discussion between the Directors and possibly the list managers, a decision will be made regarding the complaint. You will then be notified of the decision and if warranted, official action will be taken.

What are the consequences for breaking the list rules?

If a poster breaks list rules, whether noticed first by the listmom or flagged by another member, the rule-breaker will be notified by email which rule was broken and reminded of the full list rules.

If the poster repeats the offense, he or she will be placed on moderated status for no less than one week.

If, after release from moderated status, the poster repeats the same offense, he or she will be dropped from the list.

The listmom and directors reserve the right to escalate to moderation or banning if multiple rules are broken in a short period (to be defined by the listmom and directors). The count does not necessarily go back to zero for different rules once one rule has been broken. In other words, if you are moderated for flaming someone, emerge from moderation and turn around and post a copyrighted text, in full, without permission, you may be banned from the list rather than placed on a second moderation.

How do I appeal a moderation or ban?

You may email the board at board@sfwow.org to appeal a moderation or ban.

Pricing Discussion FAQ

For legal reasons, certain discussions are not allowed on the SF WoW list. Specifically, any discussion that may be construed as an attempt to fix prices is not allowed.This document details SF WoW’s policy regarding the discussion of pricing, rates, and salaries on the SF WoW mailing list or at SF WoW events. It was developed by SF WoW’s Directors and Board with assistance from SF WoW’s legal counsel, Sandra J. McNabb, Attorney, Perez & McNabb

What is SF WoW’s policy regarding discussions of pricing?

SF WoW does not allow any discussions of any aspect of pricing or compensation for participant’s services or products on our mailing list, Web site, or at any of our events.

Failure to comply with this policy will result in termination of membership and termination of access to SF WoW’s programs. We will make every effort to communicate this policy regularly and warn members where possible, to help them comply.

What is price fixing?

Price fixing is an agreement among competitors to charge a certain amount for their services or products or to stabilize prices. Price fixing is considered anti-competitive by the US government and is therefore illegal.

Why does SF WoW have this policy?

According to §1 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. §§1, et seq.) price fixing is illegal. The exchange of information about pricing can be a factor in making an antitrust case for price fixing. Since SF WoW does not monitor members’ conduct, it cannot determine the intent of our members’ discussions about pricing, and cannot determine whether exchanges of price information might hamper competition, our attorney has advised us that our policy should be to prohibit all such exchanges of pricing information on our mailing list and at SF WoW events.

According to our attorney, “Because agreements to fix prices are rarely formally agreed to and documented, and because conspiracy to do so may be even more difficult to pin down, proof of price fixing is virtually always based on circumstantial evidence and inference. Hence, the fact that there was an exchange of price information, coupled with evidence of, for example, uniform or similar pricing, may lead to a finding of price fixing.” The government has a lot of leeway in making a case against price fixers, and as a result SF WoW intends to steer widely clear of any misconduct by members using our resources.

What if I’m not sure whether a particular discussion is acceptable?

When in doubt, please send an email to our Board at board@sfwow.org or to the Listmom at listmom@sfwow.org for an opinion. SF WoW’s leadership is typically able to respond to these queries within a business day, though our response may take longer if we need to consult with our attorneys for an opinion.

What if I become aware of pricing discussions on the list or at SF WoW events?

If you become aware of a violation of this policy on our mailing list, please send an email to listmom@sfwow.org to make sure she catches it and can contact the party that made the error.

If you become aware of a violation of this policy at an event, we ask that you indicate that you think the conversation may be a violation of SF WoW’s pricing discussion policy (if you feel comfortable doing so) and most certainly we ask that you contact the event manager or one of SF WoW’s Board right away, so that she can explain SF WoW’s policy. You can also send email to the Board of SF WoW at board@sfwow.org.

Can I ask other members of SF WoW to contact me off list to discuss pricing?

We cannot allow members of SF WoW to use SF WoW’s resources to have or initiate pricing discussions of any sort. What you choose to do when not using SF WoW’s resources (meaning our mailing list, web site, or events) is entirely your own business, and SF WoW has no desire or ability to set policies for your personal behavior when you are not using SF WoW’s resources.

How can I find out how to price my services, then?

Of course SF WoW wants our members to be compensated fairly. To that end, we have listed a number of resources that are identified as dealing with that topic generally. If you find additional resources that are useful, we ask that you let us know, so that we can add them to this list. Please email webmistress@sfwow.org with suggestions.

Common objections to the policy, and our responses to them.

  • What about my freedom of speech? Who is SF WoW to tell me what I can and cannot discuss?
    Freedom of speech merely guarantees that the government will not interfere with your right to express your opinions. It most certainly does not guarantee that private organizations will allow you to say or do anything you wish to while using their resources. SF WoW is a non-profit organization that extends certain benefits to our members and constituents. In exchange we require that those individuals abide by our (not extensive) policies. SF WoW is well within its rights to set certain standards for community involvement, particularly where it is the opinion of the leadership and attorneys of the organization that those standards are necessary in order to protect the organization from legal problems.

  • Don’t you want members to be empowered?
    We do - that’s why SF WoW exists. But we are not willing to risk violations of law in order to empower our members. Even the specter of legal action against SF WoW would be devastating for our organization financially (we run on a very limited budget) and a huge distraction for our all-volunteer leadership.

  • Do you really think SF WoW could be prosecuted for price fixing?
    We aren’t sure, but we are committed to steering clear of potentially illegal actions or actions that might be unclear in terms of legality, regardless. As laypeople, we follow the advice of our legal counsel on legal matters. And we are not interested in serving as a test case or enduring an investigation around allegations of price fixing.

  • SF WoW is a free resource, how can you tell me I can’t use it however I want?
    SF WoW does not charge for access to its mailing list or charge membership fees. Our only condition for use of the resource is that our members and constituents follow the (few) policies we set. SF WoW has the right to set certain policies or guidelines for any members who wish to use the organization’s resources.

  • I’m just a lowly freelancer, how can the government care what I am doing?
    It is very likely that there are a number of freelancers on SF WoW performing services similar to the ones you do. If a number of you agreed upon prices (or even knew each others prices and adjusted accordingly), you could, in fact, impact the local market for those services. This is why trade associations and professional organizations need to be extremely careful not to accidentally allow price fixing.

  • Why aren’t unions accused of price fixing? And why can’t SF WoW’s members discuss prices under the same exceptions?
    There is a specific clause in the Clayton Antitrust Act exempting unions from the Antitrust laws as long as each union acts alone in its self-interest. This is based on a legislative decision that public policies advanced by unions outweigh those advanced by the antitrust laws. However, the exemption is limited to true labor unions, those that collectively bargain for their employees. SF WoW is not a union, but rather a non-profit professional organization. There is no similar exemption for non-profits or trade groups generally.

  • What about salary guides? How are they legal?
    Businesses are allowed to perform aggregate research about past pricing or salaries, provided past pricing or salaries are not equated to actual individuals or companies in the research. SF WoW has considered the possibility of performing such research in order to assist our members. However, it is our strong opinion that we do not have the resources to do a better job than the companies that already focus on this sort of research professionally.
  • Is SF WoW responsible for discussions that occur on its mailing list? Aren’t you protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?
    The Digital Millennium Copyright Act does provide protection to on-line service providers. However, these protections deal with copyright, not potential antitrust violations. While an on-line service provider might argue that the same policies should apply in analyzing potential antitrust violations, the Act itself does not apply.
  • Don’t these laws around price fixing apply to businesses? Why are these relevant for individuals?
    Individual freelancers and consultants (sole proprietors) are in fact small businesses in the eyes of the government.
  • What about individuals who are not contractors, but are just employees who want to share salary information via SF WoW?
    According to our attorney: “Technically, employees are not liable for conspiring to price fix where they act for their employers (i.e. their interests are the same). If employees have an independent interest, however, they are potentially liable for conspiracy. An independent interest may be an intention to become a consultant, a desire to increase salaries for employees throughout the industry, or other possibilities too numerous and specific for SF WoW to speculate about. Thus, as with trying to monitor why information is being exchanged in the first place, this is an area which is simply too difficult for SF WoW to police. Another potential problem in this area is that employees may have agreed with their employers to keep information with respect to pricing and/or salaries confidential. Disclosing such information may be a breach of contract or a trade secret violation. While it may be difficult to show that SF WoW conspired in such violations, it seems prudent to steer clear of such potential problems.”

What Can I Do if I Disagree with this Policy?

You have several options if you disagree with SF WoW’s policies regarding pricing discussions:

  • One option is to remain active in our community, but source market information in order to determine pricing for your services elsewhere. We have provided a list of resources in this policy document to help you research pricing. If you wish to suggest additional resources, please send an email to webmistress@sfwow.org.
  • Another option is to not participate in SF WoW. We hope this won’t be your choice - we welcome and aim to serve a broad community. We place very few constraints on the members of our community regarding their communications. However, by subscribing or attending our events, you agree to abide by the very few constraints we set for community involvement. (See the mailing list FAQ for any other guidelines for participation in SF WoW).
  • We do not anticipate changing this policy, as it is based on the advice of SF WoW’s attorney. However, if you wish to provide SF WoW with a legal brief stating alternatives to SF WoW’s existing policy regarding pricing discussions (or an opinion from the San Francisco and US Department of Justice), we will consider it along with the opinion we have already received.

Rate, Salary and Antitrust Resources

Consulting and Freelance Rates

Salaries

Antitrust and Price Fixing

Resources Related to Price Fixing Issues

Thanks from SFWoW

SF WoW would like to offer special thanks to the organizations and individuals listed below. To learn about becoming a Friend of SF WoW or sponsoring a specific event, please email our Sponsorship Manager.

Craig’s List
for special startup support. And lots afterwards too.


Marker Seven for support.


Sarah Kidder Designs for donating event coordination and PR advice


Kai Haley at Ideograf for designing our logo.


Hurricane Electric for hosting the SF WoW Web site and for hosting top25.org until 2004.

SF WoW’s Own Web Site Team

Web site design, technical development and ongoing maintenance provided by
SF WoW volunteers.

Volunteers

Amika Antoniades - List Manager
Once an HR manager-turned-marketing associate in the tech world, Amika is now a full-time mom and has happily left the workforce for a much harder job at home. Amika’s been SFWoW’s listmom for several years and is happy to be part of this diverse online community.
Jennifer Baum -Panel Coordinator
Jennifer Baum, President and CEO of Peridot Productions, brings more than ten years of experience managing diverse marketing and print projects for a variety of clients. Jennifer brings deep knowledge of trade shows and print and online marketing projects. With her photographic training, she also brings a deep understanding of the design and production process. Prior to her owning and operating Peridot Productions, Jennifer was a senior account manager responsible for overseeing numerous teams of graphic designers, production artists and writer at Oak Hill Corporation, The Canterbury Group, and Chroma Copy Imaging, and the traffic coordinator at Ernst & Young’s Creative Department. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Anna Billstrom - Board President
Anna started volunteering for SF WoW as a workshop manager, then moved to Top25 organizer (’99), director, and now Board President. She has taught and moderated numerous workshops on technology for the organization. Anna is a CRM Consultant for various clients on the west coast, including Disney, Microsoft, American Express, WellsFargo, and Kodak. She is an avid local history buff, loves to take long walks, drink Pinot Noir (before Sideways!), and contribute to her own database of movie haikus. She’s a writer of novels, screenplays, and can be found writing for a local SF blog.
Maria Black - Events Co-Manager
Mary Choy Rosberg - Board Treasurer
Mary Choy Rosberg has been on SF WoW maillist since its inception. She volunteered as Workshop Coordinator for several months, before being voted onto the Steering Crew by the active volunteers. She served as Point Woman from January 1999 to March 2000. When not raising Dash, she runs client services and does biz dev for Oak Hill, an agency for freelance tech writers, marketing writers, instructional designers, editors, and illustrators.
Arianna Dogil - Alliance Manager
A marketing and tech document writer/editor for the last 10 years, Arianna currently works at a small start-up as the managing editor (although she frequently toys with the idea of returning to life as a freelancer). She recently discovered, joined and got involved with SFWoW. (Her excuse is that she hasn’t lived in the Bay Area very long.)
Teri Gardella Solina - Women At Large
Teri has over 15 years of web and IT experience and is currently Director of Technology at a local high school. She has been a member of SF WoW since 1999 and volunteered in various capacities, including Director in 2001. In between work and raising daughter Renee, Teri enjoys gardening, camping, hiking and photography.
Lauren Hoernlein - Public Relations
Lauren writes, if not witty and engaging prose, then at least highly accurate and effective software documentation. She has also managed to get sucked into the world of blogging and is an amused spectator of “Web 2.0.” She is a self-proclaimed foodie and coffee snob, and will go to extreme measures to find a good croissant. A San Francisco native, Lauren grew up in Spokane, Washington, and received her Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication from the University of Washington in Seattle before returning to the Bay Area in 2001, just as everyone else was leaving.
Rebecca Kidder - Board Vice President
Rebecca is the Director of Client Services at Marker Seven, a web design and development firm. Rebecca started a long and healthy relationship with the web while publishing an independent e-zine in 1994. Most recently, Rebecca was Lead Producer in a network of independent consultants, Connected-dots. Before that, she worked as a Technical Lead for a web development firm, a Product Manager for a software company’s web offering, Director of Interactive for an integrated marketing agency, and a freelance web developer. Rebecca holds a BA in Liberal Studies from JFK University. She enjoys poetry, literature and martial arts in her spare time.
Bethany Polentz - Director
Bethany Polentz currently works as a Project Manager of bank applications in Wells Fargo’s Wholesale Internet Treasury group. Bethany began working in the Internet space in 1999, when she moved to Silicon Valley without ever having set foot in California. She met her first recruiter at a beerfest in Mountain View, and quickly landed a job at Internet search company, AltaVista. Since then, she’s been a firm believer in the power of random networking, regardless of the setting! Other gigs have included a stint as a Producer at a small e-commerce startup and a Project Manager of medical software development, as well as freelance writer and editor. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia and vows to one day start a blog and really keep it up this time! In her free time, she writes fiction, runs, drinks red wine and searches for fun new activities in San Francisco, i.e. she is never home. Her cat is very understanding.
Nancy Purcell - Woman at Large
Nancy has been involved in SFWoW from the beginning, wearing different hats including Director, Co-Organizer of the 2000 Top 25 Awards but mostly random go-fer. She’s an online fundraising consultant, and exhibits worrisome signs of potential Cat Lady Syndrome.
Amy Rogers- Research
Amy is a Webmaster at Large for small business and non-profits. Before that she worked in Marketing at high-tech companies, and a Web whiz since 1986. Amy has been a member of SFWOW mailing list since
1999. When not at the computer, she’s either running errands, gardening, walking, drinking sake, reading sci-fi and non-fiction, all the while spending time with her husband and dog.

Directors and Board Members

Directors
Elected quarterly for one year terms (with alternating term expirations), the dedicated and talented women — former volunteers themselves — who serve as the officers of the group. They manage the organization, plan events and programs, and keep the listserv vibrant, all the while remaining responsive to members’ needs. They are the CEOs and VPs of our organization.

Some of the Directors’ duties include:

  • Working with the Board to determine annual goals for the organization
  • Communicating with the membership about goals and programs
  • Recruiting and managing the SF WoW’s volunteer base
  • Managing our programs, from the mailing list to workshops to events
  • Handling administration duties for the organization, including finances and compliance
  • Making most spending and contract decisions

Directors devote an average of 10-15 hours a week to their duties — no small feat! The reward, however, is the continued existence of our community of hi-tech women. Without the Directors, things would not happen! A position as a Director provides excellent management training (and looks great on a resume!).

The Executive Directors also serve on SF WoW’s Board as Board Vice Presidents.
Board of Directors
SF WoW’s Board governs the long term mission and policies of the group. Their duties include:

  • Approving annual goals for SF WoW that are in keeping with our mission
  • Approving the annual budget set for SF WoW as well as reviewing quarterly actuals against budget
  • Approving policies related to the organization’s finances and fundraising
  • Ensuring that the organization is in compliance with legal and tax issues
  • Acting as the checks and balances for the Directors
  • Advising the Directors on difficult or historical issues

Members of the Board for this year are:

The Board was elected through a nomination process detailed here. During the organizations changing times the Board has taken more active roles, or more advisory, depending on the level of volunteer recruitment.

Budget and Bylaws

View these files with Adobe Acrobat.

SF WoW Bylaws (current as of June 2002)

SF WoW Budget for 2002

SF WoW Q3 Financials

SF WoW Minutes, Q3 Financial Meeting (.doc format)

Open Positions

The following volunteer positions are open and ready to be rocked. Directors and other volunteers are ready to help you get started and support you throughout your term.

Send us email if you’d like to be considered. Put “Volunteer” and the name of the position that interests you in the subject line. Take a few sentences to tell us why you’re interested and a bit about your background. Thank you!

Venue Coordinator
The venue coordinator works with bars, schools, cafes, restaurants, and other San Francisco establishments for finding great places to hold our events. You will be augmenting an existing list of venues, and maintaining it, keeping in mind the different types of events SF WoW puts on: either casual or more professional networking events, large capacity panel events, and more intimate hands-on workshops. You would be the type of person that enjoys getting to know the manager and owners of various hotspots around the area, and feel comfortable negotiating non-profit rates. The final bit is to aggregate this information– such as venue contact name, price, capacity and type of venue (coffee house= suitable for casual networking, Women’s Building= suitable for workshop, etc.) into an online spreadsheet. This commitment would be for approximately one year, but if you like it, by all means stay on for longer. You’ll report to Volunteer Coordinator and/or Events Manager, depending on needs of project. It is a combination of emailing and on-site visiting. Either know the area really well before coming on or learn as you go- both are fine. All locations should be accessible by public transit, so no car required. Usually this is intense at first, then is only a few hours a month to maintain. Lately, online tools such as Yelp and Bay Area Citysearch have made most of the information readily available- requiring a quick on-site visit, and reviews from events after they’ve occurred, to keep the spreadsheet up to date.
Panel Coordinator
Ever wonder what being a talent scout would be like? This role is the SF WoW version- finding interesting speakers and powerful mavens around the Internet and Tech space to present for our membership. You would help coordinate the panel participants for various SF WoW career and skills development workshops. You would liaise between potential panel member and the Events Manager. Discovering and proposing panel opportunities to potential speakers is key to this role. You may want to leverage your personal network- or build one in the process- to help SF WoW locate qualified speakers for events. You will work closely with the Events Manager and/or Volunteer Coordinator. The commitment would be for one year, but of course staying as long as you like. The job is mainly online emailing and researching specialists in key areas that our members have expressed interest. You may get leads from members or from associates, and you are comfortable discussing scheduling, and on-site requirements, reviewing speaker guidelines, and informing speakers about SF WoW and representing the organization in general. If you are outgoing and would like to broaden your personal acquaintance base in an exciting new area- this may be a great fit for you. There are many opportunities to design new programs within SF WoW and learn event management skills, if you don’t already have them.
Sponsorship Manager
The Sponsorship Manager targets organizations and individuals that would be interested in offering single event financial support to SF WoW’s many activities. Currently we are aiming for donations for CANWOW, SF WoW’s networking series. If you enjoy meeting new people, helping a great organization and getting to know some of the powerful decision makers in SF and high tech, this position will definitely do that. This is for approximately two month’s time period initially, with opportunities to extend if you are interested. You would call or email an existing list of sponsors, as well as research and brainstorm for others that may be interested. Mostly online work - emailing and calling potential donors- and a knowledge of the high tech industry space and non-profit donation structure is a plus. You will work closely with the Event Manager.

Get Involved

Get Involved

SF WoW is a volunteer-run organization founded in part on the idea that the more you give, the more you get back. Building a community is a shared task, and we all work together to share ideas, help each other build skills, and answer one another’s questions in order to succeed. While everyone on the list is supportive and contributes to our organization’s success, some women step up to a higher challenge.

Volunteers are rewarded for their efforts by being able to meet and network with high-level industry executives, vote on SF WoW leaders and issues, and of course, feel good about helping women in technology. SF WoW has many active volunteers and open opportunities for contributing on different levels of participation:

  • SF WoW Volunteers Dedicated women manage our various SF WoW programs, such as Workshops, PIMs, Sponsorships, Web site, etc. Different programs require different levels of work and expertise. Some positions require only a small committment of time, such as Venues, while others are more robust positions. To view positions currently available, please visit our open positions page.
    • Women @ LargeThese volunteers are called upon only occasionally to help with SF WoW events. In exchange for free attendance, their duties include setting up chairs, picking up food, etc. To become a Woman @ Large, or if you’re interested in volunteering only at a specific upcoming event, email our Women @ Large coordinator.
  • Directors Elected quarterly for one year terms (with alternating term expirations), the Directors are comprised of five dedicated and talented women. Directors lead the organization, oversee volunteers, and manage programs on a tactical level. Directors must be nominated from our active volunteers. If you’re interested in being a director, start with a volunteer role that suits your skills. If you’re already a volunteer and would like to be nominated for a director position, email directors@sfwow.org.
  • The Board Three experienced women sit on the SF WoW Board. Board members set strategic direction for the organization, oversee directors, and provide support to volunteers. Board members must be elected. If you’re interested in being nominated for Board consideration, email board@sfwow.org
  • Friends of SF WoW Many people and companies have donated professional services and support to our organization in order to help us grow, flourish and support our membership. We have listed them in this special section of our site as a small way of saying “Thank you.” To learn more about becoming a friend, please contact our Sponsorship Manager.

Tips for Filtering Email

Filtering mail using MS Outlook.

  1. In MS Outlook, from the Tools main pull-down menu, select Rules Wizard.
  2. The Rules Wizard dialog box will pop up. From the upper right hand side of the dialog box, select New to create a new rule.
  3. You will be asked Which type of rule you do want to create? Select Check messages when they arrive, and click Next.
  4. You will be asked Which condition(s) do you want to check? Scroll down in the upper window, and select With specific words in the subject. Click on the underlined words Specific Words in the lower window.
  5. A new dialog box will appear, titled Search Text. In the Add New text entry box, type ‘(off topic)‘ (without the single quotes), and click Add.
    • After this initial entry, you may add any other variations you think you might receive, i.e., ‘[off topic]‘, etc. (again, without the single quotes). Click Add after each entry. In the lower window of this dialog box, you will see the a growing list of all of the types of text that this rule will look for. When your list is complete, click Ok.
  6. You may receive a warning indicating that you are creating a rule that looks for multiple phrases, and that this rule won’t work with previous versions of Outlook. Click Yes to create the rule.
  7. You will see that there is description of the rule in the main dialog box. Click Next.
  8. Now you have to decide what to do with any messages that come in labeled as off topic posts.
    1. If you want all off topic messages put in a special folder from which you may read or may just delete later, select Move it to a specified folder. (Skip to 8-2 if you just want to delete all incoming off topic posts.)
      • Click the underlined word Specified in the lower window in order to select the folder the off topic messages should go to. A new dialog box titled Rules Wizard will open. A list of your mail folders will appear. Select New in order to create a new folder.
      • A new dialog box titled Create New Folder will appear. In the Name text entry box, label the new folder SF WoW Off Topic. In the Folder Will Contain text entry box, select Mail Items. In the third box, which displays an overview of your mail folders, select where you want this new folder to sit within your mail folders hierarchy. You may be asked if you want to create a shortcut to this folder. Click No.
      • You will be returned to the rules wizard dialog box, with your newly created folder selected. Click Ok.
    2. If instead you never want to read off topic posts, in the window labeled What do you want to do with the message?, click Permanently Delete It.
      • You will receive a warning that all messages that match this rule will be permanently deleted with no way for you to retrieve them. Click Yes to agree. If you don’t like the idea, click No and select Delete It rather than Permanently Delete It.
  9. Click Finish. You will be asked to prioritize the order in which any rules you have should be applied. If you have never created rules in MS Outlook before, you can leave this “Off Topic” rule as the first to be processes for incoming messages. Click Ok. The rule will now be applied to incoming messages.

You can get a lot fancier if desired, such as making rules for other SF WoW subject line identifiers. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email our Listmom.

Filtering mail using MS Outlook Express.

From the main MS Outlook Express window (rather than an individual email), do the following:

  1. From the Tools main pull-down menu, select Rules Wizard.
  2. Select the New button
  3. Select Check messages when they arrive and click Next
  4. Under Which conditions do you want to check scroll down until you see From people or distribution list and check that box.
  5. In the box below the top box, click on the words People or Distribution List. Type directly into the box on the right hand side ‘new-sfwow@yahoogroups.com‘ (without the single quotes) and click Ok.
  6. In the bottom box you should now see new-sfwow@yahoogroups.com in the place where it used to say People or Distribution List. If it doesn’t, go back to step 5 and try again.
  7. Click Next
  8. Check the top checkbox telling Outlook that you want to move it to the specified folder.
  9. In the box below, click on the words Specified Folder. It will pop up a box where you can either select a folder, or create a new folder by clicking the New button.
  10. Click Next
  11. You can now add additional conditions and filter on any words you choose.

Filtering mail using Eudora Pro.

  1. From the Tools main pull-down menu, select Filters.
  2. The Filters dialog box pops up. In the lower left-hand corner, click New
  3. On the right hand side, at the top:
    • For Match, select Incoming
    • For Header, select Subject
    • For Contains, type ‘SF WoW‘ (without the single quotes)
    • Leave the next few fields as they are
    • For Actions, select Transfer to
    • Select a mailbox to transfer all SF WoW email to, or click New and create an SF WoW mailbox
  4. Close the Filters window. When asked to save changes, click Yes

Changing your email settings to receive Individual, Digest or No Email

  1. Log in at Yahoo groups and go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups
  2. Click on Edit My Groups
  3. Under Message Delivery, select Individual Emails, Daily Digest or No Email (handy when you go on vacation).
  4. Click the SAVE CHANGES button before you leave the page or it won’t save your changes.

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SF WoW Mailing List Do’s and Don’ts

These are the rules for participating in the SFWoW mailing list. If you have a specific question that is not addressed here, please feel free to email the Listmom.

In addition to these rules, our Board of Directors has issued the following disclaimer.

SF WoW does not permit or condone use of its list for illegal purposes, including but not limited to infringement of intellectual property rights, posting of materials in violation of criminal statutes, or engaging in illegal price-fixing. SF WoW is not liable for the content of members’ communications, but it is called upon to field complaints by list members and third parties. Please consider the list members (who may be your neighbors or co-workers) as well as our all-volunteer staff when you post.

As on all mailing lists, when you post to SF WoW:

General List Information

Using the List: Subscribing, unsubscribing, and emailing
Use topic (headers) in the Subject Line
Posting DO’s
Posting DON’Ts

Frequently Asked Questions

Read our list FAQ at SF WoW Mailing List: FAQs.

Using the List: Subscribing, unsubscribing, and emailing

You can join the list simply by sending a message to new-sfwow-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. If you join in this way, your delivery option will be “Individual e-mails” .

If you join via the Web on Yahoo! Groups, you can set your delivery option as desired and make changes easily later. Here are the steps to join via the Web:

  • Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new-sfwow.
  • Click the “Join this Group” link.
  • Choose the option that is appropriate for you and follow the steps to join:
    • Convert — Choose this if you are an SF WoW listmember, or an eGroups member, but not a Yahoo! member.
    • New Yahoo member — Choose this if you are completely new to both the SF WoW List and to Yahoo!
    • Current member login — Choose this if you are a current Yahoo! member.

If don’t want to sign up via Yahoo! and don’t currently have an account with them, send your request to our Listmom.

Note that in order to take advantage of Yahoo! Groups Web features (shared files, group bookmarks, message archive, etc.), you will need to join Yahoo! Groups.

To unsubscribe, send a message to new-sfwow-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com or:

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Use topic (headers) in the Subject Line

The labels are:

  • (community) - For topics related to local resources and recommendations
  • (discussion) - The meat of SF WoW: Discussion of networking and job-hunting activities, workplace issues, and trends in business and digital media
  • (event) - For all event announcements
  • (intro) - For members to introduce themselves
  • (job) - For job advertisements (include title, duties, requirements, and contact information)
  • (tech) - For questions and discussions about specific tools, technology, and techniques

The (admin) header is reserved for use only by the board, directors, and official SF WoW volunteers.

If you don’t find the answer to your problem or question, contact the SF WoW Listmom for further assistance.

Posting DO’s

  • Use a (header) in your Subject line. SF WoW’s mailing list is high traffic, and members use headers to manage their subscriptions.
  • Ask questions about technology and the workplace, answer others’ questions, and participate in any and all discussions.
  • Build your personal and work-related networks, and help provide a supportive environment for San Francisco’s Women on the Web.
  • Know that you are an important part of SF WoW, and share your knowledge with us.
  • Keep your post relevant to the subject line when replying to messages (if you change the focus in the middle of a discussion, change the subject line to reflect that).
  • Let the listmom enforce the list rules.
  • Notify the listmom if you are concerned that a post breaks the rules.


Posting DON’Ts

  • Do not discuss pricing or request price/rate information, onlist or offlist. Please read the Pricing Discussion FAQ for more information.
  • Do not post copyrighted material without express permission.
  • Do not forward private email to the list.
  • Do not forward list email to off-list addresses without express permission.
  • Do not harvest SF WoW email addresses for unsolicited commercial email.
  • Do not flame other members.
  • Do not instruct other members in the rules of the list, or call them out for infractions.

Guidelines for volatile topics, flames, and emotional threads:

  • Don’t feel intimidated about posting to the list - it’s for everyone.
  • Do not hit “send” when your emotions are high or you are angry, as you’re likely to post something you may later regret. Sometimes the best reply is the one we write in the heat of the moment and then delete unsent!
  • If you are participating in a volatile topic, take particular care to stay on topic and refrain from personal attacks.
  • If you are distraught over a subject, do not send a message to the list telling everyone that you are sick of it or to tell the list to stop; this only fuels the topic and has a tendency to start flames. The best way to get people off a topic is to start a new one.
  • If you are the target of an abusive email, you may report it to the listmom.

Join SFWoW!

Joining SFWoW is as easy as subscribing to the SF WoW mailing list. The list is a resource for the women of our community, a place to ask technical questions, post job leads, share an accomplishment, discuss issues of importance to women in technology or even get a recommendation for a great weekend getaway! To subscribe to the mailing list,send and email to new-sfwow-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.




Click to join SF WoW

Keep in mind as you join and post to this list, you are essentially ’speaking’ to a crowd of hundreds of peers. Some you know, some you do not, and some you may meet in a future corporate setting. If your posts are ones that you would feel comfortable reading in front of a crowd of that size, they’ll likely be appropriate for the list.

Be sure to read our Mailing List FAQ to learn more about list etiquette, rules, and subscription options; and check out the Mail Options and Tips page for information on filtering the mail you receive from the SF WoW list.

Contact Us

You may also make inquiries about SFWoW with the Board, at board@sfwow.org or individual directors: Directors.

Mailling Address:
SFWOW
2215-R Market Street #499
San Francisco, CA 94114

Press Releases and Clips

In the Press, 2006

  • General SF WoW:

    • Archived Clips

    *note currently working on compiling 2002-6 clips and releases

    • Top 25 In the News (outside link: to www.top25.org)
    • 1999 “The World Wide Women’s Web” SF Gate, by Rebecca Eisenberg “a dynamic, active and growing organization” (full press clip)
    • 1998 “Where It’s @ The Northern California Guide To Internet Resources” Computer Currents, pg. 46. (link n/a)
    • 1998 “Radio interview between Cyd Harrell and producer David Alpern”
      (link n/a)
    • 1998 “Dust Settles After Web Women, Grrls Split” Bay Area Business Women’s Calendar (link n/a)
    • 1998 mention in Tom Abate column (link n/a) San Francisco Chronicle

    Archived Press Releases

    SF WoW Governance FAQ

    How is SF WoW led and governed? How are leaders selected?

    The Directors

    SF WoW is managed by an Executive Team of Directors (formerly known as the Steering Crew). The Directors are the Executive Officers of the group who make all your favorite programs happen. Many of you are familiar with SF WoW’s Directors as they are the women you meet most often at events.

    The Directors are former volunteers who are elected by SF WoW’s active volunteer body. Three individuals make up the Executive Team of Directors, each serving a one-year term on a rotating basis (a new Director is voted into place every quarter). The Directors vote into place an Executive Director, who serves as the point person and ‘voice’ of the Directors to our community, but all Directors have equal voting rights on SF WoW issues and the team makes most decisions by consensus.

    Some Director duties include:

    • Communicating with the membership about SF WoW programs and goals.
    • Recruiting and managing a volunteer base to handle our programs.
    • Overseeing all of SF WoW’s programs.
    • Handling administration of the group, from our finances to our PR.
    • Making almost all spending and contract decisions.
    • Working with the Board to determine strategic goals for SF WoW.

    The Governing Board

    SF WoW is governed by a Bylaws [PDF file -- Adobe Acrobat Reader required (free download here)] that set the duties, rights, responsibilities, and mechanisms of the board.

    New Board Members are elected by the current Governing Board of SF WoW. Elections are overseen by a Nominating committee, which is chaired by the Executive Director of SF WoW and made up of Directors and some outgoing Board members. Anyone may nominate themselves or suggest a Board candidate by contacting the Nominating Committee. A Governing Board of three individuals are elected for a one year term each July. All Board members have equal voting rights on Board issues. The Governing Board elects a President, who serves as the ‘voice’ of the Board and leads meetings, a Secretary, who handles agendas, notes, and corporate documentation, and a Treasurer, who oversees financial compliance.

    Effective with the Board Members elected in July of 2003, SF WoW’s Board will have a term limit of three years, though any Board Member may then be re-elected after a one year hiatus. Successful Boards often have board members who serve for many years. The main reasons to change the composition of the Board are to keep up with changes in the needs of the organization or board skill sets, to replace Board members who aren’t pulling their weight, and to give board members a break and get folks with a fresh perspective serving on our Board. The Board may remove a Board member at any time.

    Some Board duties include:

    • Approving the annual budget set for SF WoW, and reviewing quarterly actuals against budget (we will share these with the membership).
    • Approving policies related to SF WoW’s finances, fundraising, compensation, and use of proceeds.
    • Ensuring that the organization is in compliance with legal and tax issues.
    • Serving as the checks and balances for the Directors (the Board will approve Executive Director selection made by the Directors, and would be called upon to remove a Director or Board member if there were ever a problem with that individual’s performance of duties).
    • Advising the Directors on difficult or historical issues that cannot be resolved within the Executive Team of Directors.
    • Working with the Directors to set and approve annual goals for SF WoW that are in keeping with our mission.
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    So members can’t vote on who should be an elected Director or Board member?

    There are many opportunities for member input, and we call on members for nominations for the Board when we do annual elections.

    What SF WoW does not have is a mechanism for member governance, which some nonprofits have and others do not. In order to set a very low barrier to entry into this organization, SF WoW currently defines a member as anyone who subscribes to the mailing list. People subscribe and unsubscribe based on their schedule and needs. Some beneficiaries of the organization aren’t on the mailing list at all but do come to some events. The group has gotten so large that many members aren’t intimately familiar with the workings and programs of the group, and often don’t even know the background behind certain policies. In order to be a member-governed organization, we would need to have a formal membership structure in place (i.e., a membership process or form to be filled out, or a membership fee, which we have no plans of instituting, or something like that).

    We believe that it works for SF WoW to have a volunteer body that votes into place its executives rather than having members vote those people into place. Many member-governed organizations (where members vote leaders or board into place) have a traditionally very low membership voting (in effect, most nonprofits are run by a community of few!). SF WoW has traditionally struggled to get strong response to our member surveys, and we are not convinced that a membership-governance structure would be right for us.

    What we do have is a very vital body of people who do want to direct the future of the group - and those are people who actively participate on the list and at events, and at the next level, who serve as volunteers.

    What we have is a involvement-ocracy. You must be an active volunteer to run for Executive Team of Directors and to vote for Directors. This ensures that our leaders are committed and have demonstrated their commitment to the group. In addition, our leaders are elected by people who have seen their volunteer work in action and worked side by side with them. The Directors in turn vote their Executive Director into place. The Executive Director will sit on the Board. The Executive Team of Directors will develop and propose the vast majority of our policies and frankly are the ones steering the ship that is SF WoW.

    The Board exists mostly to serve as a check and balance to review those policies, to review financials, to work on strategic goals with the Directors, to make sure we are dotting our i’s and crossing our t’s at a legal and financial level, and to serve as long term advisors to an Executive Team of Directors that is very dynamic. Board members are elected by the Directors and the Board.

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    What are there mechanisms for general member input to SF WoW’s policies, goals, etc.?

    1. SF WoW has an annual member survey to learn what our members want. Board members and Directors extensively review results. Member survey results have traditionally driven a lot of our priorities about programs, so we encourage everyone to make themselves heard in this regard.

    2. The discussion mailing list is an open line of communication about what members want out of the community. The Board and Directors are subbed to and read the mailing list.

    3. Any SFWoW member can contact the Board directly. Feedback on programs, suggestions, etc., should be sent to the Board [at board@sfwow.org].
    4. The Board publishes board notes, annual budgets, and quarterly P&L summaries to keep members involved in what is going on with SF WoW. The Directors also publish Director meeting notes. Both groups frequently receive responses and feedback to those notes from our membership.
    5. Members are encouraged to be more than members - to volunteer. This is the best way to influence SF WoW. We need member input on how this organization should be run, but we also need your brains and your hands and your voices in executing the mission. (We often suffer from too many good ideas and not enough volunteer power to make everything happen!) Anyone in this organization can end up on the Board, by becoming a volunteer, being voted onto the Executive Team of Directors, and becoming Executive Director, or by nominating themselves and being voted directly onto the Board. We solicit nominations for the Board from our membership once annually.
    6. Policies related to finance, compliance, compensation (we don’t compensate anyone except workshop leaders and our bookkeeper, FYI), and legal policy will be determined by the Board. This is not to say that members won’t know what the policies are or have a chance to express input. But when the rubber hits the road, the Board, not the members, are responsible if SF WoW is not compliant with legal and tax issues, and therefore the board will have the commensurate authority to make decisions to protect the long term well-being of the organization.
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    How does member feedback get to the Directors? How do the Directors in turn get it to the board?

    Members can contact the Board via email at board@sfwow.org, can meet with Directors at SF WoW events, or can post thoughts to our mailing list.

    The Executive Director (formerly known as the Point Woman), sits on the Board and the Executive Team of Directors, in order to serve as the conduit of information between Board and Directors. As a Board we weigh the input of the Executive Director extremely carefully, as she is the most in tune with SF WoW’s needs as an organization.

    The Directors and Board also have a few joint meetings every year.

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    How does the membership know about decisions our leadership makes and how do we submit issues for discussion at meetings?

    The Secretary of the Board drafts our quarterly Board agendas. The Board meets on the first Monday of the start of each quarter. If you have suggestions for board discussions, please email board@sfwow.org. Board Meeting notes are posted to the community at large after each board meeting to keep our members in the loop.

    The Executive Team of Directors also have monthly discussions where they discuss programs, upcoming events, mailing list issues, volunteer management, etc. They usually meet the first week of each new month, and can be reached at board@sfwow.org with suggestions or issues. Director Meeting notes are posted to the community at large after each board meeting to keep our members in the loop.

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    How do list subscribers contact the Board or Directors directly?

    Members can write to the Board at board@sfwow.org.

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    Welcome to SFWoW

    San Francisco Women on the Web is a nonprofit organization committed to serve, educate and empower women in technology through professional development, support, and diverse networking opportunities.

    Among the many facets of SF WoW are:

    • This Web site, which makes resources available to members
    • An electronic mailing list for questions, job leads, and discussions relevant to women, both on and off the Web
    • Regular meetings addressed by industry leaders discussing timely topics
    • Scrappy Hour, a regular co-ed networking event held in downtown San Francisco after work. Scrappy Hours are for new members, long-time members, friends, and coworkers.
    • Coffee Klatch, regular co-ed events held in coffee shops or cafes, usually on weekday evenings. They often have a theme, such as the popular Resume Round table. As with Scrappy Hours, all are welcome to attend.
    • Workshops are usually either lecture style, or hands on. Recent lectures include AJAX Programming and Project Management. Recent hands-on workshops include RSS basics and XML. Costs are around $35 - $50 for hands-on workshops and $15 for panel/lecture workshops.


    About SF WoW

    San Francisco Women on the Web (SF WoW) is a non-profit organization formed to provide networking and professional development for women working in technology. The group was founded on August 10, 1998, by women who had been leading the San Francisco Webgrrls chapter. SF WoW now has a membership of over 1,300 people.

    The SF WoW Mission

    The objective of SF WoW is to serve, educate, and empower women in technology through professional development, support, and diverse networking opportunities.

    How SF WoW Got Started

    The founders of SF WoW felt it vital to establish a legal structure and formal organization to support the evolving community of women working on the web in the San Francisco area. Many of SF WoW’s volunteers were previously a part of SF Webgrrls, a local chapter of an international organization supporting women in the internet space.

    SF WoW Services

    SF WoW offers the services required to support women’s professional development in our area. We host a free discussion mailing list with a digest version. Our list serves as the central virtual meeting place where members can share ideas, ask for technical or career help, and learn about our community’s activities. We have developed a rich web site with resources for our community. We have workshops, meetings, Klatches and Scrappy Hours for networking.

    SF WoW Dues

    We do not charge dues, as we do not believe they are necessary. We want to keep this community accessible for a broad range of members with different financial resources. We charge small fees at our events, to cover event costs and any organizational overhead costs. We keep our organization lean, use volunteer efforts and our own community’s resources, and to seek sponsorships to help defray our costs.

    We are a non-profit, tax exempt business league, a 501c6 California Corporation. We selected this structure to enable us to support a low-cost, volunteer-based community with a “pay as you go” model while offering us the protection and legitimacy afforded a legal entity.

    2006 Survey

    Yearly we survey our membership. Results of SF WoW Survey 2006.

    Join SF WoW

    We warmly invite anyone who would like to share with us in our work to empower women in new media and internet fields. To join, simply sign up for our mailing lists. You can find list subscription details here. Should you have any problems, please write our Listmom at listmom@sfwow.org.

    We also hope to see you at our events and hear your voice on our discussion mailing list!

    Get Involved

    SF WoW volunteers are list members who give back to their community and get back even more in return. Volunteers are often able to meet high-level executives, vote on SF WoW leaders and issues, take advantage of increased industry networking opportunities, and of course, feel good about helping women in technology. SF WoW has many opportunities for contributing on different levels of participation. Women@Large are volunteers who sign up to be called upon occasionally to set up chairs, pick up food, etc., for our workshops and events. Volunteers also manage different programs in their areas of expertise, like sponsorship and this Web site. And the Directors and Board members set the overall strategies and tactics for SF WoW. See Open Positions for more information on how you can become an SF WoW volunteer.

    How Do I Contact This Group?

    We have provided a volunteer list so you can contact exactly the right person.

    Last Words on Webgrrls and Other Women’s Organizations

    We support any organization working to empower women in their careers. Webgrrls International is such a group, and we salute the women working to build that group. We hope to have great relationships with many local and international groups, as we believe a broad variety of groups address different needs women have. We also hope our members choose to be involved with any group that meets their needs.