Since 1988, five graduate scholarships are granted each year. To stabilize our ability to grant scholarships, in 1985 a non-profit Foundation was established to receive corporate and Foundation grants and gifts from members. Conferences and other activities are possible through the Foundation. IDP - Individual Development Program is a personal development course developed first in California and now sponsored by the National Foundation. Local representatives speak at the District, a District representative selected for the State Speak-Off, and one State representative speaks at workshops at a National level.
Primary commitment is to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Lobby Corps - Every State and National legislator has been assigned to local organizations for ongoing communication on BPW positions on issues being discussed or voted at each level of government. When action is needed, calls go from State Chair to District Chair and to local organizations to generate calls to legislators regarding their vote. National Business Woman - The National Federation Magazine to be mailed to all members on a quarterly basis. Local organizations promote activities, evens and public attention to the contributions of working women to the local community. Every state Federation selects five voting delegates and each local organization may elect one voting delegate for every fifty members.