This newsletter is intended for the leaders of Women's Council. This important information should be read thoroughly and shared with your local members as needed. 

Edition 13-2023 | August 17, 2023

Affiliation Agreements

In case you missed it: We released 2024 Affiliation Agreements to our 2023 President-Elects at Network 360. This is an annual document that needs to be filled out by the 2023 President-Elect of each network by December 31, 2023. Doing this on time is also a network certification benchmark.

Local Network Affiliation Agreement   State Network Affiliation Agreement

Eligible Candidates for Women's Council National Office 2025

The notification & confirmation of eligible candidates was released by the Candidate Credentialing and Campaign Rules Committee in Council Corner distributed to all members yesterday.

Supporting Women of Real Estate Grant Winners

The National Association of REALTORS® and the Women’s Council of REALTORS® are happy to announce the recipients of the 2023 Supporting Women of Real Estate Grant. Congratulations to all of our grant recipients!

Network Certification Process is Open

The network certification process is open! Women’s Council Network certification recognizes and rewards the most active local and state networks that achieve five key benchmarks of network excellence and exceeds basic charter requirements per their national affiliation and provides outstanding member service.

Important Instructions: The Certification Document button is a Word document, it will automatically download. Once you have filled out your Certification Document, use the Submission Page button to attach your completed document and complete the process. These instructions are also available on the Network Certification Program webpage.

Questions about the process? Contact Jackie Flores, jflores@wcr.org.  

Local Certification Document  Local Submission Page

State Certification Document State Submission Page

Dues Increase for 2024?

Any network considering a dues increase next year must follow National processes to ensure proper dues billing in November. National must be formally advised by September 30 for the subsequent year on new dues amounts along with supporting documentation. This form must be filled out and can also be found in the online network glossary.

Elections & Officer Reporting

Job Descriptions and Election Procedures can be found in the Network Glossary as elections take place.

Local & State Networks may begin reporting 2024 leaders on the appropriate form after elections. All reports must be submitted by September 30, 2023.

Local Officer Reporting   State Officer Reporting

PMN Leadership Express Exclusive to Network 360 Attendees

If you attended Network 360, don't forget about the limited-time opportunity to earn your PMN Designation at a discounted rate! Offer ends September 11.

Billhighway Training

Does your leadership team need training or a refresh on Billhighway? We now have training opportunities that are available weekly in a group setting.

Mondays at 9:00 am CT   Wednesdays at 2:00 pm CT

Interested in Forming a New Network?

Women’s Council has chartered a record number of networks this year.  Any new charter being considered must have 1,000 Realtors® in the proposed area and must not compete with existing networks. Staff has a guide available upon request and must be involved in the charter process.

Charter questions are to be directed to Jamie Saltman, jsaltman@wcr.org.