FACT SHEET

COMMUNICATORS FOR WOMEN RELIGIOUS (CWR)

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Catholic Theological Union
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Chicago, IL 60615
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MISSION
Communicators for Women Religious is an international professional organization of those responsible for
communications within religious congregations of women. As a network of professionals, CWR provides
members with the communication tools necessary to promote understanding of women religious, enhance their
image and advance their mission; is a leader, providing direction and resources, in the area of communications
for organizations serving women religious; and is a resource for media and the wider public about the diversity
and changing role of women religious in the 21st Century. Our associate members advance the mission of
Catholic Sisters in other capacities.
VISION
The vision of CWR is to become the go-to organization for communications about women religious.
LEADER AND RESOURCE TO ORGANIZATIONS
By providing a professional network to support its members, CWR enables communicators to be more efficient,
knowledgeable and technically competent. CWR is a not-for-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) status that is
governed by its membership through an international board of directors. CWR conducts annual conferences in
cities around the United States and will hold its first conference in Canada in 2017. An executive director was
hired in 2016 to facilitate the implementation of the Mission and Vision and to be the face of the organization
both internally and externally. A coordinator handles administrative affairs and serves as a liaison to the
members and the board.
HISTORY
In April 1993 three communicators for congregations of women religious gathered in Adrian, Mich., to explore
ways of networking. From this small beginning, CWR (formerly NCNWR - National Communicators Network
for Women Religious) has grown to more than 200 members representing more than 150 religious congregations
in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy and Australia. These communicators, both lay and religious, are the
voice of thousands of religious women throughout the world. NCNWR was incorporated in the state of Illinois
in 2006, and ten years later it established its first physical office at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
CWR is an international network of more than 200 professional communicators, and the only international
organization of its kind serving communicators for women religious. CWR offers three levels of membership:
Individual, Associate and Corporate. (These levels will be changing.) Membership benefits include: peer
support; professional development; in-person and virtual networking; annual conference; valuable resources;
members-only web pages; online members forum; latest trends, and leadership opportunities on the board and
committees.
CONTACT US
Executive Director:
National Coordinator:

Name (email)
Susan Oxley (coordinator@c4wr.org)

WEB: c4wr.org
SOCIAL: facebook.com/ncnwr
twitter.com/C4WRtweets (Communicators4Nuns)
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