Blueprint for the Future
As a global membership organization, Zonta International has been supporting women and girls for more
than 106 years. While our vision and mission remain as relevant as ever the challenges with a declining and
aging membership base are affecting:
Our ability to enhance the visibility of Zonta as an international women’s rights organization, and
The impact of our global advocacy efforts and international service programs.
This executive summary (and related Blueprint for the Future) summarizes the results of that work and sets out the
case for change for discussion with members commencing at the 2026 Convention in Vancouver.
Successive boards have recognized this, and with the development of the 2030 Strategic Plan, the
organization now has a longer-term future-oriented focus. As this has implications for Zonta’s governance
arrangements 2024–2026 International President Salla Tuominen established a Governance Working
Group “to analyze how the Zonta International governance structure could be streamlined and
modernized” to ensure Zonta’s long-term sustainability.
