Zonta is an international organization that has over 33,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas.  It was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919 to advance the status of women.

The name Zonta is derived from a Lakhota, a language of the Native American Sioux peoples. The word means honest and trustworthy.  It was adopted in 1919 to symbolize the combined qualities of honest and trust, inspiration and the ability to work together for service and world understanding.