Hello Everyone,
Following is a description of the three initiatives As a Mom, North County San Diego, will be focusing on throughout the remainder of this year. The goal of these initiatives is to better organize our members and grow our membership.
1. Pick an Issue (or two)
Most of us feel like every issue is important; and therefore we want to sprinkle our attention here-there-and-everywhere. But by hopping from issue to issue, we dilute the effectiveness of our collective efforts. The last thing we want is to expend a lot of energy without anything to show for it.
As we get closer to the next election, we are going to encourage our members to pick a campaign to support and stick with it. Whether it be helping to elect a public official into office, passing a ballot initiative, or influencing a vote, we will help you decide where your time and talents will achieve the greatest gain.
You may not accomplish everything this year but at least you will have accomplished something. And by focusing your energy in an area where you can achieve some level of success, you will gain the experience, influence, and confidence you need to have a greater impact on each subsequent campaign that comes your way.
2. Campaign Training
Starting immediately, we will be training our members on how to support a campaign. We will not be endorsing any particular campaign, but rather showing you how to be effective in supporting the campaign of your choosing. From fundraising to precinct walking, we will help you learn how to apply your talents and interests to further the causes you find most important. So stay tuned to see what guest speakers we have in store.
3. Political "Study Groups"
Many of us have had friends ask some of the most basic of civics questions. For example, "What does GOP mean?" or "Aren't we a Democracy?" From these questions, it is clear that there is an interest by people to learn more and get involved; but unfortunately these same people are admittedly either too intimidated by their lack of knowledge to act--or worse, they act on misinformation.
Thus, we are going to start hosting "political study groups" for women who are interested in learning more about our current political climate. These study groups will be driven by the knowledge level and interests of the attendees and offer a safe environment for discussing differing points of view and hopefully serve to recruit new members.
If you would like to help organize any of these initiatives, please let us know. Specifically, we will need help in identifying guest speakers as well as facilitating the political study groups.
**Finally, if you haven't done so already, please sign up for our Yahoo Group. Eventually we would like to use the Yahoo Group as our primary means of communication. For sure it is the best way for you to communicate with each other while keeping our email lists secure. To sign up, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/asamomncsd/join.
Best regards,
Dana Matas
www.According2Dana.blogspot.com
Kaare Revill
http://healthcareforallca.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Meeting Update March 2nd
Welcome new member Darcy! We were glad to see you and all the other dedicated conservative women at the meeting on Tuesday.
This meeting was an opportunity to pitch our pressing issues, like health care, political corruption and political education, identify partnering opportunities with other local conservative groups and choosing which causes we'll focus our time and energy on to make the biggest difference.
This meeting was an opportunity to pitch our pressing issues, like health care, political corruption and political education, identify partnering opportunities with other local conservative groups and choosing which causes we'll focus our time and energy on to make the biggest difference.
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