[ComCom] Strategic Planning Working Group Invitation

[Eli Beckerman]

I sent it to announcements at green-rainbow.org so it's just a matter of
approving it (or editing it and sending it out again).

On 2/21/07, Merelice <merelice at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The section below is what could be posted on the GRP Announcement
> List, as discussed at the comcom meeting. Can Colby, Owen, or Bill
> attend to this soonest?
> Thanks, Merelice
>
> On 2/21/07, Eli Beckerman <elibeck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> .....> The Green-Rainbow Party has begun a strategic planning process for
> > 2007-2009, based on a proposal adopted by the State Committee at its
> > January 21 meeting, giving charge to a Strategic Plan Working Group (SPWG) to:
> >
> > "develop a strategic action plan for 2007-2009 that will enable us to
> > focus our limited resources on projects and efforts that will increase
> > our active membership and proactively position the party to be a
> > recognizable and essential force in the Massachusetts movements for
> > social and economic justice, sustainability, democracy, and peace."
> >
> > The strategic plan will help focus the activities of the party to
> > ensure its growth and vitality over the next two years. It will
> > identify the key issues that we will address, the constituencies we
> > will focus upon, and the techniques we will use for outreach.
> >
> > GRP MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE WAYS LISTED BELOW.
> >
> > 1. BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SPWG
> >
> > The SPWG will be made up of representatives of the Abolish Poverty,
> > Platform, Membership and Diversity, Fundraising, Communications, and
> > Candidate Development & Legal Committees.  Every active GRP local
> > chapter or caucus may also have one representative each. The GRP
> > co-chairs will appoint up to six additional members who express
> > interest and are considered by the co-chairs to be most valuable to
> > helping the SPWG complete its work and in adding diversity to the group.
> >
> > The SPWG will analyze strategy options and write the plan.   Over the
> > next four months, SPWG members will be expected to devote about 3 or 4
> > hours per week to working-group activities such as attending regular
> > meetings, reading suggestions submitted by Party members, helping
> > with research into the issues, calling in to SPWG teleconferences,
> > organizing a GRP strategic planning session, helping write or revise
> > the plan, and organizing the plan's roll-out at the 2007 State Convention.
> >
> > If you would like to represent a local chapter, caucus, or one of the
> > 6 GRP working committees listed above, please try to secure the
> > group's appointment by the end of February, and notify the party
> > co-chairs of your status, <cochairs at green-rainbow.org>.
> >
> > To apply for one of the 6 open positions, send your name, email
> > address, and telephone number to party co-chairs: Luc Shuster and
> > Wendy Van Horne, <cochairs at green-rainbow.org>.  Please include a brief
> > description of yourself including any background explaining how you
> > could contribute to writing a good strategic plan and any way in which
> > you would add to the diversity of the group.  Applications must be
> > received by February 26 to be considered.
> >
> > We expect the first SPWG meeting to be in early March.
> >
> > 2. ATTEND COMMENT SESSIONS
> >
> > The second way to participate is to attend one of the comment
> > sessions. An extended strategy session will be held at a meeting to
> > be held in March.  Subsequent, shorter comment sessions will be held
> > as part of SPWG meeting agendas. The date and location of such
> > meetings will be posted on the GRP website. If you would prefer to
> > receive a special meeting invitation by email or phone, send your name
> > and email address or phone number to <elibeck at gmail.com>.
> >
> > 3. SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS
> >
> > The third way to participate is to submit written comments or
> > suggestions to the SPWG. Although comments can be in any form, the
> > SPWG expects to pose certain questions to solicit more focused input.
> > Comments can be sent to <elibeck at gmail.com>. If you wish to be
> > notified when comments are requested to particular questions, send
> > your name and email address to this address. If you wish to submit
> > comments by regular mail, send them to Strategic Plan Working Group,
> > c/o John Andrews, 22 Kendall Road, Lexington, MA 02421.
> >
> > Visit http://green-rainbow.org/Committees/Strategic_Planning
> > for more info, or contact Eli Beckerman at 617-821-1453 or  <elibeck at gmail.com>.
> >
> > Thank you for giving this your consideration.
> _______________________________________________
> ComCom mailing list
> ComCom at green-rainbow.org
> http://www.green-rainbow.org/mailman/listinfo/comcom
>