[ComCom] Strategic Planning Working Group Invitation

[BillCunningham]

fellow ComCommers,

I have been called in on my temp job for the remainder of the week. This will add to commitments already made to put me largely in-Com-unicado through Sunday.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Eli Beckerman <elibeck at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 21, 2007 11:28 AM
>To: "This is the Communication/Media working committee email list." <comcom at green-rainbow.org>
>Subject: Re: [ComCom] Strategic Planning Working Group Invitation
>
>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.
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