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" A 360 Degree View for 365 Days"

" A 360 Degree View for 365 Days". League of Women Voters. Holistic Planning – Intentionally Building your League Throughout the Whole Year!. Tom Landry. Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

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" A 360 Degree View for 365 Days"

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  1. " A 360 Degree View for 365 Days" League of Women Voters Holistic Planning – Intentionally Building your League Throughout the Whole Year!

  2. Tom Landry Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

  3. What is an annual calendar?

  4. What Does 360 Degree Building Mean? • Consciously planning: • Visibility • Membership • Fundraising • into ALL of our issue • forums, debates, • voters’ guides and • advocacy work!

  5. Why 365 Days a Year? The Public thinks the LWV “goes away” after elections …. We know better! And we want them to know we’re active throughout the YEAR!

  6. Why Bother?

  7. It helps boards to:

  8. It helps boards to: FOCUS! Priority Issues Done in a 360 Degree way (visibility, membership and money) = A Strong League!

  9. AND Importantly….. • Printing the calendar in your VOTER is advertising! • Encourages members to put League events on their own personal calendars • Illustrates the variety of ways they can be active!

  10. Creating A Calendar When does your Board create the calendar?

  11. At Planning Meeting Board Members: • Determine their goals for the year • Decide on strategies • Agree on events and activities • Decide what job will be required • Assign to board or off-board members • Develop the calendar

  12. What is included in the calendar?

  13. Local League meetings

  14. State League and LWVUS Meetings

  15. Voter Service Information

  16. Special League Events

  17. When/Where is it published?

  18. When/Where is it published? • In your League’s Voter (or newsletter) • On your League’s Website • Shared on your lists & via email • Public Calendar sections in local media calendar areas

  19. Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done. Ben Stein

  20. Administrative Calendar • Detailed Calendar • Important administrative deadlines • Includes event listed for the general membership • Due dates for consensus • Due dates for program planning reports • Newsletter articles • Membership reports • PMP payments • Bylaws committee report • Budget committee reports • Nominating committee reports

  21. MAY • Annual Meeting • State Convention (May or June) • JUNE • State or LWVUS Convention • Fill remaining board positions • Board orientation/retreat • Review nonpartisanship policy • Appoint board members to new nominating committee

  22. Sample Administrative Calendar • JULY • Board calendar planning meeting • Summer social event • First quarter PMP due • Audit/Review financial records • AUGUST • Plan fall kick-off event, new member campaign and voters service activities • Recruit committees • Membership • Action • Study • Voters service • Fundraising

  23. SEPTEMBER • Fall kick-off event • Study committee(s) underway • Voters service work underway • State League fall workshops • OCTOBER • Candidates debates • New member orientation meeting • Second quarter PMP due • Plan fundraising event

  24. NOVEMBER • Election day • Follow up on membership renewals • Year end membership recruitment • Plan for holiday party • DECEMBER • Holiday Party • Begin planning for annual meeting • Nominating committee is working

  25. JANUARY • Update membership roster by January 31 for state/LWVUS count • Appoint budget, bylaws committees • State or LWVUS program planning meeting • Third quarter PMP due • FEBRUARY • Local program planning meeting • Board approves program planning results for state/LWVUS • Primary election voters service events • Fundraising event

  26. MARCH • Primary election • Board determines recommendations for annual meeting • Annual meeting kit preparations • APRIL • Fourth quarter PMP due • Recommended program, budget, bylaws and nominating committees reports sent to members (annual meeting kit)

  27. Remember … • Consciously planning: • Visibility • Membership • Fundraising • into ALL of our issue • forums, debates, • voters’ guides and • advocacy work! = Strong Leagues!!!

  28. Quotes! Eleanor Roosevelt It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. Edmund BurkeYou can never plan the future by the past. Benjamin Franklin By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Alan LakeinPlanning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.

  29. Just remember to have fun!

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