Whether your NEW branch is planning an event to successfully
launch in your community... or your existing branch is planning an event to raise your visibility, raise money and recruit new members... this ONE WILPF Call is for you.
Actions that appeal to more than just 'the usual suspects' require:
- Thinking outside the box
- Planning ahead for collaboration and promotion
- Expanding your invitation list and inviting people in a compelling way
- Building in Evaluation and Impact Measurements
- Including FUN and social value
- Presenting your branch in a way that encourages new people to join
- Planning for Pre-Promotion, Day-Of Planning and Planning for Valuable Followup
Just in time for upcoming SPRING SOLIDARITY ACTIONS, this ONE WILPF Call will feature a short powerpoint TRAINING for how to make your next actions and events successful. These are suggestions made by the SubCommittee on choosing options for SOLIDARITY ACTIONS. While you may be aware of some of these from your own efforts, some are brand new and worth learning more about!
Whether you represent a branch or you are an at-large member organizing a WILPF US action or joining in to an action planned by another Peace & Justice organization, this call can help you with some suggestions for new tactics and strategies to appeal to and turn out busy and engaged folks, or to simply remind you what the ingredients are for success. And we'll discuss starting NOW to put long range plans in place for NEXT year too!
MEMBER REPORTS: We'll also hear more updates from members who are planning a branch action for World Water Day (March 22), the 70th Anniversary of NATO to coincide with demonstrations in DC (March 30-April 4), the Anniversary of MLK's Riverside Church Peace Speech (April 4) or Earth Day (April 22).
WHAT'S UP NOW? There will be some important ANNOUNCEMENTS from WILPF US about changes and opportunities moving forward.
