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CC Women’s Caucus

Launch Party & Next Steps

Moderator:

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CC Women’s Caucus - Agenda

  • Introductions - Name, Region
  • CC Members
  • Getting Started
  • Next Steps
  • Q & A, wrap-up

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CC Women’s Caucus - Membership

Country Region

Members

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CC Women’s Caucus - Getting Started

Build a team

  • Our Volunteers
    • Generously contribute their time, skills and experience. In return, you will likely gain new experience, broaden your own skills, develop new interests, and become more involved with the community
    • All of us are volunteers; any time you have to offer is greatly appreciated - 30 minutes or 20 hours. It all helps.
  • Talents/Skills
    • Leader, event coordinator, writer, researcher, technology guru, graphics designer, etc.
    • Action: Volunteer today! Fill out the Volunteer Interest Form

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CC Women’s Caucus - Getting Started

Build a team - continued

  • Chapter Leaders
    • Build community, and plan and develop local events
    • Collaborate with and support members in your chapter and other Spain chapters
    • Communicate issues and successes to country leader

  • Country Leader
    • Represents CC WC <->GWC (two-way)
    • Facilitates Communication to, from, and among local chapters
    • Assists with events and participates in activities at Spain and chapter levels

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CC Women Caucus - Getting Started

What we can do today:

  • Activism
    • GWC Calls for action democratsabroad.org/wc
    • Join an Action Team
  • Education
    • GWC news, blogs, etc.
    • Sign up for an informational event
    • Join a book club - your region or GWC
  • Community Building
    • Plan for a CC-wide event e.g. Investigate Event-in-a-Box, create an event, identify a speaker
      • Suggestions?
      • Volunteers?
    • Spread the word - Tell your friends and family

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CC Women’s Caucus - Next Steps

  • In the next 60 days we:
    • Grow CC WC volunteers:
    • Develop Volunteer Opportunities Google Doc
    • Send call for volunteers - post Volunteer Interest Form to website
    • Identify and conduct at least 2 eventsStart CC WC website
  • Grow membership
    • Talk up CC WC with other country members
  • Schedule an organizing meeting
  • Understand Social Media w/ GWC
  • Develop CC WC Communication plans - within CC, GWC, etc.
  • Develop CC WC guidelines
  • Develop CC WC goals

Volunteer for something!

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CC Women’s Caucus - Questions, Thoughts, Ideas