Annual Meeting
League of Women Voters - Whitewater Area
May 6, 2023
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Welcome and Call to Order
Mary Beth Byrne
Co-President
Respectful Communications Guidelines
Adopted by the LWV Whitewater Area Board October 2022
Mary Beth Byrne and Ellen Penwell
Co-Presidents
Agenda
Topic | Presenter(s) |
| Mary Beth Byrne |
| Co-Presidents |
3. Review Meeting Agenda | Ellen Penwell |
4. Acceptance of Minutes from May 5, 2022 Annual Meeting | Ellen Penwell |
5. Recognition of 2022-23 Board Members | Mary Beth Byrne |
6. Treasurer’s Annual Report and Proposed Budget for FY 2023-24* | Etty Wilberding |
7. Membership Report | Kathy Brimmer |
8. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Committee Report | Ellen Penwell |
9. Website Report | Anne Hartwick |
10. Social Media Report | Mary Beth Byrne for Michelle Whisner |
*The items you are being asked to vote on are bolded in the agenda.
Agenda
Topic | Presenter(s) |
10. Media Relations Report | Ellen Penwell for Briahna LeFave |
11. Voter Services Reports
| EP for Julia Ross Anne Hartwick |
12. Nomination Committee Report & Elections, including introduction of nominees* | Nominating Committee |
13. Review of 2022-23 Programs and Activities | Co-Presidents |
14. Local Program Focus for 2023-24* | Ellen Penwell |
15. Announcements | Mary Beth Byrne |
16. Adjourn | |
*The items you are being asked to vote on are bolded in the agenda.
Ellen Penwell
Co-President
Recognition of 2022-23 Board Members
Mary Beth Byrne
Co-President
Recognition of 2022-23 Board Members
OFFICERS
DIRECTORS
* Stepping off the Board.
Treasurer’s Report
Etty Wilberding
Treasurer
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COMPARISON BUDGET LWV WHITEWATER AREA 2022 TO 2024 | 2022-2023 Budget | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
| Budget | Draft Actuals | Proposed Budget |
INCOME | | | |
Membership Dues | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Fundraising | $1,000 | $1,710 | $0 |
Cash Donations | $575 | $315 | $350 |
Election Night Reporting | $0 | $170 | $170 |
MDW Award Reception | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Miscellaneous | $50 | $350 | $150 |
TOTAL INCOME | $5,125 | $6,045 | $4,170 |
Carry Over From Previous Year | $3,578 | $5,000 | $4,500 |
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EXPENDITURES | 2022-2023 Budget | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
Financial Support/Dues: | | | |
National LWV PMP | $1,536 | $1,536 | $1,648 |
Wisconsin LWV PMA | $1,440 | $1,440 | $1,545 |
ILO Interleague Organizations | $70 | $65 | $70 |
MyLo (Website) | $400 | $400 | $400 |
Vote 411 | $75 | $75 | $75 |
Newsletter | $25 | $0 | $25 |
Technology | $400 | $226 | $400 |
Postage and Printing | $450 | $194 | $250 |
LWV WI Annual Meeting | $300 | $0 | $300 |
Publicity | $100 | $85 | $0 |
Program Expenses | $250 | $0 | $250 |
Spanish Translation Services | $100 | $0 | $100 |
MDW Award Reception | $275 | $87 | $250 |
Insurance | $0 | $0 | $500 |
Miscellaneous | $250 | $0 | $250 |
TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $5,671 | $4,108 | $6,063 |
OTHER ASSETS | 2022-2023 Budget | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
1. CD Redeemable 9/2023 | $1,045 | $1,042 | $1,045 |
2. CD Redeemable 9/2023 | $585 | $584 | $585 |
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Respectfully submitted by Etty Wilberding May 6, 2023 | | | |
for membership approval at the annual meeting | | | |
Membership Report
Kathy Brimmer
Board Director, Membership Chair
MEMBERSHIP
Membership Report
81 members =
50 household
28 individual
1 student
2 life members
PayPal Options
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Report
DEI Committee
League Book Club
Deb Gamble, Dwight Watson
Book Club Coordinators
Book Group Report
The History of Central America book group culminated on April 25, 2023
Seven members were in attendance at Deb Gamble’s home.
Debriefed the panel discussion
Discussed future plans of action
Discussed the summer read possibility:
Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story - A Memoir by Jacob Tobia
Website Report�
lwvwhitewater.org
Anne Hartwick
Board Director, Webmistress
60% open rate!
Social Media Report
Michelle Whisner
Board Director, Social Media Chair
Social Media - Year in Review - Facebook
Page Reach 6.5K people +6.6% over LY
Audience 312 likes +19.2% over LY
Content:
May 2022 - May 2023 Insight
Post Reach - 1.7k
Video Reach - +2,153% vs. other videos
175+ created graphics
Social Media - Year in Review - Instagram
Account Reach 736 +20.2% over LY
Followers 123 +7.8% over LY
A Social Media Ad Hoc Committee was formed to create protocols and/or policies related to the League’s use of social media. Our objectives within are: educating, engaging with, and growing the League’s membership via our interactive platforms, facilitating conversations among League and non-League members, and to advance the League’s mission to empower voters and defend democracy. Our goals therein are: create a set of guidelines for interacting with the League’s social media accounts, engagement with League and non-League content within the scope of social media, suggested direction for handling partisan, non-League, and or content shared that goes against forthcoming policies and protocols, foster, encourage, and support a vibrant, responsible, and professional culture of social media within the League, and identify trusted media and/or platform contacts.
May 2022 - May 2023 Insight
Media Relations Report
Briahna LeFave
Board Director, Media Relations Chair
Media Relations-
Year in Review
PR Goals for 2022-2023
The purpose of this signage was to acknowledge our privilege, and be empathetic toward individuals that might feel hesitant to approach the League with voting and political queries.
We placed these signs at tabling events to make clear the League’s stance on diversity, equity and inclusion in order to be able to effectively do the work we love: informing, educating and advocating.
DEI Signage
Translated PR
UW-Whitewater Student Organization Inclusion
In recognizing what an important role the UWW students play in the Whitewater community, integrating student orgs into our contact list was integral in creating a consistent presence on campus and fostering a trusted relationship between the League and UWW students.
Engaged with UWW student org The Royal Purple, UW-Whitewater’s campus newspaper, in order to highlight to readers the importance of active participation in government.
Voter Services Reports
Voter Registration Assistance and Education
Julia Ross
Board Member, Voter Services Chair
VOTE411
Anne Hartwick
Board Director
VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION
Training Workshop Sept 2022
VOTER REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION
Dwight Foster Library, Fort Atkinson
MATC, Fort Atkinson
Aram Public Library, Delevan
The Community Space, Whitewater
Irvin L Young Memorial Library, Whitewater
UW-Whitewater University Center, Aspiring Educators
Sponsorship
UW-Whitewater Engagement Center
UW-Whitewater Latinos Unidos
Whitewater City Market
Slate of Nominees
Anne Hartwick, Ellen Penwell, Kelly Davis
Nominating Committee
Submitted by the Nominating Committee
Position Term Nominee Current Occupant
Co-President 2023-2025 Mary Beth Byrne
Vice President 2022-2024 Mary Beth Byrne Vacant
Treasurer 2023-2025 Etty Wilberding Etty Wilberding
Director 2023-2025 Lynn Binnie Anne Hartwick
Director 2022-2024 Kelly Davis Karl Brown
Director 2022-2024 Dwight Watson Julia Ross
Director 2023-2025 Michelle Whisner Michelle Whisner
Director 2023-2025 Briahna LeFave Briahna LeFave
Continuing in their Terms:
Co-President 2022-2024 Ellen Penwell
Secretary 2022-2024 Midge Gill
Director 2022-2024 Kathy Brimmer
Review of 2022-23 Programs and Activities
Mary Beth Byrne and Ellen Penwell
Co-Presidents
AUG Garage Sale Raised $1,710.26. Thank you Sue and Bill Chandler for the use of your home and to all League members who volunteered for this event!
SEPT/OCT Three cancelled candidate forums Wisconsin Senate District 11 , Wisconsin Assembly District 31, Wisconsin Assembly District 33. Prompting letter to the editor from League.
OCT screening of the documentary Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote Q&A with UWW student Grace Burke.
16 Replay Views
NOV LWVWI Program on Implicit Bias & Microaggressions
DEC Reception and Presentation of MDW Award to Lynn
Binnie and Patrick Singer
JAN Pre-Primary Candidate Forum for School Board
322 Replay Views
FEB Program on Nicaraguan History with Dr. Claudia Rueda
205 Replay Views
FEB 14 Day of Action. Celebrating 103 Years Defending Democracy.
Birthday Video: https://tinyurl.com/2p8tkryh
MAR School Board Candidate Forum #2. 426 Replay Views Whitewater Municipal Court Candidate Forum with WHS Am Government Students
44 Replay Views
APR Community Forum: Supporting and Addressing Needs of Nicaraguan Families. Panelists followed by Q&A.
MAR rebroadcast of LWVWI webinar Understanding the Importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Local Program Focus for 2023-24
Ellen Penwell
Co-President
Every year at Annual Meeting, membership votes on programming topics of local interest to guide program planning. The board recommends topics and members may also add their own. �
The topics given the highest number of votes will guide local programming in FY 2023-24.
Intro
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Women’s Rights (11)
Contributions of Local
LatinX Community (10)
Voter Suppression (8)
Climate Change (7)
Fair Courts Wisconsin (7)
Civic Engagement (5)
Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (4)
Immigration (3)
Last year’s programming topics prioritized based on membership rank voting at 2023 Annual Meeting
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Inequality in Wages &
Housing (3)
School Curriculum (2)
Technology Gap (2)
Media Impact on Elections &
Misinformation (1)
Infrastructure (1)
Post Pandemic (1)
Gun Law (0)
Public Safety (0)
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Announcements
Ellen Penwell
Co-President
June 9/10, LWVWI Annual Meeting
Funds available (first come, first serve) to support registration cost!
IN PERSON 2-Day Attendee Friday/Saturday, $135
IN PERSON STUDENT 2-Day Attendee Friday/Saturday, $65
VIRTUAL 2-Day Attendee Friday/Saturday, $55
VIRTUAL STUDENT 2-Day Attendee Friday/Saturday, $40
Adjournment
THANK YOU!
Mary Beth Byrne and Ellen Penwell
Co-Presidents