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Reach Back

Reach out

Retain

Engage

Renew

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Benefits

Become involved in the election process

Meet elected officials and government leaders.

Become informed – meetings, classes, newsletters, and websites.

Training you need to run for office yourself.

Participate in community activities and projects.

You make friends from all over the county, state, and nation.

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RENEW

Begins November 1^st

Delinquent March 1^st

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Form a committee
Call, email or text members
Send out stamped self-addressed envelopes with renewal.
Publish application on your website
Use social media to promote renewal.
Follow up, find out why not renewed
Include everyone in mailouts
Stress...” WE NEED YOU!”
Offer Incentives for renewal
Thank them when they renew.

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REACH BACK

Review old membership lists.
Identify connections
Create a questionnaire. Be ready to listen and have a plan

TFRW and NFRW surveys revealed why members did not renew
Not asked.
Did not feel engaged or welcome.
Not at a convenient time –suggest a sister club

Unable to get to meetings/events. Provide carpool?
Have ideas for their reasons for not being able to participate
Listen and leave invite open

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Have an identity.
Create a club logo and use it
Create a Club Business Card.
Every member should carry them.
Create a brochure or push card
share it EVERYWHERE

Make available at GOP office
Have a stack at all events your club participates in
Share with members and other groups

Shirts with their logos

members wear to events when representing the club.

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Talk to everyone you know, share what your club is doing.
Your club should have a website with your information and how to contact.
your club should have social media sites, all of them and ensure every member likes your pages, and shares your posts.
Share the TFRW and NFRW posts from Facebook and Instagram
Your meetings and events should be listed on your website and social media
Publicize your events through the county GOP, and if possible local newspapers

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Invite a friend, neighbor, or acquaintance to come to your club meeting.
Sponsor Young Republicans, invite them to become members
Think “OUTSIDE THE BOX” for locations to recruit new members:

Gun Shows,

Chamber Events,

Garden Club

Share what your club is doing with like minded groups
Host a booth at fairs, and events
Host a voter registration booth

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Mentor a Sister Club for women who might not be able to attend your meetings.

Maybe your club is not a good fit for someone you know, help them find a sister club.

Every Club in our great state has something to offer.

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BE WELCOMING

Partner visitors with a member to introduce them and assist in questions

Create a new member packet

bylaws,
name tag
business cards,
calendar of events
directory.

Develop new member training

Go over rules and bylaws
TFRW and NFRW structure, history and website
A new member lunch with a special guest

Acknowledge guests and new members at meetings, and send out a Thank You

Welcome new members in your newsletter.

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MEMBERS ARE CRITICAL

Make each member feel important a valued member
Provide name tags for the feeling of belonging.
Listen to your Club Members’ suggestions AND THEIR NEEDS.
Encourage members to be involved whether campaigning, working on legislation or community activities
Reach out to your members to get actively involved on committees. Many JUST NEED TO BE ASKED.
Match their likes and skills to committees
Celebrate your members – did they win an award, get appointed to a committee or elected to office.
Have meet ups outside of the regular meeting. book club, faith group, campaign work, Wine Wednesday or Coffee Klatch on Saturday mornings.

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Provide Training

Have a short training session on how to access the TFRW/NFRW websites, make sure everyone’s log-ins work.
Encourage members to actively check the TFRW and NFRW Website

Make sure they have checked that can access the sites.
Maybe share information from the TFRW or NFRW site that members might enjoy, either at a meeting or in your newsletter.

Provide training for members to be involved with Party activities, precinct chairs, election work.
Provide information about the Party Rule and Platform
Encourage members to attend Party conventions and participate on committees.
Encourage member to attend TFRW/NFRW meetings, training and conventions, maybe provide financial support.

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Reinforce TFRW and Club objectives:�

To promote an informed public through political education and activity
To increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government
To support the objectives and policies of our State and National Federation of Republican Women
To work for the election of Republican candidates at all levels of government.
To foster loyalty to the Republican Party in order to promote its principles.

Reinforce the importance of being a member and WHY.
Celebrate your clubs meeting and events on social media with photos and write ups.
Monitor meeting attendance

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REWARDS

You meet like-minded women
Access to elected officials and their campaigns.

You have access to political info in general – if only to get newsletters and emails, you will find out about events and opportunities the general public wouldn’t know about.

You gain knowledge and information on important topics.

You learn to become a delegate to RPT state convention, crafting platform, and serving on the various committees.

You hear about campaign schools and training,
You learn about other volunteer opportunities in your community.

You have the clout of numbers behind you,

You get real information, not fake news.

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GROWING TFRW

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2023

160 Clubs

11,148 Members

2024-2025 Goals

175 Clubs

15,000 Members

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Uniting Republican Women for Texas

Corrine Miklosh

VP Membership

cmikl01@yahoo.com

214-364-3680

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