Endorsement Plan ECD Manifesto Launch

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1	ECD MANIFESTO LAUNCH
2	Date	Activity	Responsible	Due Date	Status	Notes	Feb				March				April				May				June
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4	Petition	Share the petition link on all RR4ECD social media channels and website.	Kayin	7 Mar	Complete
5	Mobilising Endoresements	Create a directory of ECD forums, NGOs, and organisations for collaboration.	Tshepo	7 Mar	Complete
6	Mobilising Endoresements	Send MailChimp to RR4ECD Supporters	Zoë	10 Mar	Complete
7	Mobilising Endoresements	Connect with Comms teams of SteerCo members	Zoë	10 Mar		Get SteerCo organisations to send an broadcast email to their networks.
8	Social Media	Social Media Plan	Zoë	7 Mar	Not started	Use social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) to promote the petition. Regularly post instructions to sign the petition and updates about the campaign, including progress towards the signature goal, upcoming event, and key milestones (eg. 500 signatures; 1000 signatures etc). #ECDManifesto, #ECDNationalPriority, Engage with SteerCo members to post on their social media platforms. Identify social media Influencers and celebrities/well-known people to share the petition.
9	Virtual Engagement	YouTube Webinar	Tshepo	18 Mar
10	Engagements	Host a Facebook Live	Tshepo	20/03/2024	Not started
11	Engagements	YouTube Panel Discussion	Tshepo	27/03/2024	Complete
12	Engagements	Host a Facebook Live	Tshepo	03/04/2024	Not started
13	Podcast Appearance	SMWX (Sizwe Mpofu-Welsh)	Tshepo			interview request email sent
14	Podcast Appearance	Dan Corder	Tshepo			interview request email sent
15	Social Media	ECD Practitioners's Arts and Crafts	Tshepo	20/04/2024		Organise a virtual ECD Art Exhibition featuring artwork created by ECD practitioners and children. Encourage practitioners to create paintings, drawings, collages, or sculptures with the children in their care. They must present what a Holostic, Quality, Well-funded and Inclusive ECD centre can look like. Compile photos of the artwork and host a virtual exhibition on your social media platforms, by sharing the art online. Ask followers to vote for their favorite pieces and share the exhibition with their networks to encourage participation and signature gathering for the petition.
16	Social Media	Call for Videos on "Why I Support the ECD Manifesto"	Tshepo			Ask people who have signed the petition to create short videos on why they signed the manifesto, and share these on social media (starting with Steering Committee members)
17		Create toolkits	Zoë			Create visually engaging graphics highlighting key points from the manifesto.
18	Social Media	Write medium length pieces fleshing out key asks of the manifesto	Hopolang			Use LinkedIn's publishing platform to write long-form articles addressing key issues and solutions that are highlighted in the manifesto. Flesh out key issues.
19	Traditional Media	Publish an Op-Ed	Tshepo
20	Engagements	Send out Mailchimp to Real Reformers	Zoë
21	Social Media	Engage with Communication Leads of RR4ECD Steering Committee Members	Zoë			action comms sub-committee. Co-creation how organisations will publisise the manifesto collaboratively. See if partner organisations can have a media plan of their own, or include promoting the manifesto in their media plan
22	Engagements	Engage ECD Forums	Tshepo			Partner ECD Forums (8 Municipalities)
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