What

Who

How

Activity Description

Person Responsible

Requirements needed to accomplish

Update by-laws to redefine member eligibility to be consistent with our mission statement to reflect previous membership in DSEA

DSEA-R pres.

Exec. Comm.

Propose change to appropriate entity within

 timelines for most immediate passage

Enroll 50% of known potential members

Membership comm. chair

Identify potential members

Provide multiple opportunities for members to make needs and issues known on an on-going basis

Committees, Liaisons & Board members

Update and create surveys

Update website regularly

Utilize liaison system

Link newsletter to website for survey

completion

Create workshops, cultural programs, activities, etc. based upon member interest surveys

Activity & Workshop committees and chairs

Create, distribute, and compile survey

results

Publicize survey in newsletters

Coordinate activities with DSEA and other organizations that have common and similar interests

Activities committee and chair and DSEA-R President

DSEA-R President attends DSEA Executive

Board.

 meetings and are aware of DSEA activities

Write NEA grant for Membership organizing projects

DSEA-R President

Committee chairs

Finalize DSEA-R budget

Write the grant

Approval of DSEA-R board

Approval of DSEA Ex. Director

What

Who

How

Activity Description

Person Responsible

Requirements needed to accomplish

Develop and approve a DSEA-R legislative program

Legislative committee and members DSEA-R Ex. Bd.

Legislative Committee meets 6 times per year.

Solicit ideas from members

Approved by the DSEA-R Board of Directors

by December meeting

Increase number of volunteers in political campaign

Legislative chair and committee in coordination with DSEA Dir. Of Political Advocacy

Get list of previous volunteers

Solicit new volunteers

Build a volunteer database

Get list of endorsed candidates

Train members for specific activity

Increase the number of lobbyists for the DSEA-R legislative programs

Legislative committee and other members

Recruit cyberlobbyists

Recruit lobbyists

Train DSEA-R members on legislative

program

Attend State Pension Advisory Council meetings

DSEA-R Legislative Chair or someone appointed by DSEA-Retired

Mtgs. held five times a year

Build coalitions with other retired groups to support the DSEA-R legislative program

Legislative Committee and chair

Communicate and work with other groups

Lobby to achieve DSEA-R’s legislative program

Legislative committee and other members

Communicate in a variety of ways

Mentor retired members to become effective lobbyists for pension & benefit issues

DSEA-R Legislative Committee, liaisons, Council of Presidents and DSEA President

Develop training

Initiate special mentor workshop for pension

& benefits

Investigate joint program with DSEA

Identify potential 3 protégées from each

district

Activity Description

Person Responsible

Requirements needed to accomplish

Publish DSEA-R newsletter at least twice a year or more as needed; postcards will be mailed as needed

Communications chair

Collect articles

Write newsletter

Publish newsletter

Mail/email newsletter

Develop articles about DSEA-R for DSEA Action

Communications chair

Collect information

Write article

Submit to DSEA PR Director

DSEA-R will maintain a website for DSEA-R news and surveys

DSEA-R webmaster

Updates website

Provides current information about

organization

Includes surveys and feedback forums

Presentations by DSEA-R at member rich venues

Committee chairs & other members

Board members

Attend the events (WAR, Member Benefit

Fairs,ESP Conference)

Set up display

Provide membership forms, materials, and

prizes

Get time on the agenda to speak (Council

of Presidents, DSEA Ex

Inform members of  DSEA-R events

DSEA-R staff

Activity &

committee chairs

Advertise to all members the DSEA-R events

&/or news by email, website, postcard or

other media

Continue a county liaison system to communicate with all DSEA-R members in each county

Liaison chair

County Board members

District Reps

Building list of potential Dist. Reps

Developing phone tree

E-mailing lists by county and statewide

Provide a DSEA-R liaison for each district

Liaison Committee & chair

Collect list of recent retirees

Provide training session

Disseminate new brochures & membership

forms

Explore additional ways to communicate

Communications committee

Investigate potential cost effectiveness

of each