[Iowa-dx] A vision for IAGP's future...

[Richard Johnson]

I agree.  However, I would point out that this time we did not need to
rely on one individual to make a loan from their credit card to finance
the campaign.  Things improved in that area, but they are far from
ideal.  We have a lot of growing to do with respect to our finances.

However, many aspects of growing our membership can be done for little
or no money, and it is these things that we need to focus on initially. 
As we bring on local people and have some local candidates for them to
support, we can present the sustained giving portion of the puzzle as a
natural part of the program, not just a "give us your money" kind of
thing.

I don't know if this is being done or not in our larger groups, but if
it is not it might be something to think about.  Back when I was with
the GOP, every one of our meetings included the passing of the buck bag.
 Just like taking an offering at church, the bag/envelope was sent
around and folks put in a dollar (or more if they were able) that went
to the local party.  It was a small thing, but it helped pay for mailing
costs, copying, and the like.

Is this being done in our larger counties?

Rick


On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:26:22 -0600, "tpfeiff@earthlink.net"
<tpfeiff@earthlink.net> said:
> How about how we go about financing all of these laudable issues? We need
> to face funding with equal zeal or otherwise end up sending out "help
> erase
> the debt emails" as in this last state campaign!
> 
> Ted Pfeiff
> Scott County
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Daryl Northrop - Co Chair Iowa Green Party
> <dnorthrop@PolkCoGreens.org>
> > To: iowa-dx@gp-us.org <iowa-dx@gp-us.org>
> > Date: 11/20/2006 9:26:00 PM
> > Subject: [Iowa-dx] A vision for IAGP's future...
> >
> > Do you ever feel like we are lurching from election to election? The 2yr 
> > election cycle, while a vital metronome to our political activities, may 
> > be impeding our success and growth as a political party (by keeping our 
> > time focus on the short-term. Now is the time to start discussing longer 
> > range goals, defining them, refining them, and planning steps to achieve 
> > them.
> >
> > Lets start a discussion about where we want to see the IAGP in 5yrs, and 
> > how we want to get there. How many county chapters do we want? How many 
> > registered greens should we aim to recruit? How many candidates should 
> > we run, and in what races, and where? What should our outreach 
> > activities be focused on? What else needs to be mentioned?
> >
> > These are only a few of the questions we can contemplate, and then take 
> > action on.
> >
> > Lets start the discussion on our roadmap for the future. This is our 
> > party - lets chart its course!
> >
> > As a favor, please keep all replies to the iowa-dx list so that all can 
> > see the ideas and give their input.
> >
> > In solidarity,
> >
> > Daryl Northrop
> > Co-Chair, IAGP
> >
> >
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