Our Committees

Design, develop and maintain the League's:

• Website;
  
• YouTube channel;
• Facebook page and other social media;
• Online photo albums;
• Document Library;
• Upcoming Events Calendar;
  
• Membership email blasts, official email communications, text messages, templates, and distribution lists;
• Membership roster;
  

• Print media, tabling materials, templates, graphics, posters, banners, and branding standards;

• Publicity;

• The Voter newsletter;

• Technical training and documentation;

• Club Express data base configuration; and

• Zoom host training and accounts.

We also work closely with the other committees to support their communication needs for projects and events throughout the  year.

• Document Management – Uploads and organizes files on our GDrive and in the Document Library to ensure that all our past work is preserved and accessible to members.
• Graphics/Graphic design – Creates original graphics for use on our website and in print media such as posters, brochures, and banners.
• Online Communications– 
  • Creates articles and pages for the website and maintains the Club Express configuration;
  • Creates, edits, and maintains our YouTube channel content;
  • Creates posts to Facebook about activities in our Local, State, and National Leagues. If someone with the required skills is available, expand our use of social media to include Twitter and Instagram.
  •  Creates, edits, and maintains our YouTube channel content.
  • Creates and maintains email templates, distribution lists, and text messages.
• Photography – Takes pictures at events and liaisons with our members to collect photos for our online photo albums.
• Print Communications– Writes and/or edits articles for The Voter; reviews press releases and official messages, and creates event and tabling materials. 
  
• Technical Training – Designs, creates and delivers technical training to help members use our online tools such as the website, GDrive, Facebook, and Zoom.
  

Motto: Respect, Empower, and Include.

• Promote retention, growth and diversity in membership
• Work with Communication and Publicity to develop marketing material for Recruitment outreach
• Develop ways of learning about what each member needs and wants from LWVML, assisting them with identifying areas of interest and participation.

• Care Callers - Coordinate care caller team for regular check in with members.
• Cheer – Connect with members electronically or via cards and advise of special needs or circumstances.
  

• Communication Liaison – Attend Communication meetings, report to and from this team and Communication Team

• Hospitality - Greet attendees at meetings and events.

• Training – Work with Communication to disseminate information about LWVML, LWVC, and LWVUS to keep members abreast of activities
• Welcome–
  • Develop a program of consistently reaching out to new members by delivering new member packets and assessing needs.
  • Welcome new members, introduce to organization, provide them with access to important information, introduce at general meetings.
  • Contact members who are not renewing to discuss their experience, determine if a dues scholarship would be helpful, and identify any improvements we can make to our League.

Purpose: Research local, state, and national government issues and take action.

Chair: Brenda McHenry

Meeting Date/Time: TBD

The League has positions on a variety of government issues, from voting rights to environment to justice, and many in between.
The Program Committee of the League of Women Voters of the Mother Lode:

• Researches local issues, becoming familiar with current positions;
• Informs membership and the community of issues, to reach consensus and adopt positions; and
• Develops and proposes advocacy and action plans.

• Advocacy - The League takes “action” on an issue or advocates for a cause when there is an existing “League position” that supports the issue or speaks to the cause. In the League, “ACTION” means advocating or lobbying for an issue on which the respective League (local, state, regional or national level) has a position. 
• Study -  Conducts thorough research and study on topics which are presented to the membership in an unbiased manner. Positions result from a process of member agreement about a specific topic which is reached by group discussion  The purpose of having a League position is to use that position to influence public policy. Our league is currently studying rural homelessness.
  

Purpose: Provide services for voters from the election-related activities of voter registration and education to providing an Observer Corps, promoting transparency and accountability in government.

Chair: Susan Medeiros

Meeting Date/Time: Monthly on the 3^rd Monday at 3 p.m.

• Assist in registering and informing voters;
• Work with the local Elections Office as advocates;
• Provide Vote Center assistants and Ballot processors;
• Provide voter education about ballot issues through Candidate Forums, Pros and Cons Presentations, and Voter’s Edge;
• Through the Observer Corps subcommittee’s presence at public meetings of elected officials exercising the individual’s right to know, promote government transparency and accountability.
• Interface with Program and Advocacy;
• Act as the County Elections Office Liaison;
• Coordinate volunteer workers during Elections; and
• Promote voter advocacy and education.

• Candidates Forum - During election years, host candidate forums for local candidates in competitive races.
• Election Support - Support the County Elections Office through providing Vote Center asssistants and Ballot processors, advocating and informing voters regarding Elections Office processes, and coordinating volunteers during elections.
• Observer Corps - Observe local government meetings, such as County Board of Supervisors and Sonora City Council to promote government transparency and accountability.
• Pros and Cons - Present unbiased pros and cons of ballot issues.
• Voter Registration - Register voters at local events and targeted locations such as schools and high-traffic areas.
• Voter’s Edge - Solicit and monitor input to our Voter's Edge site from candidates for local offices.