[Community] Request email to Americorps/spokes

[Chris Ritzo]

Beth,
Thanks for writing this up. Brian and I got the community connections
email created today and I need to add it to the accept list for the
listservs. Then I can send it out. Hope to do that by the end of the
week.

C*

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Chris-
>
> Here is a draft email to send to a spoke or americorps contact from each
> group:
>
> Hi-
>
> As you know, the IMC is a horizontally structured group- there are no set
> hierarchies among groups or people- we all help each other out. Sometimes,
> IMC members or working groups don't know about all that the IMC, both as a
> whole, as as individual working groups, offers. It's even the case that
> volunteers don't know the full scope of what their very own group
> does/offers! So...
>
> We at Community Connections are creating a series of resource guides to help
> everyone see how super we all are (e.g. guides for members, working groups,
> teachers, teens, job-seekers, etc). In this way we can continue to support
> each other and recognize the contributions we are all making. It will also
> help with general outreach, fundraising, and our membership drive. This in
> turn will bring more members and volunteers to your group as well as to the
> whole IMC. As the project progresses, we can also help your group create an
> insert to the IMC brochure so that you get even more outreach!
>
> We're asking that you brainstorm answers to the following questions (30
> minutes?), then bring the questions to your group and spend 15 minutes
> explaining the project and asking if the group wants to add anything else to
> your answers. We'd like you to kick off the brainstorm to inspire you
> co-volunteers, but it's important that your whole group be involved in the
> process, both to get stray ideas you might not think of, and to build this
> as a whole-IMC effort. We're asking that you do this in the next two weeks.
> If there is an issue/problem with this request of the timeline, please let
> us know! This is a seed project that we will continue to build on- thank you
> for helping it grow!
>
> The questions are:
>
>  1. What does your group do/have/offer that is a resource to the
> public/anyone? (e.g. computer help desk)
>
>  2. What does your group do/have/offer that is a resource to other working
> groups? (e.g. reduced cost copies)
>
>  3. What does your group do/have/offer that is a resource to IMC members?
> (e.g. ability to check books out of the IMC library)
>
>  4. What do other groups do/have /offer that is a resource to your working
> group, as a group? (e.g. shows will put your working group's events in the
> weekly announcements)
>
>  5. What does the IMC as a whole do/have /offer that is a resource to your
> working group? (e.g. discounted space rental)
>
>  6. Who is your current spoke, their email, and their phone number? (email
> and phone number will be kept internal to the IMC)
>
>  7. What is the email address of your group?
>
>  8. When are your working group meetings?
>
>  9. What is the best way for interested people to contact your group?
>
> 10. Is there someone in your group who is willing to be on the IMC emergency
> contact list? (e.g. if something happens, there are a number of people to
> call who have GMK keys and will come help if they can)
>
> They are attached in a file for your answering convenience- you can type
> them in there and send the file, or type the answers in an email and send
> that. We included a list of current IMC groups for your reference, but you
> don't have to answer every question for every group- just what comes to
> mind. Please send your answers to community at ucimc.org
>
> Thanks so much for your time! You are a great asset to the IMC and we really
> appreciate what you do. Yes, this is a form letter, but we know who each of
> you is, and we're serious about how great you are.
>
> Take care,
> Chris
> Community Connections
>
>
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