[GPSCC-chat] [Sosfbay-news] Reminder: GOALS and STRATEGIES MEETING, Feb 19

[spencerg]

I plan to bring a dozen oranges -- maybe 2 dozen if it looks like a 
dozen might be too few.


On 2/15/2011 4:43 PM, Jim Stauffer wrote:
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>
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>      GPCA  GOALS  AND  STRATEGIES  FOR  LONG-TERM  PLANNING
>                  A Participatory Exercise
>
>
> WHEN:   Saturday, Feb 19
>         10 am to 1 or 2 pm
>
> WHERE:  Fred's Clubhouse
>         Willow Park Condo Clubhouse, located at the intersection of
>         Moffett Blvd. and W. Middlefield Road, in Mountain View (500
>         W. Middlefield Rd. 94043)
>
> NEEDS:  Some drinks and snacks would be nice. Please respond to this 
> list if
> you can bring something.
>
>
>
> Dear Greens:
>
> The state party would like to engage county Locals in an exercise to help
> establish  long-term goals for the party. By agreeing on a set of 
> goals, we
> give the  party definition and purpose. From those goals we develop 
> strategies
> for their implementation. This creates projects for our Working Groups 
> and
> Standing Committees, and it helps attract volunteers and donations.
>
> It's important to be realistic when setting goals. Brainstorming 
> exercises
> encourage free-thinking with no critique or analysis of suggested 
> issues. Goal
>  setting is different; it's intended to derive projects that are 
> achievable,
> not just desirable. We all have a list of favorite issues and a 
> wish-list of
> what we'd like the party to be. But we must focus on what we can actually
> accomplish -- realistic goals.
>
> Locals are encourage to get together with neighboring counties for this
> exercise. Gathering into a group from a few counties helps the thought
> process. It gets us outside of our normal monthly meeting crowd and 
> provides
> the synergy of a larger group.
>
>
>
> PROCESS
>
> Take notes of the goals discussed and rank or categorize them by the 
> level of
> agreement or support.
>
> There is wiki that is (ostensibly) for posting comments. It's not 
> designed too
> well, but it can be used for submitting our comments.
> http://wiki.cagreens.org/index.php/GPCA_Strategic_Action_Plan
>
>
>
>  DISCUSSION
>
> The state party wants to hear what Locals think our long-term goals 
> should be.
> This requires some degree of open discussion, but the exercise must 
> remain
> moderated by the theme of realistic goals. For every suggested goal, the
> presenter should have some idea of a strategy to implement that goal.
>
> Basically, the question to answer is, "What should the GPCA accomplish 
> in five
> years and in ten years?"
>
> Some organizing may help the discussion:
>
> Political Goals
>          Partisan and non-partisan candidates
>          Campaigns and ballot proposition
>          Election reforms
>
> Internal / Party Goals
>          Voter registration
>          Developing county Locals
>          Fund raising
>          Internal structure and process
>
>
>
>  REFERENCES
>
> State committee and working group people have been discussing this 
> subject and
> have come up with  their list of issues. These are being provided here 
> just as
> a reference, they  should not be used as guidance for your 
> discussions. Its
> purpose is to provide  input as to what volunteers at the state level 
> see as
> our long-term issues.
>
>  1. Given the current recession and its detrimental effect on 
> fundraising,
> should GPCA and its locals adopt a "survival plan" until recovery is 
> tangible
>  (e.g. unemployment below 8%)? How would this affect all goals and 
> strategies?
>
>  2. What are realistic voter registration goals? What attracts people 
> to a
> small party? What caused the California Green registration decline of 
> the past
>  six years, can it be reversed?
>
>  3. Given that we have less than 1% of registered voters, what are 
> realistic
> electoral strategies for a party of our size? Do we continue attempts in
> partisan races or focus on non-partisan races? Is  there a realistic 
> strategy
> for winning partisan races?
>
>  4. How do we recruit/develop electable candidates for non-partisan 
> offices?
>
>  5. Does Prop 14 provide any potential to us?
>
>  6. Should we make a real, concerted effort to promote ranked-choice 
> voting
> (i.e. Instant Runoff Voting and proportional representation)?
>
> 7. The GPCA's decentralized structure and consensus-seeking decision 
> process
> is an experiment that we've carried on for 20 years. Is it working well
> enough? Is there a good balance of responsibilities between the state 
> party
> and the county parties? Should we examine giving more authority over 
> internal
>  business to the state party?
>
> 8. Is continuing to rely solely on volunteer labor a viable plan for 
> growth?
>
> 9. What factors have created viable, stable Locals? What factors have 
> caused
> Locals to deteriorate?
>
> 10. What resources do Locals need from the state party? What resources 
> does
> the state party need from Locals?
>
>
> Contact Jim (mailto:jims at greens.org) with any questions or comments.
>
>
>
>
>
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