GRVNC
Outreach Committee Minutes, December 13, 2003
Minutes:
1)
Committee Goals:
Build membership and communicate effectively
2)
Question: Why
should stakeholders join? What would
you say to get somebody involved?
a)
GRVNC is their voice and so they should become involved
b)
Issues that matter most:
traffic, housing, development/planning
c)
Other issues that can be impacted: empowerment, environment, neighborhood
character, group coordination, cross-cultural networking,
3)
Question: How can
we approach/find people?
a)
Lists already produced:
lists made by governments, "Walking Man", Website, Press
Release, Public Radio, Community Signs, Telephone, House Meetings/parties,
bulletin boards, mailed newsletter
4)
Question: How can
we approach/find organizations?
a)
provide a forum for their presentations
b)
create agenda of common issues among groups and present
them to the board
c)
community fair
5)
Question: Which organizations?
a)
non-profit, churches, sierra club, Venice Community
Coalition, PTA, faculty at schools, Ballona land trust, Venice Chamber of
Commerce, AKDA, Boardwalk groups, boys/girls club, St Joeseph's, Family Clinic,
Parks and Rec, Police
6)
Question: What has
worked in the past?
a)
Web site, public tables, door to door, phone, email
7)
Question: New
Ideas
a)
graphic emails, targeted mailings / mapped out, get
commitment from district reps to maintain/enhance contact with their districts,
define issues to present, craft themes for monthly communications
8)
Question: How can
the Communications Officer improve ?
a)
get support/help from others, give communication deadlines to people, get cross-cultural (use
spanish language)
9)
Question: What
should be Communication Officers priority?
a)
Website!
10)
Action Items:
a)
Get a GRVNC rep to go to C-PAB (board), develop themes for
townhall, define stakeholders (bylaws committee), register boardwalk vendors,
table at farmers market