Convention 2017 Documents

Convention Workbook

Plenary Slides

• June 2, Friday Morning Plenary Session
• June 2, Friday Afternoon Plenary Session
• June 3, Saturday Morning Plenary Session
• June 3, Saturday Afternoon Plenary Session
• June 4, Sunday Morning Plenary Session

Convention Actions

• Friday, June 2, Actions
• Saturday, June 3, Actions
• Sunday, June 4, Actions

Workshop Materials

Friday Workshops

• “Risk & Resiliency: Planning for an Uncertain Future” PowerPoint Slides
• “Climate Change: Taking it Local”
• “Impact, Engagement, & Sustainability: Future Framework”
• “Working with the Media”

Saturday Workshops

• “Impact & Influence!” PowerPoint Slides
  • Candidates
  • Community Groups
  • Elections officials
  • Media Partners

• “Engaging New Members Around Local Issues”
  • Engaging New Members
  • Essential Resources
  • Engaging the New Breed
  • Local Action Plan
  • Questions for Evaluating Possible Action
  • Volunteer Recruitment, Engagement and Maintenance
  • Notes made by Small Break-out Groups
  • Topics to engage members
  • Membership Advocacy Script #2

• “Go Fund Yourself: Money in the Mailbox!” PowerPoint Slides
  • Fundraising Letter Must-Haves and Resources

• “Get to the Point! Writing For League Everyone!” PowerPoint Slides
  • Workshop Handouts
  • Same Day Voter Registration (Exercise #3)
  • Top Two Ranked Voting (Exercise #3)
  • Sample ProCon for Exercise #4
  • Writing for Everyone Participant Outline
  • Writing for Everyone Supplementary Materials

• “Web-volution!”

Speaker Presentations

• Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners
• Chris Hoene, California Budget and Policy Center

Caucus Materials

Friday Evening Caucuses

Immigration and Deportation from a Border City Perspective (Host: Jennifer Avina, LWV San Diego)

• Immigration: A San Diego/Tijuana Perspective PowerPoint
• Immigration Resources for PowerPoint
• LWV San Diego Immigration and Deportation Committee Page

Sunday Morning Caucuses

Bridging the Divide: Sharing the Work of Local Leagues (Host: Martha Cox, LWV California)
From Becky Newman, LWV Orange Coast

• Voting 101: A College Student Guide to Voting in Orange County (Word doc)
• Voting 101: A College Student Guide to Voting in Orange County (PDF pamphlet)

From Sharon Kimball, LWV San Luis Obispo

• Civil Discourse Handbook

From Donovan Steutel, LWV Pasadena

• Gender Representation on City Commissions

From Amanda Berg, LWV San Diego

• Sips and Civility Event Preparation Guide
• Sample Sips and Civility Program
• Sample Sips and Civility Event Report

From Martha Cox, LWV North County San Diego

• Facilitation Training Handbook
• LWV Facilitation Training Role-Playing Exercise
• Deliberative Democracy, the San Diego Deliberation Network
• Sample Proposition Pros & Cons PowerPoint slides (CSU San Marcos, November 1, 2016)

Award Recipients

Community Engagement

Small League (membership under 100):  LWV Mendocino County

Medium-sized League (membership between 101-250): LWV Butte County and
LWV Orange Coast (tie)

Large League (membership 251 and over): LWV Los Angeles and LWV San Diego

High Visibility

Small League (membership under 100): LWV Merced County and
LWV Santa Monica

Medium-sized League (membership between 101-250): LWV Butte County and
LWV Orange Coast (tie)

Large League (membership 251 and over): LWV Los Angeles

Strengthening Democracy

Small League (membership under 100):  LWV San Bernardino Area

Medium-sized League (membership between 101-250):  LWV San Luis Obispo County

Large League (membership 251 and over): LWV San Diego

Strike While the Iron Is Hot

LWV Palo Alto