• develop Mission Statement and Goals in consultation with Committee Chairs
• coordinate all phases of VoteBluePA program in light of Mission and Goals
• make decisions for VBP when time constraints or emergencies call for it
• develop MeetUp and Chairs' Meeting agendas
• act as "court of last appeal" if issues can not be solved in any other way
• support committees and committee chairs enabling them to reach VBP goals
• provide overall "group maintenance"

• locate appropriate events
• organize logistics (volunteers, literature, table, etc.) for events
• voter registration forms (check for accuracy, copy, deliver to Elections Bureau)
• volunteer sign-up sheets (check for legibility, deliver to Information/Tech Group)

• strengthen the local grassroots structure for progressive parties, through the following objectives:
  • create projects that increase the number of volunteers working in their own precincts/neighborhoods
  • develop literature and supplies for precinct volunteers
• for more information, please read the NVC explanation with personal stories that show how a strong grassroots structure meets the VoteBluePA mission

• organize fundraising events (for both candidates and for the MeetUp group)
• production of buttons and bumperstickers

• philosophy: offset the drumbeat from conservative media outlets
• group itself will determine their specific areas of interest
• writing letters to the editor and to sponsors of conservative media

• act as liaisons to county and state organizations
• attend meetings (city council, Democratic committee, etc) where appropriate
• keep in touch with local organizations and let the MeetUp group know when and where our help is needed (precinct captains, volunteers for events, etc)
• report to MeetUp group on Election Day activities (phone banking, canvassing, etc)
• organize MeetUp volunteers to attend local functions

• monitor focus and suggestions from fellow MeetUp members
• develop survey for members
• collection of data

• develop website (homepage, calendar, links, privacy statement, photo gallery)
• maintain website and update calendar
• develop and update database of group members
• maintain voter information for Dauphin and Cumberland Counties

• monitor local media outlets for articles and programs of interest to the group
• committee members report to co-chairs who in turn share info with VoteBluePA
• monitor television, radio, newspapers
• letter writing campaigns and phone calls where appropriate
• basically acting as the eys and ears of the group and sharing information

• personal welcome to each new volunteer
• follow-up letter to new volunteers
• verification of volunteers' contact info
• set up and maintenance of "phone tree" for volunteers without email contact

• composition of thank you notes to be hand delivered to target precinct voters
• distribution of notes
• any follow-up thought to be appropriate

Values Commitee

• to assist VoteBluePa in articulating its values and helping to frame issues
• to recommend a general Values Statement for VoteBluePa usage
• to invite persons with varying values and faith stances to be a part of the committee and the organization (if they are not members already)
• to monitor statements and issues of those who oppose progressive candidates to discover the more comprehensive issue(s) that they are promoting
• to highlight the fact that Progressive Values are Traditional American Values
• to be about the work of educating the members of the organization on the topic of "Reframing" as George Lakoff has defined and described it