Recruiting (PC) assistance
Enhance website to allow notices, calendar, minutes, links, bill paying. Pay a webmaster to create functionality we need.
Change general program meeting (at least twice a year-Spring and Fall) to allow for decisions on major issues (such as election, calendar events, donations decisions).
Goal 2: Support a social network for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Action Steps:
Enhance ways of communicating: website, Isthmus calendar, ListServ, newsletter, postcards.
Create opportunities to be involved in ways preferred by RPCVs: softball, volunteer opportunities, Be a Buddy and Bring a Buddy to events, purposeful hospitality training. Provide t-shirts and hats to build sense of community.
Goal 3: Promote cultural understanding and awareness of international issues
Action Steps:
Continue calendar project, possibly expand to online photo database with new education venues (libraries).
Organize and advertise speakers, digitize speakers' photos and streamline ppt presentations; provide common branding (t-shirts, hats, introductory narrative) for all speakers.
Identify new opportunities in Dane Co. for international education: (children's fair, Int'l Music Festival, Film Festival, Food Fair)
Goal 4: Support Peace Corps mission and active volunteers
Action Steps:
Continue funding PC Partners and discretionary groups from calendar proceeds.
Send post cards e-mails to those in active service.
Assist with PC recruiting in tech colleges, among older prospects.
Goal 5: Collaborate and volunteer with non-profit organizations aligned with our goals
Action Steps:
Continue and expand partnerships, collaboration with other non profits such as International Student Association, UN Association, etc.
Approved June 13, 2007
