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New Member Prospect Letter Template (Election Season)

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Dear [NAME],

 

Thank you for your interest in the League of Women Voters, where hands on work to safeguard democracy leads to civic improvement!  This fall, we worked tirelessly to help ensure that everyone in our community was able to vote and that every vote was counted.  We were pleased that so many individuals, like you, were engaged in and energized by this historic election season as well. 

 

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Facts Matter- Sample Post Election OpEd

Facts Do Matter

Regardless of how you may feel about the outcome of the 2012 elections, it is hard to find any American who loved being inundated by all those campaign ads on television.  Wall-to-wall ads, many run by outside groups with innocuous sounding names and secretive donors, especially blanketed those living in battleground states.

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Getting Started on the Forums

The League Forums are the online discussion group website for League members only. To access the Forums and join in the conversation, please follow the log in instructions.

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League Welcomes Civil Society and Government Representatives from the BMENA Area to Washington DC

The League of Women Voters and its Tunisian partners—Association des Responsables de Formation et de Gestion Humaine dans les Entreprises (ARFORGHE) and the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce—welcome civil society representatives from the broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) to Washington, DC, to draft a declaration on issues that are currently impacting civil society, particularly in the areas of women’s empowerment, freedom of expression, and economic governance and entreprenurship. 

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International Day of Older Persons

Mary Fox, League of Women Voters of the United States Alternate UN Observer chaired the International Day of Older Persons programme on behalf of the NGO Committee on Ageing on October 10 at The City University of New York (CUNY).  The event included introductory remarks from representatives from the City of New York, International Council on Social Welfare, Secretary General of the UN, President of the UN General Assembly and past chair of the NGO Committee.  The keynote address was provided by the First Lady and Secretary for Social Inclusion of El Salvador, Dr.

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Sample Voter Education OpEd

SAMPLE - VOTER EDUCATION OPED

We’re Hiring!

That’s really what this election season is about after all. Now is the time when every eligible voter in America should be reviewing resumes and coming up with tough interview questions. Whether you are a college student or senior citizen, a secretary or CEO – every registered voter has the right to evaluate the political candidates who are applying for some pretty important jobs across the country.

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Sample Get-Out-The-Vote Email and Phone Scripts

Utilize these sample get-out-the-vote scripts (email and telephone) to customize and send reminders to your social networks, people you’ve helped register, and other contacts. Research shows that sending these reminders are most effective in the final week or few days leading up to Election Day, but it’s a good idea to start planning your outreach now.


Sample GOTV Email Script:

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