|
Friday, December 14 |
LWVMA Board Meeting |
Saturday, December 15
|
Deadline to submit "100 Reasons" videos
|
Tuesday, January 15 |
Deadline to submit Daniel Scharfman Citizen Education grant applications |
Thursday, January 17 |
Sexual Health Lobby Day with Planned Parenthood, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., State House Great Hall |
Wednesday, February 6 |
Climate Change Webinar, 4 p.m. |
Friday, February 8 |
Deadline to submit LWVUS New Citizens Registration grant applications |
Saturday, February 16 |
Deadline to submit Local League Ballot Question Study consensus response form |
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, June 8
|
LWVMA 2019 Convention |
|
LWVMA 2019 Convention Scheduled for Westford
LWVMA's biennial state Convention will be held
June 7-8, 2019 at the Westford Regency Inn in Westford, just off Interstate 495. Please let your members know and encourage them to attend. More info soon!
|
Winter Field Service Meetings Set
The LWVMA Field Service program provides opportunities for local League leaders to meet, share, and plan within defined geographical areas. The goal of the program is to support local League leaders, strengthen local Leagues and encourage regional collaboration.
Winter Field Service meetings:
- South Shore: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 10 a.m. - 12:30p.m. Location to be determined. Contact Scotti Finnegan
- West: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. - noon. Location to be determined. Contact Nancy Polan
- Metro West: Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. New TV Conference Room, 23 Needham Street, Newton Highlands. Contact Sharyn Roberts
- Metro Northwest/Central: Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Sudbury Library Conference Room, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury. Contact Lora Goldenberg
- Merrimack Valley/North Shore: Friday, Jan. 18, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Friendly's in Peabody. Contact Karen Price
- Metro/South: Saturday, Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m. Westwood Library Conference Room, 660 High Street, Westwood. Contact Amy Smith
For questions, please contact Field Service Director
Lora Goldenberg. For further information see the Field Service
webpage.
|
Ballot Question Study News
We have moved into the period when local Leagues are planning and holding their consensus meetings. Thirty-four local Leagues and Units have indicated they will participate in the study. It is not too late for the others to decide to participate.
On the
study webpage we have started a list of each local League's consensus date, time, location and contact person.
Please send this information to
bqstudy@lwvma.org when you have it. There are members-at-large or League members from other cities/towns who might like to join one of these meetings.
|
Nominating Committee Needs Your Help
The LWVMA Nominating Committee has begun its work putting together a slate of officers and directors for the LWVMA Board, to be presented at the 2019 Convention in June. The current Board has continued to improve our strategic planning and financial accountability and to welcome diverse viewpoints and experience. We want to ensure that the Board continues to be creative, energetic and open to new ideas. For that, we turn to you!
Please take a look at the
Board Member Job Description and
Board Member Application. We encourage you to read the information, then nominate yourself or another talented and committed League member to serve on the LWVMA Board of Directors and/or the LWVMA Nominating Committee. The applications are due Dec. 15.
In addition to the nomination application, the Nominating Committee will contact League leaders across the state for suggestions of possible nominees. We look forward to speaking with
League leaders and members in the coming months. Please feel free to
reach out to any of the committee members
via the nominating committee email,
nominating@lwvma.org
: Wendy Manz (chair), Lee Bona, Sharon McCarthy, Ellen Goguen, and Andrea Kozinetz.
|
Help Recruit Our New Executive Director
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Executive Director to lead LWVMA into its second century. Please spread the word about this exciting opening and share our job description with suitable candidates you may know.
Our Executive Director, with the League Co-Presidents, will be the public face of the League in Massachusetts and will collaborate with the Board of Directors, statewide committees and local League organizations to achieve the League's mission. The Executive Director will also be responsible for overseeing operations and finances, fundraising, and managing a small staff in Boston.
Click here to access the job description for this position. We will start interviewing for this position in early January.
|
Last Call for Your Reason for Joining the League!
As part of
LWVMA's 100th Anniversary celebrati
on
, we urge League members to submit a short video-a "vlog" -that complete
s the followin
g
question: "I joined the League of Women Voters because...."
These videos are meant to share your personal reason for joining the League. We hope to hear from as many voices as possible! Throughout the year, we will roll your reasons out on our website and social media outlets under the hashtag #100Reasons.
|
Answer the Call During Phonathon
Our annual Phonathon fundraiser is underway! Thank you to all who have donated or are volunteering their time to call fellow members. We truly couldn't do it without your help!
If you did not participate in our Fall Appeal, you may receive a call from a League volunteer. Please consider donating if you are able; membership dues do not cover all of the LWVMA's expenses. We rely on your donations to fund our staff, operations, and outreach. For more information about how LWVMA uses donations, please see our
website
.
|
World-Renowned Climate Scientist in LWVMA Webinar
| | | | |