Independent American Party
State and National Party Development Resources
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National Independent American Party
Development
Table of
contents: (click back to return to table of contents)
Autonomous state parties: Build
State Party: Party Brand Identity: Christ included: Churches
and Christian Schools: Committee
of Correspondence: Commitment form: Conference_call: Constitution: Development director: Directors
of state parties: Email addresses:
Federation definition: Links for additional resources: Major Party:
Managers can do better: Media Members: Newsletters: Objectives: State Party Organization: Pastors and
politics: Precinct_walks: Plans: Publicity: Roberts
rules of order: State parties:
Study:
Take
Action: Training
Manual: Ultimate goal:
Volunteer: Websites: What is next:
State parties
should have the same conservative principles and actions as the National
Independent American Party. Our party in a state is not a division of another
political party in that state, nor is it the independent party of that state.
There are numerous independent political parties but there is only one
Independent American Party.
Ultimate goal is to develop our political
party so that elections can be accomplished as the Independnt American Party
being the winners. It can only be accomplished by our candidates and electorate
to be the majority. This can only happen if each state concentrates on building
their various state Independent American Party.
Roberts Rules Of Order of a society may be divided into
Constitution, By-Laws, and Standing Rules. If there are both constitution and
by-laws, amendment of the constitution is made more difficult than emendment of
the by-laws. Organizations which require elaborate rule, both constitution and
by-laws are retained. The constitution should contain the following articles:
1. Name of the society. 2. The Object of the Organization. 3. Qualifications of
members. 4. Officers and their election. 5. Meetings of the society. 6. Methods
of amending the constitution.
Major party is our goal, so our name should be consistent with
the current major parties. This designation is also more representative of our
true nature. There is no such legal entity as a national political party. The
national organization is a committee of representatives from the state
political parties which do have legal status in the individual states.
Federation is a uniting by compact: union of states,
groups, etc...by agreement of each member to subordiinate its power to that of
the central authority in common affairs. Each member of this union is an
autonomous legal entity organized in accordance with the laws of the individual
states. By compact (and this is why out national constitution must be ratified
by each of the state parties rather than by a majority of instructed
representativies at a national meeting) each member party agrees to relinquish
to the federation some of its autonomy on only those subjects of common
interest. In its own internal affairs, and in subjects not of common interest,
each member must retain its autonomy without interference from the federation
or other member parties.
Constitution
of the United States and the first ten amendments is practically synomous with
the word republic. It being the prime example of such a form of government.
Many of the later amendments completely destroyed the concept of what existed
when there were only ten amendments, and for this reason we state: The
Constitution and the Bill Of Rights. There should be at least one political
party in this country that believes in the Constitution and that will be guided
by its wise provisions; that believes in the Republic as the best form of
government the world has every known and that will adhere strictly and
literally to it. This clearly brands us as that party. It is the best
foundation and selling point that we can possibly have.
Christ should be
included in our constitution and this feature should be retained. We believe
that this wording puts the Christ oriented idea into the proper framework. We
are a political organization. Politics has to do with government, therefore
government is our prime concern. We believe in a form of government. This form
of government that we espouse is not limited to persons of any religion,
theocracy, or lack thereof. What relationship then does, or should, exist
between government and Christ? Just this: In the Lord's prayer, Christ taught
us to pray: Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. The
best form of government ever developed, under which people of good faith may
work freely towards establishing God's will on earth, is our Constitutional
Republic. This is where the tie in is. Is being a self-proclaimed Christian a
prerequisite to active party membership? This is totally out of order! As a
Christ orientated party we should be establishing a political climate in which
people who live as practicing Christians have the opportunity to work toward
the goals that Christ set.
Objectives
are everything and we must be in strict keeping with our basic objectives. We
have more than enough work cut out for ourselves in correcting the many
violations of our Constitution without getting into anything else which is not pertinent
to the restoration of Constitutional government. This should be done in a
scholarly, professional presentation of just what needs to be done.
Autonomous
organizations are the state parties of the Independent American Party. The
state parties should have equal voice in the national party affairs. When the
national committee meetings are carried out the way they are supposed to be,
where the committee members are acting as informed, instructed representatives
of their state executive committees.
What is next now
that the demagogic parties have completely repudiated everything, it is time
for the Independent American Party to come out of the shadows where we have
been forced to remain. We must start building the Independent American Party
name, what it stands for. Our party bumper stickers should be given as much
exposure as possible. When driving: drive at a speed what will give the best
exposure. When parking, stop along well traveled sidewalks. Stationary signs
should be placed in permitted locations. Our legislative objectives should
become widely available to the public such as: waiting rooms of doctors,
dentists, car washes, launderettes, auto repair shops, retirement home reading
rooms, etc.....and in any other places where a person is likely to pick it up
and look at it. Every member should carry a supply around in their car for
those who notice the stickers and ask about the party.
Plans are let us
prepare for 2009 and beyond. We have much to consider because of the many
possible events that may take place. We are going to have plans worked out and
ready to implement for each one of these eventualities with as much work done
before the fact as possible. Following are some of the things we must start
considering: 1. Recruiting of members. 2. County organization. 3. State
organization. 4. National organization. 5. Merging independent parties. 6. Get
ballot position. 7. Running local candidates. 8. Publicity saturation. 9.
Materials distribution. 10. Fund
raising. 11. Getting people to work. 12. Alternative candidates. 13. Vice
presidential candidates. 14. Building up conservative candidates. 15.
Communications media.
Study and look at
possible events and come up with various courses of action that we can take to
meet each one. Keep in mind our present very limited manpower and financial
resources. Where can we get outside help under these various circumstances?
Communications is one of our greatest stumbling blocks and how can this be made
foolproof? What particular things must be done under all of the possible
circumstances? Please consider the whole problem! Do not just concentrate on
one or two items! Write down your ideas in a good logical system so you can
refer to them quickly!
Fraternally
John Greenamyre BA, MEB, EdD, PhD,
Coordinator State Party Development
Independent American Party
Email addresses that you may use to
contact me:
Training
Christianity Construction Corporation
Administration Christianity Construction Corporation
Central Baptist Church Jackson Georgia
Southern Region Coordinator Independent
American Party
Second Vice Chairman Independent American
Party
Christianity Construction Corporation
State Party Development
Independent American Party
Websites: Independent
American Party National Home Page
Documents:
Constitution, By Laws, State Coordinators.
Home Church Central Baptist
Church Jackson Georgia
Christianity Construction
Corporation
John Greenamyre Cyber Office
(log in as guest)
each Saturday each week for chat room at 1 PM EST.
You may chat with me
about developing your state
party any time I am on line: AOL INSTANT MESSENGER:
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Email jwemg@bellsouth.net
for appointment to chat at my church
website Central Baptist Church
Website Chat Room
List Of Action Priority Directors:
State Party Directors Independent American
Party
Director: Recruiting Members: This director shall
be responsible for applying the recruting information in the training manual to
motivate the party to gain members.
Director: County Organization: This director shall
be responsible for the development of the party in each county of the state.
Director: Registered Political Party: This director
shall be responsible for directing the registration of each level of the party
in the state.
Director: Official National Independent American Party:
This director shall be responsible for assuring that the state is an official
member of the National Independent American Party.
Director: Independent Policical Party Mergers:
This director shall use the internet to search for :Independent Political
Parties in (name of state) and seek to merge the state independent
political parties for ballot strengths.
Director: Ballot Position: This director shall be
responsible for implementing the necessary ballot positions as needed within
the state.
Director: Local Candidates: This director shall be
responsible for assisting local candidates that espouse the same principles and
procedures as the state Independent American Party.
Director: Publicity: This director shall be
responsible for overseeing all publicity initiated within the state party.
Director: Material Distribution: This director
shall be responsible for drafting, printing, financing, distribution of all
party material in the state.
Director: Fund Raising: This director shall be
responsible for planning, coordinating, accounting of all funds raised in the
state.
Director: Personnel: This director shall be
responsible for recruiting, staffing, coordinating, dismissing of all personnel
in the state.
Director: Prospective Presidential Candidates:
This director shall be responsible for recruiting, publicity, coordination of
all presidential candidates in the state.
Director: Prospective Vice Presidential Candidates:
This director shall be responsible for recruiting, publicity, coordination of
all vice presidential candidates in the state.
Director: Conservative candidates Support: This
director shall be responsible for the activities within the state for all
conservative candidates who support the principles and philosophy of the state
party.
Director: Communications: This director shall be
responsible for recruiting, staffing, coordinating, dismissing of all
communications within the state.
State Parties Development
Independent American Party
Southern Region Coordinator Independent American Party
2nd National Vice Chairman Independent
American Party
Bro. Rev. Dr. CEO John William
Greenamyre
BA, MEB, EdD, PhD
12675 Providence Road
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009-1235
Phone/Fax:
770-521-1229
Each
Saturday at 3 PM EST a conference call will be
established to discuss this website material necessary in building a
state Independent American Party. Each conference call will begin by a review
of the table of contents. No conference call will consist of discussing only
one subject, to prevent grandstanding of any particular subject. Give each
participant equal time in the conference. Submit your ideas to be included in
this website by email and it will be considered and not discussed during the
conference call. The conference call is established to help individual state
parties and not to discuss management of this website. The conference call
telephone number is 712-432-0600. Email State
Party Development Independent American Party to request participant access
code.
Links for further information:
http://www.e-democracy.org/ Democracy Training Writing a press release.
Federal Elections
Commission Arkansas Voting Press release templates.
http://www.independentvoting.org/ Alabama Voting Florida
Voting
Georgia Voting Kentucky Voting Louisiana
Voting
Mississippi Voting North Carolina Voting Oklahoma Voting
South Carolina Voting Tennessee Voting Texas Voting
Virginia Voting Secretaries
of States Assoc. Strategies and
Solutions
Tax Information Managers of Volunteers Info Third Party Petition
Templates
& Forms Links Promote Candidates One Powerful Voice
Community
Of Veterans Information Strategies Political
Issues
Precinct walks :How do you know
which precincts to walk and which doors
to knock?
You need a plan.
- Locate the voters you want to meet
- Calculate how many homes you can reach with the time and volunteers available
- Decide where to walk first
- Prepare Walking Kits for your volunteers containing:
- precinct maps
- walk lists
- tracking codes
- scripts
- Determine what time of day to walk which neighborhoods
As a pastor, you may not be fully aware of the freedoms you have to speak
openly from the pulpit about spiritual and moral issues—key issues that have
been the church’s province for centuries.
Over the last four decades, these issues have been shaped into political
footballs by groups bent on censoring Christian speech, not only in schools and
in the public square, but also in the sanctuary. You and your church may have
even received threats of lawsuits, IRS investigations and loss of tax exemption
if you speak out on certain issues.
Be encouraged: Please read, Churches
and Politics: Your Freedom to Speak Biblical Truth: Churches and Politics. This important
document includes a checklist of what churches and pastors can do safely, under
the protection of the law, to speak out on these key issues. If these
guidelines are followed and you are threatened or legally harassed, the
Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has trained over 1,100 attorneys to advise and even
defend, without charge, your church’s rights of free speech.
Elections are of overwhelming importance, not only for the presidency, but for other offices as well. The president
might appoint up to three Supreme Court Justices, to be confirmed by the
Senate, who could affect our nation’s destiny for decades. Activist judges with
their own agenda can loose a flood of immorality, override the will of the
people, criminalize Christian speech and practice, and bring our nation under
the judgment of God.
Christians need to be shown how to pray
biblically for governments, and to be emboldened to express themselves, not
only at the ballot box, but also in our ongoing struggle against immoral
legislation.
Making disciples remains the church’s first calling. But what does that have to do with politics? Dr. Bill Bright said:
“Citizenship in a free country is a blessing from God ... God wants us to
do his will in government ... but we have disobeyed our Lord ... As a result,
we are in danger of losing our nation by default, and with it our individual
freedoms and possibly our very lives. If that should happen, our opportunity to
help fulfill the Great Commission throughout the United States and the world
will also be lost. And hundreds of millions will never have the opportunity to
receive our Savior.”
We must speak the truth in love. Biblical teaching is not hate speech meant
to disparage or condemn; rather, it is meant to
warn people that sin has drastic eternal consequences, and the good news is
that the gospel offers the solution. That is the church’s commission and always
has been.
Here are
some specific things we can do: Pray
and lead our people in
intercessory prayer. Activism without prayer
cover is like infantry without air cover.
Teach them
the biblical principles of how to pray and what to do for our
nation. Speak out. Motivate our people to get involved in the
political process. There are battles to be won there: not only for traditional
marriage, the sanctity of life, and the protection of our children, but also
against poverty, disease, injustice, and the suppression of religious rights.
Mobilize: Fewer than a quarter of professing Christians vote. How can we awaken
the rest? We have the numbers to make a difference if we will! Recruit Others:
Please forward this liberating information to other pastors.
NEWSLETTER: State Parties
Development Independent American Party: The PAST REMEMBERED and BROUGHT
FORWARD:
Quote: The Wallace Stand January 1972: In announcing his
candidacy for the Democratic Presidential Primary in Florida, Governor George
C. Wallace said his campaign would be a people's campaign at the grassroots.
"It's at the grassroots that the people will win a victory for their roots
and for America." "I'm running for the people," Wallace said.
"We have made a total commitment to victory. A great victory for the
people that will send a strong message to Washington. That message will be
"Leave us Alone!" Get the government out of our lives and the lives
of our children and let us have our rights!" Unquote.
Note: This is still the cry and still the situation and
you are encouraged to become a part of change!
Newsletters: Are you considering adding a newsletter to your website but need some newsletter writing tips to get you started?
Do you have concerns like: How much
of my time is this going to take up? How long should each email be and how many
emails should I send out in total? What if I no longer have anything relevant
to say? Can I keep up the quality of my newsletter over a certain length of
time?
The first thing that you must remember is to always offer some interesting and useful information. You
will no longer have any subscribers if you do not. Next, you will want your
newsletter to remain fairly short. These days, people are inundated with
emails, so they will appreciate it if you send them something that they can
quickly scan and then put to good use.
Put some thought into the best possible format for your
emails. You will want a model that can be easily reproduced week after week. To
make your job simplier, you can choose any one of the following newsletter
writing tips as your standard format or you can combine them, whichever. The
final choice is yours.
1. Tip of the Week
Come up with at least 24 tips on your main topic. You could
brainstorm a specific topic and get enough content for at least 6 months of
weekly newsletters. When you focus on your area of expertise this should not be
a problem. You will find it best to do this by (a) explaining the problem and
then (b) offering a tip that will solve the problem. The length of each email
should be from 150-500 words.
2. Top Ten
This format is easy to create and it works. For example, if
you are an expert in health and fitness you could give advice on the "Top
Ten Health and Fitness Tips","Top Ten Tummy Flattening
Techniques", "Top Ten Weight Loss Tricks for 2007". Be sure not
to go over board with the word length, just a few sentences for each tip will
be fine, not half the page.
3. Three Ways to...
Finding ten ways to do things can sometimes be a little
challenging. A quick newsletter tip is to provide only three tips instead; it
is much simpler and can be alternated with the "Top Ten" format.
4. Before and After
Just like the "Tip of the Week" format, this tip
introduces a problem and then immediately provides a solution. The "before
and after" format does however work better with case studies as this is
one way of interacting directly with your clients.You can ask them to send in
details of something in their possession that requires a makeover; such as a
website page, an article, their wardrobe etc, and then you can present them
with your solutions.
Or you can ask for "before and after" examples from
your readers who have been able to do this themselves, and with their
permission show them to your other subscribers. (If you are using text only
format for your newsletter, then you can include a link to your website page
which has the photos on it). This especially works well if your newsletter is
related to health and fitness - the photos will motivate your readers when they
see the changes of others through diet and exercise, even weight training.
5. Checklists
Are you trying to learn something new? There is nothing quite like
the checklist format to make sure that you do not leave out any steps along the
way. Checklists can really save loads of time and your readers will appreciate
getting one. All you will need to do is write a short introductory paragraph,
make your list and then close with some final tips. You can base the whole of
your newsletter on the checklist format, or you can just present one on
occasion as a change from the regular newsletter format.
One final tip: You may want to
set up a yahoo or gmail account just for your newsletters. Spend some time
checking out websites related to your interests, and subscribe to their
newsletters. Occasionally, check your emails and study what layout other
editors are using. If you see a specific format that you like, print it out and
put it in an "ideas" folder. Just unsubscribe from those that are
only filled with never-ending sales pitches or junk.
Political Guidelines for Churches and Christian Schools
Questions are asked about what is permissible
for churches and Christian schools in the political arena regarding candidates
and issues. As you are probably aware, the IRS puts limits on political
activity by tax-exempt organizations. The following information should provide
you with general guidance. Tax-exempt organizations can: • conduct nonpartisan
voter registration drives. • distribute unbiased, nonpartisan voting records
and candidate surveys. The surveys must cover a broad range of issues, not just
the known agenda of the church or the school. The materials must not unfairly
describe any candidate’s position on an issue or unfairly summarize a
candidate’s voting record. Also, the materials must not be distributed only
around election time. They must
be distributed at least one other time during the year, in a nonelection
season. • educate their members on specific issues and pending legislation. •
have issues-awareness committees and meetings to educate their members on
specific issues and pending legislation. • enlighten their members on what the
members can do to support or oppose a particular issue. • expend up to 5
percent of their total budget on direct lobbying or on contributions to
individuals or groups for the purpose of supporting or opposing specific
legislation (not candidates).
• encourage prayer for a particular issue or public official. • host candidate
forums if all the candidates for a
particular office are invited and if the forum is conducted in a nonpartisan
manner. Tax-exempt organizations cannot: • endorse a political candidate. •
make contributions to a political candidate. • participate in political
fund-raising endeavors for a political candidate. • distribute political
materials for a candidate. • pay for individuals to attend a caucus for a state
or national political convention. • donate their mailing list to a candidate or
to a
political party. In summary, IRS guidelines greatly restrict churches and
Christian schools in matters concerning political candidates and elections, but
the guidelines permit attempts to influence voters or legislators regarding
issues.
Publicity for the Independent
American Party:
I. Four terms used:
1. Press Relations: Media of communications which is
contacted.
2. Media of Communications: The channels through which the
information travels.
3. Public Relations: A study of all contacts made with a
group and the people in a group.
4. Press
Secretary: The person who handles the communication.
II. Importance of Impressions:
1. Whether good or bad they affect your party.
2. Here are some impressions that you want people to have
of your party.
a.
Undiluted faithfulness to principles and procedures.
b.
Personal commitment to your party.
c. Lives
that have been changed by your party.
d. A
body of people who are friendly, confident, active, persistent...etc.
III. Organization for press relations:
1. Possess abilities which are included in press
relations.
2. Two important offices are found in good press
relations.
a.
Public relations committee.
b. Press
secretary.
IV. Ten things one should know to do a good job:
1. Know everything that is going on in your party.
2. Know what is coming up ahead of time.
3. Know the policies of newspapers, radio stations, TV
stations that affect the story.
4. Know the deadlines of the media.
5. Know picture policies of newspapers.
6. Know how to write a tood news release. (See link
above.)
7. Know what is going on in the community.
8. Know interview possibilities or radio, TV, and papers.
9. Know what is happening in other political parties.
10. Know how to work with people.
V. Getting into thinking gear:
1. Report political activity worthy of news coverage.
2. Report people worthy of political news coverage.
3. Report special political activity.
4. Report the political party building process and
growth.
5. Report personal political activity items.
VI. Keep a calendar:
1. Plan ahead.
2. Keep a check on other local organizations.
3. Three things that must be right: titles, names,
details.
VII. Test of newsworthiness:
1. Timeliness of the political news.
2. Proximity of the political news.
3. Prominence of the political news.
4. Consequence of the political news.
5. Human interest of the political news.
VIII. Big questions every story should have:
1. What? Who? When? Why? Where? How?
2. For past tense: ask questions of the past.
3. For future tense: ask questions of the future.
IX. Pre-assembling the information material:
1. Prepare press release ahead of release date.
2. Stick to facts and get pictures of the material
presented.
X. Writing the press release:
1. Develop the first paragraph to include, who, what,
when, why, where, how.
2. The facts descend in the order of importance.
XI. Tips on press release writing:
1. Use simple words. 2. Avoid injecting personal
opinions. 3. Avoid words used that are prejudiced. 4. Avoid flowery adjectives.
5. Keep story alive with active verbs. 6. Never be insulting or sarcastic. 7.
Be specific - Be fair - Avoid reporting rumors.
XII. Taking the story to the editor:
1. Develop personal contact with the editor.
2. You represent your political party.
3. Do not interfere with the editor's deadlines.
4. Quoted material should be quoted exactly as given.
XIII. Pictures:
1. The right picture will capture the readers attention.
2. Be sure specific details are found in the caption.
3. Editor will assign a photographer and reporter if
newsworthy.
XIV. Other tools of the press secretary:
1. Biographical sketch. 2. The fact sheet. 3. Present
copy of quoted material. 4. Present other background material. 5. Present a
letter to the editor.
XV. Feature Stories:
1. A feature story will get the picture which you may
have discovered over to the editor and other people better than some other
method you might use.
2. The length of the feature story depends entirely upon
the kind of material you may use.
XVI. Placing feature stories:
1. If the significance goes beyond your community there
are services one may use to carry the message to the world.
a. The
wire service includes the Associated Press, United Press International..etc.
2. Regional publications.
3. City directories....etc.
XVII. Radio and Television:
1. Radio and Television rogramming has more variety in
their format than does newspapers.
2. You should know: the program manager, the programs
which feature political news, personal interviews etc.
3. Keep your items short, short, short...
XVIII. Interviews:
1. Interviews are important. 2. Play up the human
interest side of the story. 3. Get the facts from the one interviewed. 4. Plan
your approach with the editor.
XIX. How to handle adverse publicity:
1. Be cautious about handling matters that have appeared
which might bring reproach upon your party.
2. Approach the editor who ran the article. Suggest that
he make a correction, if he refuses then be cautious as you make the
correction.
XX. Evaluating and improving the product:
1. Keep carbon copies of all stories.
2. Get the view of someone who has read your story.
3. Talk with other leaders in your party.
4. Keep in close contact with the editor about items of
interest to your party.
5. Study the people, think seriously on political
matters.
6. Read everything you can get your hands on concerning
the story.
7. Commit you energies to your party and be honest.
XXI. Where to get further help:
1. Pinpoint the problem, the kind of answer that you
want, list the possible sources of your answer.
2. Check the journalism section of your library and
internet resources.
3. Read books on the field of journalism and internet
resources.
XXII. Keep your goals in view:
1. Do not let the details of your work obscure your goal.
2.. Always be on the alert for the public appearance of your party.
Political Managers could do
better:
I don’t know your political manager personally. He or she may be perfectly wonderful. And I’m not indicting all political party managers as being somehow deficient in their jobs. But chances are, all political party managers could use some strengthening . Nothing demoralizes volunteers more than working with a co-volunteer who is a problem that no one will deal with, either because doing so would be “uncomfortable,” or the happiness of the team is just not a big priority to the manager. Basically, it ends up with the sub-par volunteer holding everyone emotionally hostage.
Although it’s never pleasant to
deliver criticism, the burden should never outweigh the need. If someone is a
personnel problem, he or she has to be responsible for the consequences. I’m
not suggesting anything that would involve weaponry or a stockade. I’m not even
saying that criticism should be blunt and loud, by any means; it can be
finessed. But a manager should never be apologetic for having to criticize the
work performance of a team member. If Volunteer A: exhibits behaviors that
negatively impact the rest of the volunteers, then Volunteer A: needs to be
made aware that it won’t be tolerated.
If not, what’s the message to
the rest of the team? I can show up late, push my work off on
others, be intimidating, be toxic, and watch YouTube videos all day. Who’s
going to say anything? . Many political party managers operate
from the assumption that their volunteers will know they’re doing OK as long as
they aren’t reprimanded for something. This is not a productive way to operate.
There are ways for staffers to infer that they’re doing a good job, but why
should they have to do that? Many people don’t look at things from a “no news
is good news” standpoint. You’d be surprised at how motivating it is for a
volunteer to find out his or her performance is noticed for good reasons.
Good political party managers
notice good performance — and they don’t just wait until performance review
time rolls around to express their appreciation. . Management
establishes the framework for work, while leadership provides the inspiration
for it. Successful managers learn to be both a good manager and leader,
depending on the needs of the team and the situations they are addressing. How
does one lead? First, communicate more. Although “meetings” have become
four-letter words in most organizations, they really are essential in
communicating the vision of the party and explaining how volunteers can work to
make that vision come true.
Managers need to work harder
toward establishing their group’s reputation in the party. This involves
creating constructive partnerships with people in business management and other
departments. . Sometimes in an attempt to make the party
vision happen and look good in the process, the overzealous manager will take
on more and more work that he then promptly passes on to the team. The problem
with this is that the team comes to feel that their manager is not an advocate
for them, and that he hasn’t even bothered to see what’s already on their
plate before he piles more on. Volunteers soon start to feel like it’s not so
much what they’re doing for the party, but more about what they’re doing for
their manager’s career. Good managers know their team’s bandwidth, and they
learn to say no on their team’s behalf.. Strong managers don’t
just pretend to be open to feedback — they listen to new ideas and discuss
their pros and cons with the person who presents them. Good managers aren’t
threatened by volunteers who have better ideas than they do. Good managers are
also able to admit they’re wrong. They know that doing this is not the same as
admitting they’re incompetent.
Commitment
Form: State Volunteers, Contacts & Coordinators Independent American
Party:
Name: Address:
1. Volunteers, Contacts & Coordinators make monthly
reports as designated by region coordinator.
2. Submit monthly management, planning and progress reports
in accordance with set procedures.
3. Adhere to the chain of command for management, planning
and progress of state.
4. Any new question not covered by written directive contact
region coordinator.
5. Coordinate with region coordinator before adding staff.
6. Coordinate with region coordinator before planning any
actions not covered by directive.
7. Appointments will be temporary as follows: 1 Month, 3
months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months etc.
8. Monthly reports will include update on state party
structure according to positions directive: Elected Officials: 1. Chairman.
2. Vice chairman.
3. Secretary. 4. Treasurer. Appointed officers: 1. Chaplain. 2. Parliamentarian
3. Sergeant at arms.
Committees: 1. Covention. 2. Credentials. 3.
Platform.
9. Monthly reports will include updated state director
positions information: 1. Recruiting members director. 2. Counties
organization
director. 3. Registered state political party director. 4. Official national
Independent American Party state
director. 5.
Study other independent political parties state director. 6. Ballot position
state director. 7. Local candidates
state director.
8. Publicity state director. 9. Material distribution state director. 10. Fund
raising state director.
11. Personnel
state director. 12. Presidential candidates state director. 13. Vice
presidential state director.
14. Conservate
candidates support director. 15. Communications state director. 16. Independent
political party mergers
state director.
Signed: Date:
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After optimizing your political web site for search engines and pursuing other marketing efforts, it's time to use the power of the press to boost your state party, awareness and credibility cost-effectively. But how do you pitch your political story to a reporter? Here are some quick tips to help you through the media
process: 1. Know Your Targeted Media Members. Before you even reach out to a reporter, you should know
what that person writes about and what he or she will be interested in
discussing. Do your homework before contacting a specific reporter, and you'll
have a much better understanding of what you should say (and the topics to
avoid). 2. Have Talking Points Ready. With point #1 in mind above, write down all of the
benefits your state political party has to offer. Know why a reporter will be
interested in what you have to say, and practice giving your unique story
angle. Then, when the time is right, you'll be ready. (You may even want to
have your talking points written on an index card by your phone.) 3. Be Newsworthy. Try to think of a way that your business fits in with
current news and industry events. Develop a story angle related to something
newsworthy and current. Then, approach a reporter with your idea. 4. Be Unique. Media members want fresh, interesting stories. Try to stand
out from the crowd and provide your opinion about a current topic, unique
statistic or story angle that no one else can offer. By conducting some
research and offering something different, you'll get much farther with your
publicity efforts. 5. Be Succinct. Reporters are on deadline. Get to the point fast.
Practice what you are going to say in advance. Then, speak clearly and
succinctly. Mention the most important benefits of your story-angle first.
Reporters will appreciate your sense of urgency and respect for their time. 6. Know Your Industry. Become an expert in your field and know the most current
news, events and activities within your state political party. Share your
news with reporters. And soon, they will come to you for the latest industry
updates. 7. Offer Expert Advice. Without pitching your own products and services,
introduce yourself as an expert to targeted media members. Comment on a
current news item, provide a special report and offer your help with a future
article. Reporters will appreciate the fact that you are willing to provide
assistance and may add you to their list of resources. 8. Follow-up Accordingly. Media members are busy people, and you will probably need
to make an effort to stay in touch with them. If you are waiting for a
pending story or a call back and haven't heard anything for a few days, feel
free to contact the media member directly. Try not to be a pest, but conduct
the appropriate follow-up when necessary. This is essential to obtaining
clips and maintaining professional, media relationships. Pitch your story to media members and get results. By
"thinking like a reporter" and offering beneficial information in a
timely fashion, you'll definitely increase your chances of obtaining some
good media coverage for your state political party that will make a
difference on the bottom line. |
While written with search engines in mind, website content should also consider the end users of your website; your potential customers. Attracting masses of traffic, regardless of how targeted that traffic, is only a portion of the battle.
If the content you've used is
next to meaningless or smacks of being written solely to rank well in the
search engines then your website will under perform and your online political
party efforts will suffer as a consequence.
Finding the perfect blend between political content and
offering an enhanced user experience is critical to better website performance.
Treat Your Political Party Like A Business
Every website, blog, and other online political party
communication should be viewed as a business if it is being used to generate a
political growth of any sort. This means that the customer experience is
equally as important to your website as it is to your political party as a
whole.
A good customer experience means more involement, greater
conversion rates, improved customer loyalty, and increased customer retention
and return business.
Small businesses and bricks and mortar commercial ventures
have been living by the ethos that "the customer is always right" for
decades and this should go for your political party as well.
Every Word Counts
From the home page to the deeper information pages, and
from your blog to your support forums, the intention of each visible page is to
promote your party. Whether you're trying to ensure that customers continue to
return to your party website or you intend to attract new customers this means
that your website content needs to be set up to sell as well as attract the
attention of the search engines.
The CTA (Call To Action)
Decide on your Call To Action (CTA) for each of your pages.
Once you've done this, don't simply give visitors the opportunity to follow your
CTA but ensure that they're left with little choice but to do so. Entice them,
emote them, but above all ensure that you convert them.
Identify Your CTA
The desired action for each page can differ significantly.
On the home page of your site, you are most likely to want to divert customers
to the information or commitment pages where they can learn more information.
On the deeper pages, such as commitment description pages, the desired action
is adding the item to the involvement commitment or proceeding to leave the
website; alternatively, it could be to request a some quote, make a phone call
to them, or register their details.
Make sure you know what your CTA is before you write the
content because if you don't know then your website visitors certainly won't.
Stand Out And Stand Apart
At the same time as identifying your CTA, you should also
consider your Unique Selling Proposition (USP). This is the single thing that
makes your political party or your website stand out from every other one in
the same industry. Virtually every website has one even though many website
owners don't know about it.
Think about the things that benefit your potential party
member and not those that benefit you. Free involvement, benefits to multiple
involvement, hands on mentoring, no fuss on lack of involvement, or a truly
personal political mentoring service can all be used as effective USPs if they
are presented properly.
Website Content That Performs
Website
content can do so much more than attract a flurry of visitors to a website, and
indeed it should. Yes, traffic is important, because without it, the most
effective combination of CTA and USP in the world would bear no relevance but
never forget the end user and what they actually are seeking.
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