Transition Longfellow Tasks to be Redistributed and Shared
Marketing/Communications (can be done by one, easier if done by 2)
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Create newsletter 3-5 days before the first of the month or the date of the first event
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Post newsletter on Facebook
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Prepare a 2nd newsletter to go out on the Monday before movie night
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Create facebook events
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Post event notices on NextDoor
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Post activities on MeetUp
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Update website
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Write press release for The Messenger
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Create a Transition Longfellow flyer with listing of regularly scheduled activities (whatever is known in advance)
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Create a posterboard to use when tabling at community events
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Table at neighborhood events
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Update mailing list
Programs (each program/activity should have a team, but planning is usually done at the core team level)
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Beginning in Oct-Nov, gather ideas for programs that people may want, using Facebook and newsletter, and what people have said they want, and what other Transition groups are doing around the country.
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Create a proposed yearly program calendar
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Introduce it at the annual pancake breakfast and invite people to sign up - also list in newsletter and on facebook
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Secure speakers/teachers for activities using facebook and newsletter
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Secure locations
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Seek activity volunteers through newsletter and facebook
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Create registration forms
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Create flyers and post at local coffeehouses and bulletin boards
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Duplicate handouts for events
Chard Your Yard (part of a team)
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Include CYY in newsletter and newspaper article
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Write application to LCC and get on agenda of environment committee
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Advertise for volunteers through newsletter, facebook and newspaper beginning in March
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Set up website to accept volunteers and garden sign-ups
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Contact fiscal agent to arrange insurance coverage
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Connect with Hennepin County master gardeners to offer Veggie Basics class
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Handle money at the veggie basics class and pay for refreshments
Community Engagement (can be part of communications function, but tabling should be a fun, shared activity)
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Respond to inquiries from website, facebook, LCC or Transition US
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Participate in community events representing Transition Longfellow
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Share info from community events on Facebook page
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Participate with Transition Twin Cities events
Governance (core team function)
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Re-register the group with the State of Minnesota each year
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Serve as one of the 3 required officers for state registration
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Pay for website