CCC Meeting Minutes
2.12.06
Those in Attendance: Greg Gerritt (RI), Brent White (WA), Sally Kim (NY), Jen Walling (IL), and Brent McMillan (DC)
Absent: John Eder (ME), Steps 2 Freedom (IN), Robb Tufts (MD), Ann Wilcox (DC)
Facilitator: Greg
Notetaker: Jen
I. Resources Committee
- Questionnaire proposal
Approved putting up questionnaire after March 1.
Questionnaire is approved as it to go up March 1.
- Scoring
Approved below.
Viability
___ Plan for matching funds complete and adequate? (0-2 points) If 0, candidate may be asked to redo before the rest of the application is considered.
___ Budget of Under $20,000 (2 points)
___ Number of votes (0-3 points)
3 points under 1000
2 points under 10,000
1 points under 30,000
___ Campaign Manager (4 points)
___ Other staff (2 point each for treasurer and press secretary)
___ Field Plan (0-6 points)
___ Media Plan (0-5 points)
___ Fundraising Plan (0-5 points)
Total - 31 possible points
Diversity (2 points each)
Does the candidate self identify as...
___ Female?
___ LGBTIQ?
___ Disabled?
___ Person of Color?
___ Under 30?
___ Poor or lower middle class income level?
Total - 12 points
Ballot Access and Geographical Diversity
___ Impact on ballot access (0-2 points)
___ Race where a Green has never run before (2 points)
___ Race in a state where there are few candidates (1 point)
Total - 5 points
II. Political Director Update
Campaign school in New Paltz - Jonathan Wright. New Paltz Greens are interested in Developing resources.
Brent attended DIA workshop.
We have list serves and blogs that come with our DIA account.
Brent needs to get passwords from Emily on blogging. (Jen, Greg, and Robb will help).
DIA is underutilized
DIA could be used for blasting anti-Green Congressional bill
167 candidates for 2006
Met our December, January, and probably February budget.
We might see a second tier budget for the CCC
Brent White: Should we ask that Brent be given access to the following tools?
Jen, Greg, and Robb will follow up
Office holders database policy
We need to write a policy. One for outside requests and one for committees.
Right now first, the office holders will be contacted to see what they want.
Second,
Response to Liberty Tree that we are waiting to hear back from our officeholders.
Collaboration with EcoAction Committee
EcoAction Committee requested use of officeholder database and candidate database.
Jen and Robb are continuing a dialogue with Kristen Olson over these issues.
III. Campaign manual -- discussion/set meeting times
- Robb should send a report about this.
IV. State Associates
Everybody needs to call their state associates this week and come back with a report.
V. Media Committee collaboration
- Concerns over State of Union response
- There will be a meeting on Monday. Brent White will call in.
Tech Committee -- database discussion
- listserve update
- blog update
Robb should report on this.
Adjourn
