National Federation of Republican Women

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National Federation of Republican Women

• 2009 Membership Workshop
• By Joyce Smith

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• What makes a successful business?

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Successful Business

• Provides good service to customers
• Provides quality products
• and

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CHING!
Every sale means a Ching!
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Recruiting Members is how you as a member can
contribute to the success of the NFRW!
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Every New Member creates a CHING!
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One Plus One

• Every Member Shares the
• Responsibility
• Accomplishment
• of increasing membership

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National Membership Theme

• One Plus One is the 2009 Membership Theme
• The NFRW is providing each club with a blueprint
  for success.
• Step by step procedures to implement to recruit
  and retain members
• Continual Support from the NFRW and Membership
  Committee
• Updated Membership Tips Success Stories Posted
  on the NFRW Web site

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How To Get Started!

• Introduce this workshop to all of your members at
  your next meeting!
• Adopt
• a
• CAN DO ATTITUDE!

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Promote Ownership

• Every member should feel ownership in her local
  club, State Federation and the NFRW!
• Ownership BEGINS at the local club level

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How Each Member Can Get Started!

• Invite Others to Join!
• Family
• Friends
• Neighbors
• Business Associates
• Phone Banks
• Former Members

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Why Should They Join?

• To Make Our Voices Stronger in the Issues
  Important to Women!
• To Financially Support and Activate Grassroots
  Efforts in Electing Republicans!
• To keep updated on issues through the Capital
  Connection, Political Briefings, NFRW Magazine
• To train and elect women in office and on the
  campaign trails
• And.

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To Get Democrats Out of the Drivers Seat!
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We Must Meet the Needs of Every Member

• We want members to be INVOLVED but must consider
  that some women simply dont have the time to
  participate
• Some will join to support our organization and be
  informed on the issues by reading materials at
  home at their convenience
• These women ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT to our
  organizations as active members!

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Ambassadors of Communication

• Every member, no matter how actively involved can
  keep updated on issues and communicate to family
  and friends information that supports the
  Republican Party, our candidates, our voice and
  our values.
• Our best approach in overcoming the slanted
  coverage of the media is to communicate the
  truth!

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Every Member Can Participate in One Plus One

• Its easy to recruit and only takes a
  conversation with a friend, family member,
  neighbor or business associate.
• Ten minutes of your time
• Remember EVERY REPUBLICAN WOMAN should be a
  member of our organization!

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• Our membership future is in the hands of our
  members and the officers of each club throughout
  the nation!

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Blue Print for Success!

• There are 8 steps each club can take to increase
  membership!

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Step One

• Promote, Promote, Promote
• Send out a letter to all of your members
  explaining the membership drive and asking them
  to participate by taking ten minutes of their
  time to recruit one new member
• Establish a deadline of June 1, 2009
• Make it FUN, offer some incentive for the member
  who recruits the most new members

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Step Two

• Lets get back to grassroots
• Assign a captain to every 10 members of your club
• Each captain personally contacts each of her
  members promoting participation
• Continual support by captain

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Step Three

• Women love competition!
• Consider offering a prize to each captain and
  group that doubles their membership

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Step Four Phone Banks

• Organize Phone Banks!

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Acquire List of Women Voters

• Obtain a list of identified Republican Women in
  your county from your county clerk or state party
  (Voter Vault). This is a FREE list of potential
  members available to you JUST BY ASKING!
• Cross reference the list with your current
  membership list. Highlight members with one
  color, past members with another.

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• Print out the Phone Script
• Distribute list script to members
• Call from home or organize phone bank

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Deadlines are Important!

• Establish a deadline for making calls.. Follow
  this step and you are
• GUARANTEED
• NEW MEMBERS!

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Step Five

• Schedule at least one membership event that
  includes a well-known speaker to promote
  attendance (A State Elected Official is a magnet
  for attendance)
• Visit the NFRW One Plus One link on the web site
  for fresh ideas on Membership Events.
• Form a calling committee to personally invite all
  members and ask them to bring a guest (potential
  member)

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Step Six

• Provide membership forms to all of your members
  and encourage them to keep a copy in their purse
  so they can recruit new members any time.
• Add benefits of your local club (guest speakers,
  events, candidate debates etc.) to the list of
  membership benefits of the NFRW and distribute to
  all of your members

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Step Seven

• Precinct or Ward Committee
• How many precinct or ward committee chairmen and
  vice chairmen do you have in your county?
• Think about it..Every precinct/ward committee
  member or their spouse should be a member of your
  club.

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Step Eight

• How many Republican Elected officials are there
  in your county?
• Every Republican elected official or their spouse
  should be a member.
• Why? Whether directly or indirectly, the
  grassroots efforts of Republican Women
  contributed greatly to their victory.
• Membership is a small way they can demonstrate
  their appreciation to your organization!

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NFRW Incentives

• Small (10-49)
• Medium (50-99)
• Large (100)
• Club that has the largest increase in membership
  by June 1, 2009 will be recognized and presented
  an award at the 2009 NFRW National Convention

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Recognition

• Every club that doubles their membership will be
  listed on the NFRW website as an Outstanding
  Membership Club!
• The member that recruits the most new members
  nationwide by June 1, 2009 will be recognized at
  the 2009 National Convention!

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Implement

• Be excited about Membership
• Promote participation of recruiting members!

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WOMEN HAVE THE POWER!

• Remember 54 of voters that cast their vote in
  the 2008 General Election were WOMEN!
• Women have POWER

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Keep Positive

• Dont procrastinate, JUST DO IT! Recruit,
  Recruit, Recruit!
• Dont be negative. Ten minutes of your time will
  easily recruit a new member!
• Stay POSITIVE, be ENTHUSIASTIC

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Think About It

• How and when did you join your local club?
• Would you have joined sooner ?
• Did you know about the club before you joined?
• Many women will join simply because they are
  ASKED!

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Results of Increasing Membership

• We will attract enormous media attention
• Our voices will be loud and clear.Republican
  Women are on the MOVE
• We will attract new contributors at the local,
  state and national level

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NFRW IS A Serious Organization

• The NFRW is a Serious Political Organization
• These are serious times in America
• ARE YOU
• serious enough to spend ten minutes of your time
  to recruit one new member?

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Recruit ANYWHERE!
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2008 National Republican Convention27
Women RecruitedOne EveningDelegates, Alternates
GuestsNever Heard of the NFRW!
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We need to meet the needs of all of our
membersNotExpect our members to meet our
expectations
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Remember.You are the Key!
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MembershipThe Total Package

• Exactly What Is The Total Membership Package?

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Three Easy Points!

• 1. Good Programs at Meetings
• 2. Excellent PR (promoting and
  advertising your meetings and events)
• 3. Advocacy Projects

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Good Programs

• Guest Speakers
• Elected Officials
• Advocacy Projects
• State and County Republican Leaders
• Military Presenters
• Campaign Experts etc.

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Public Relations

• Build a relationship with every member of the
  media in your area
• Submit articles regarding upcoming meetings
  events
• Submit articles about guest speakers
• Letters to the Editor
• Call in on issues on Talk Radio
• Always identify yourself as a member!

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Advocacy

• Jessicas Law Longer sentences
• Katies Law DNA testing for all felony arrests
• Photo Voter Identification
• One is perfect for your state!!!!!

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Advocacy

• Initiate a bill in your state.
• Provide a draft and find a sponsor
• Organize lobby efforts for passage
• Press Conference to Introduce to media
• Letters to the Editor, Radio Talk Shows
• Demonstrations
• Organize and Work for Passage!!!!!!!

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NFRW National Convention!
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35th Biennial NFRW Convention

• Mark your calendar now DATE September 10-13,
  2009
• LOCATION Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando

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Save Money!

• Make your hotel reservation for the NFRW biennial
  convention at the Caribe Royale Hotel between now
  and June 15th, and receive a 10.00 per night
  discount!
• Make reservations on the NFRW Website
• NFRW.org Password 1938nfrw
• User Name federation

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Every Club Represented!

• Every club that meets membership requirements is
  entitled to ONE DELEGATE at the NFRW Convention

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What are the Benefits of Attending the Convention?

• Great Workshops and materials to take home to
  assist your club in membership, fundraising,
  campaigns, advocacy, public relations, EXCITING
  presentations by Republican Leaders, etc., etc.,
  etc.!!!!!

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Equally as Important

• To be motivated and begin grassroots strategies
• to regain a majority on the HILL
• and the
• WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!!

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Networking Opportunities

• The ability to meet Republican Women from across
  the nation.
• Share club success stories
• Represent your club as a Delegate voting on the
  future of the NFRW!!!!!!

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Every Club Should

• Initiate a fundraiser to cover the registration
  fee of their club president or delegate!
• Consider also covering the hotel room for your
  president
• 4 members can then attend the convention with
  their only expense travel and registration

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Everyone can Participate

• Only one delegate and alternate per club but
• State Federations also have at large delegate
  positions, and
• Every guest has the opportunity to attend the
  workshops, luncheons, special activities and the
  convention!!!!!!!

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So Begin Now

• Plan to Have YOUR CLUB represented at the NFRW
  National Convention!!!!!

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ILLINOIS FEDERATION

• A GREAT ORGANIZATION
• WILL YOU JOIN ME IN MAKING CHINGS TO GROW THE
  IFRW?