SUPPORT CHAPTER LEADERS

• Implement a statewide committee for chapter leaders to meet monthly, sharing ideas and collaborating on initiatives

• Host trainings about leading successful chapters, including how to engage members during the COVID-19 pandemic, lead events, gain new members, organize voter registration drives, get involved with legislative advocacy, and reach out to elected officials

• Connect nearby chapter leaders with each other through regional committees, creating a space for inter-chapter partnerships

• Formulate reliable resources through Google Drive folders specifically for local chapters 

 

COMMIT TO PROGRESS

• Keep elected CAHSD officers accountable and transparent with a monthly collaboration meeting open to all general members 

• Ensure members choose the organization’s advocacy priorities, such as police reform and healthcare for all, through open voting 

• Create an equity task force to facilitate inclusive practices, especially when appointing state officers

• Offer implicit bias trainings to all leaders

 

INCREASE MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT

• Empower members’ voices in CAHSD’s decision-making by bridging the gap between the state board and general membership

• Form issue-based advocacy committees to take action and lobby in policy areas voted on by membership, such as a climate justice committee and police reform committee 

• Keep members informed with a weekly region-based newsletter containing new opportunities, updates from the state board, and action items

• Provide financial support for local chapter projects

• Compile an accessible directory of advocacy projects, work opportunities, and ready-to-use resources for lobbying elected officials

• Promote membership-led initiatives

 

EXPAND ORGANIZATIONAL REACH

• Emphasize expansion efforts in typically under-supported areas, such as Republican strongholds

• Continue pushing for CAHSD chapter representation on county central committees

• Build relationships between local chapters and respective county Democratic parties 

• Foster partnerships with other statewide advocacy organizations

• Plan statewide in-person convention open to all members when safe to do so