Welcome to the program planning process for 2021-2023!
Quick Links
Program Planning Kit 2021 - 2023- Program Planning Response Form - Responses are due Monday, March 1
Program Planning Response Form Preview - use this to view the Program Planning questions- Watch the recording of our December 15, 2020 Program Planning Webinar
- You can also read through the Q&A from the webinar here, though we encourage you watch the webinar to hear our more in-depth answers.
- Download the PowerPoint slides from our Program Planning Webinar.
- Program Planning Google Group - email amusefisher [at] lwvc.org for help joining the group
- Action Positions and Policies 2020
Your Response Is Due March 1, 2021
PURPOSE This is the first step in the process that ends with the adoption of program by delegates to the 2021 LWVC Convention.
The Program Planning Kit provides all you need to lead a successful planning process in your local League and ensure that members of your League are heard. Take a few minutes to review it now and refer to it as you prepare for your League’s participation.
Program Planning
In the League, this is the process by which we decide where and how we will focus our resources – member time, money, reputation – over the next two years. Where will the League have the most impact? What will help build the League name – and help build our organization? We hope many members participate as we address these crucial questions.
A strong program planning process leads directly to Convention where we will set priorities from both a policy and a budgetary standpoint. LWVC board members carefully consider the input from League members as they formulate the recommended program.
Your hands-on work will make a big impact in the League and in our state.
What do we want prioritized in California?
We are a grassroots organization. Program planning is one of the ways for all of us to participate in a meaningful way. We all have the opportunity and the responsibility to participate in program planning – to add our voices.
We want to know your League’s recommendations for Issues for Emphasis in 2021-2023. But before you start your discussion, make sure you’re familiar with what we already know we’re going to be doing! Our kit includes background information about work that we know will be on our plate and a few ideas to start your thinking.
The national Campaign for Making Democracy Work readopted at the LWVUS convention in June 2020 will be part of the LWVC’s and local Leagues’ focus in the coming year. LWVUS recently released updated Legislative Priorities Guidance for 2021. This should give you an overview of issues where Leagues across the country will be united in their advocacy.
Read more about some of the ways we know we will be implementing Making Democracy Work in California as well as other ongoing work of the League.
Making Democracy Work: An Equity LensThe League of Women Voters of California applies an “equity lens” by analyzing what we do from the perspective of how it impacts underrepresented individuals and communities. Program planning offers an excellent opportunity to develop representative League leadership and add rich, diverse perspectives to your work. While non-members can’t participate in the consensus portion of Program planning, they can be part of the meeting. In that spirit, we encourage you to front end diversity, equity and inclusion in Program planning by proactively reaching out to both League members and partners in your community who are young, Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern, have disabilities, are in the LGBTQI+ community, or otherwise underrepresented. |
Join the Conversation
If, after reviewing the Program Planning Kit, you have questions—or want to discuss your ideas with other Leagues—join us on the LWVC Program Planning Google group. Just click "Ask to join group" or email amusefisher [at] lwvc.org to join the group.
We held a webinar on December 15, 2020 where we discussed the Program Planning process and answered questions from local League members. You can watch a recording of the webinar here. You can also read through the Q&A from the webinar here, though we encourage you watch the webinar to hear our more in-depth answers.
Responses are due by Monday, March 1, 2021. Submit your responses here.
Ready to submite your Program Planning responses? Use this form. You can also preview the Program Planning response questions using this document.
