Outreach Committee
Goals/Objectives
Goal 1: To contact and meet with local religious, civic, business, charitable and political organizations in order to explain the mission, goals and accomplishments of the Alliance and to seek the support and participation of their members in the work of the Alliance.
- Coordinate with other Alliance committees to develop and publish educational and promotional materials
- Develop one or more standardized presentations that explains the work of the Alliance.
- Recruit a multi-ethnic/multi-cultural group of individuals who can speak at a variety of meetings, panels, forums and other functions about the Alliance.
- Explore the most effective ways to reach different types of organizations (e.g., What is the best way to reach out to African-American churches? What is the best approach for reaching out to more conservative organizations?)
Goal 2: To nurture partnerships and alliances between the Alliance and other groups.
- Learn about and promote Alliance member participation in community events (e.g., Juneteenth celebrations, MLK Celebration)
- Serve as consultants to other organizations who wish to develop their own racial justice efforts.
- Develop and publish a list of resources (books, films, websites) to support the growth of those efforts.
- Coordinate the mutual support of activities of the Alliance and other organizations.
Goal 3: In coordination with other Alliance committees, explore the feasibility of and experiment with different tools and approaches to reach a wider audience.
- Develop tools (e.g., Facebook Live for meetings, video clips of interviews with Alliance members, video clips of Sussex County residents who have been impacted by racial injustice, distribute a newsletter) Events
- Organize non-meeting events (e.g., community dinners, field trips)
Join the Outreach Committee
Contact Outreach Committee Chair, Don Peterson to see how you can use your unique skills to contribute to our successes!
