CHECK OUT THE LWV BLOG!

YEAH! I finally have a blog set up for the League of Women Voters. Please check it out and give me some feedback. I actually had a lot of fun setting it up. I spent a lot of time, but it is going to be a great tool for the League. I spent 20 min Wed. with Jarret getting some help with the tech stuff. I attended First Friday, the Leagues monthly meeting, and while I was there I did some further reaserch for the blog. I talked to guest speakers and got some info - I networked the room - a bonus of blogging that I was unaware of before starting the project. And then I spent probably 4 hrs creating the blog. More time went into writing then went into setting the actual blog up. I then spent another hour writing up a report for the Leagues newsletter about blogging and its role in the organziation. Please take time to check it out! Thanks, Amy



A VERY LATE ASSIGNMENT THREE!

Target Audience For The LWVBLOG: Members and non-members, potential members, and other interested parties. Ex: politicians, activicats, organizations, buisness
How does the audience contribute to fulfilling the orgaizations mission? The League of Women Voters mission statement is to better educate and empower citizens to become active particpants in the political process - the audience then would be the public at large, the blog will help to faciliate participation among its audience
What does the organization want of the target audience? To become more active particpants in the political process, to empower participation through education and acitivsm, and to inform the public of events and policies

How has the organization targeted this audience in the past? The League has targeted its audience by publishing newsletters, having a website, and hosting events and forums. I also think the League has relied on its own reputation - which may have been successful in the past but is no longer a tool that the League can rely on - the public is forgetting the purpose and mission of the League.

The blog will be a way to combine all three communication tools while reminding the public of the mission and purpose of the League. On the blog I have the mission statement below the title of the blog, I also have links to the website, and contact information. I will blog information about future events and national policies that may not make it to the local newsletter. The most exciting role of the blog will be to report back to the audience about information from forums and meetings. While there I can link the blog to other sites to continue the communication. Most blogs I will leave questions for the audience to incourage feedback and particpation.

I am concerned about outreach and realize that I will not see an large enough audience by the end of the semester. I am also concerned about getting current members involved - will they understand the blog? I will probably spend awhile educating them about the blog - I have already reported about it in the upcoming newsletter. I think it will catch on though, and plan to stay continue on for the year.

I will be reporting to Amy. She has given me lots of room to experiement and work independently. We seem to trust each other and whenever I am unsure of something, I contact her.

The blog is through bloger.com. I have contacted the tech guy and he will link the blog to the website.