Thank you to all who made it out to our Engagment Party Tuesday, July 28th @ Elizabeth's!! It was a huge success!!
EngageNOLA does not have a "membership application", if a person loves NOLA and wants to become more civically engaged in NOLA then you are member! But more specifically you can engage with us and truly be welcomed as a active "member" by attending our next general body meeting. Which is open to anyone who is interested and scheduled for:
Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30 PM in the Olive Branch Cafe, 3700 Orleans Ave! (Mid City in the American Can Company Building)
Before then we will have an "elections" meeting which if you are interested in doing the work of EngageNOLA (see our structure) and possibly having a leadership position within the organization you are welcomed to come to the "elections" meeting.
Due to a large number of our members noting that Mayor Landrieu's District A Budget Meeting is being held at the same time as our Election Meeting and a scheduling conflict we have decided to RESCHEDULE the EngageNOLA Executive Committee Elections Meeting. The new time is: Tuesday, August 17th at 6:30 PM also in the Olive Branch Cafe!
Election Details are below:
Executive Committee Positions
(our governance structure lists all of the positions and their respective duties, click here to see PDF) Basic Nomination/Election Rules
1) Please give us nominations for the Executive Committee by email at engagenola@gmail.com. If possible can you email these to us by noon Monday, AUGUST 16TH so we have enough time to contact all of the nominees before the meeting and confirm their interest.
2) At the meeting Tuesday you can nominate anyone in attendance for a position, however we will not allow individuals not present to be nominated. So again make sure you email us with your potential nominations by noon Monday.
3) You do not have to be in attendance at the meeting Tuesday to run for a position, but we must have confirmation from you before the meeting that you are interested in that position.
Executive Committee Commitment and Term of Service:
Executive Committee Meetings (2 times a month) -- entire Executive Committee
Board of Directors Meetings (1 per month) -- specific members of the Executive Committee but not necessarily the entire Committee
General Body Meetings (4 meetings per year) -- entire Executive Committee
Term of Service -- 1 year (September 2010 - August 2011)
All said your commitment to the Executive Committee would most likely consist of 2 to 4 meetings per month plus any extra events/projects you would like to participate in.
Thanks again for your support of EngageNOLA and hope to see you Tuesday!
We've launched three new project for this year, listed below. More information will be added to the website very soon so let us know if you'd like join a team of great people working on any of the projects listed. Keep checking the website regularly for new and additional information. (engagenola@gmail.com)
Meet Your Public Official (Meet the Candidate)
Monkey Messaging
EngageNOLA is a coalition of young professional organizations and individuals working to connect their peers to the local civic landscape through education and action initiatives. EngageNOLA represents a diverse group of young adults that have come together to create a new era of civic engagement and government accountability in New Orleans. The group is committed to creating positive, lasting change in the city. Initial efforts of EngageNOLA are focused on affecting the 2010 election cycle – not by endorsing a candidate – but by involving residents in the political process and demanding a higher level of dialogue from the candidates, so everyone can make more educated voting decisions.