Advocacy Committee

organizing, public education on issue (not candidate) based campaigns, rallies, collecting signatures, developing policy platforms, issuing statements, tracking legislation, training (and being trained) in working with elected officials, story telling, collaborating with other community stakeholder organizations.

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Why do you want to join the Advocacy Committee?

What types of activities are you interested in?

Planning and tabling events for NEAR (like Benson First Fridays, Husker Games, Pride etc.)

Planning and coordinating fundraising events for NEAR (like Trivia Nights, Drag Shows and other benefits)

Collecting and asking for donations for silent auctions, raffles, and to use as incentives for donations.

Representing NEAR to local businesses, restuarants, bars, and organizations to collaborate on events and future opportunities

Organizing, inventorying, and managing NEARs merch (shirts, stickers, mugs, coozies) and keeping our sales opportunities up to date

Taking a leadership role on the events committee and helping organize overall

Brand management and content merchandise production/creation (shirts, mugs, coozies, stickers etc)

Administrative help for the Communications Committee

What does your availability look like to help with Advocacy Committee work?

Do you have any previous experience in public policy, lobbying, campaign work, ballot initiatives, rally organizing, government relations, or story collection? (it's okay if you don't!)

Do you have any ideas, thoughts, anything you'd like to share?

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Advocacy Committee