Upcoming Events
The Arizona Republican Party WelcomesHerman Cain!
Date:Monday, October 17, 2011
Time:
VIP Reception: 5:00-6:45pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Location:Phx. Convention Center ~ South Ballroom
33 S. 3rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Due
to the overwhelming response, the Arizona Republican Party has moved
this premier event to a larger venue. This will allow YOU to purchase a
limited number of tickets. Due to limited seating, all RSVP's must be RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE
no later than 5:00pm Oct. 14th
If you have any questions please call (602)-957-7770
Proceeds to benefit the Arizona Republican Party's March to Victory 2012!
Contribution Amount
Please Visit The Website to Purchase your Tickets:
Future Potential Events For the Street teams:
Arizona State Fair
Local Fundraising Dinners
OVERVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE TOOLS FOR ESTABLISHING LOCAL MEETINGS
Social network membership serves a purpose in maintaining cohesion and
high spirits in our efforts to ensure Herman Cain becomes our next
President. However, many of us may wish to escape the confines of the
internet and collaborate with fellow supporters, in person and out in
the "real world". This group is being established to facilitate efforts
in this regard.
We basically have two prominent vehicles on
the internet through which we can use to facilitate local group action.
One way involves Social Networks (such as Facebook). The other way is
with MeetUp. Let's begin with a brief introduction to MeetUp.
MeetUp is the ideal way in which we can facilitate such endeavors, as
its entire mission is to steer people into "real world", group
activities. It is the perfect tool for coordinating events.
In researching the availability of Herman Cain MeetUp groups, two links of value were uncovered. The first is: http://www.meetup.com/HermanCain/?see_all=1
. Although I cannot confirm at the time of this writing, this page,
which lists numerous Cain MeetUp sites around the country, is likely an
official product of the Herman Cain campaign. At the time of this
writing it lists numerous available slots for new MeetUp groups. The
arrangement of this page implies to me that the Cain campaign is
subsidizing the cost of any new groups arranged through this page (not
verified at the time of this writing). If setting up a MeetUp on this
page is indeed free, it would constitute a removal of a sizable hurdle
for many people. The establishment of a separate and independent MeetUp
group, from scratch, costs a bit.
The other MeetUp link of
interest includes some groups which seem to be independent of a
connection to the official Herman Cain campaign (not 100% certain of
this). The link is here: http://herman-cain-for-president.meetup.com/
. It shows my own group, which is itself an independent venture ( http://www.meetup.com/Central-Florida-for-Herman-Cain/
).
Despite the sterling qualities of MeetUp, at the time of this writing
(October of 2011) the number of Herman Cain MeetUp groups is small. I
believe there are two major reasons for this. First (in my opinion),
people spend most of their time on Social Networks such as Facebook.
MeetUp is a bit obscure or is not in the forefront of most people's
minds when they consider campaign involvement. Therefore, they do not
explore MeetUp's possibilities. The second reason I see for the current
low number of groups is the startup fee which will be encountered if
one contemplates an independent venture. People are not aware of Cain
campaign subsidization of MeetUp groups (if this is indeed going on).
Our second vehicle for facilitating group action involves Social
Networks. Even though various Social Networks exist, for the sake of
this discussion, we will focus on Facebook. This has a benefit of being
free and quite prominent. And it also has tools which can be used to
roughly mimic many of the capabilities found in MeetUp.
SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTION
In view of the preceding, I would like to put forth a step-by-step
procedure for using the internet in establishing local groups for
face-to-face meetings with fellow supporters.
I would urge
that this formula be followed in a precise manner, in order to ensure
uniformity throughout the country. Although it is suggested that you
create both a MeetUp group and a parallel Facebook group, it is
understood that you might only wish to do one group, at least in the
beginning. If given a choice on what to set up first, I would suggest
Facebook.
I. ESTABLISH AN INTERNET PRESENCE
A. MeetUp
1. Create a MeetUp group through consulting either of these two MeetUp links: http://www.meetup.com/HermanCain/?see_all=1
; http://herman-cain-for-president.meetup.com/
. You could also consult the main site: http://meetup.com/
. We would urge that you select a name like: "XYZlocale for Herman
Cain". Go to the "Read More About Us" tab on the left side of your
MeetUp page and be sure to add a link to your corresponding Facebook
group, once it is established.
B. Facebook
1.
Next, set up a Facebook group and select a name which includes the
specific trailing word as shown in this example: "XYZlocale for Herman
Cain (Meetings & Talk). The name (excluding the trailing text)
should match what you have in your MeetUp group. Use of the word
"MeetUp" instead of "Meetings" might have greater appeal, but excessive
use of it might infringe upon the rights of the MeetUp company.
2. In setting up your Facebook group, be sure to go to the "Edit
Group" option and write a group description. Include with this a link
to your Meetup group if you have one.
Although a group
description may be visible to as person who has just discovered a group,
once they join, it seems to disappear from view. If anyone knows how a
member can still see a group's description, I would welcome their
insights. Until then, I will proceed with the understanding that the
descriptive information remains invisible to group members. This is
unfortunate, for a description may contain pertinent information which
members may wish to periodically consult.
3. Next, look for
the "Create Doc" option to the right of your group page. Create a
document and include within it your group description and perhaps any
additional information which you wish to be available only to members.
II. GETTING MEMBERS
The next step is to get active members of your Meetup and/or Facebook
group. Although seeking out members via the internet is a given, you
will have a greater chance of finding people with a strong propensity
for taking action by attending a local Tea Party meeting, Republican
Party meeting or talk Radio station event. Simply go to these events,
set up a table and recruit members.
III. ANNOUNCE EVENTS
Next, whenever you have an event (see IV, below), simply use the
"Create Event" option on the right side of the group's page in Facebook
and/or use the event announcement option in MeetUp.
IV. ENGAGE IN GROUP ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF THE INTERNET
Finally, we get into the meat of things. You simply need to exercise
your creativity and develop activities within your community to promote
the Herman Cain campaign. It is hoped that in this group we can discuss
and share various options. In fact, that is the MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS
GROUP. Therefore, we would urge that all posts in our group be limited
to group issues and that members PLEASE avoid posting the usual videos,
news links and so forth. Such information may be found in abundance
within other Herman Cain Facebook groups.
www.meetup.com
Use this community to self-organize Herman Cain Supporter Meetups! We'll be posting themed Meetup Days as well, so stay tuned!
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