Please fill out this form and select which committees you would like to be part of. We regularly update the Google Groups for each of these committees with new members, and you will hear from the chair of the committee to onboard you. Each committee has a Trello Board where tasks are tracked, and you can also chat with other members in the Google Group & Slack.

See below for a full description of the committees:

Communication & Digital Tech
Description: Responsible for regular communication with members and with the general public regarding OWR priorities and initiatives. Along with coordinating and creating content for different channels (email, social media, etc.) this committee is responsible for making sure that any technology formats and needs are met to ensure effective communication.
Staff: This committee is supported by OWR's Communications Director.

Political Strategy (Electoral Strategy is a subcommittee)
Responsible for mapping and planning political goals & outreach to other organizations and individuals relevant to the success of the OWR’s goals. The main committee is the Political Strategy Committee (PSC) with several subcommittees (below). Ideally each chapter will have at least one representative on this committee to share updates and bring information back to the local level.
Staff: This committee is supported by OWR's Political Director.

Political Strategy > Voter Registration Subcommittee
This committee is responsible for supporting and coordinating OWR chapters' work on voter registration.  

Political Strategy > Canvassing Subcommittee
This committee is responsible for supporting and coordinating OWR chapters' work on canvassing including cutting turf, developing scripts, and doing training.

Popular Education (Pop Ed)
This committee is responsible for developing handbooks, grassroots organizing handouts, teach-ins, and other educational events; pop ed helps OWR spread its message far and wide. Our aim is to build a shared understanding of the mess we're in, and what needs to happen to bring the political change we want to see. We produce materials that provide education both to our members and to the public at large.

Volunteer
This committee is responsible for creating a smooth system to sign-up volunteers and while inventorying skills and interests of the membership. But also to anticipate needs and organize volunteers to help with work from other committees and general events and initiatives of the organization.

Political Strategy > Endorsement
This committee is responsible for finalizing and modifying OWR endorsement process and organizing a smooth flow of endorsements at all levels; including managing endorsements at the State & Nat'l level and providing guidance to local chapters. In the absence of a local chapter presence, this committee also processes endorsements for those areas.

Program & Policy
This committee is responsible for the program and policy process of OWR. This includes the statement of principles, the short program, and the Basic Statements of Policy (BSPs). This committee will review current policy documents adopted by the membership and move them into a workable form or if not yet adopted devise a process for them to be adopted by the membership. This committee will also identify gaps, if any, in the current policy and platform coverage and recommend a plan to fill those gaps.

Events
This committee is responsible for supporting local events and planning large statewide events, including the Convention & Fighting Bob Fest (should we continue to sponsor it).

Membership
This committee is responsible for setting policy around individual and organizational membership, as well as recruiting and maintaining current members.

Fundraising
This committee is responsible for devising a plan to fundraising from members, donors, and foundations, and helping execute that plan with the Membership Committee.

Special Committee: Governance
This is a special committee only convened when necessary that makes suggestions for the organizational bylaws and relevant governance issues processes of OWR.