Saturday, September 18, 2021

Agenda for Communications Committee Zoom Meeting Sept 22

In an effort to jump-start CommComm into action, we're going to have a Zoom meeting next week. Here are the topics I hope to cover: 

  • Intros & why you’re on this Comm. What are your passions & skills?


  • LG newsletters need attention. Editors are burnt out and feeling burdened. How can we make newsletters better, easier, & cheaper (besides more electronic subscribers)? I'm starting a “Sharehouse” for content already and will be working on creating templates much like Tabby has done for websites. What else? How can we help LGs who simply don’t have an editor at all?


  • Would removing or lessening the publication requirements for LGs help editors & LG costs or result in more groups not bothering to do one at all, and if so, how might “National” pick up the slack so those members get something?


  • Johnathan mentioned that we should ponder “how Mensa can use various technology platforms to increase user engagement in a way that respects the desire for free discussion between members while avoiding toxicity.” Clarify what is actionable for this; pick some good platforms and..um….?


  • “Heat Map” Project—I need a list of LG FaceBook, Discord, and MeetUp groups, LG Twitter, Instagram names, and any other SM LGs are using.  Ideally with numbers of people signed up for each. How can we split up this task to get it done?


  • I need a CommComm techie person to figure out how LGs can add a Discord icon to their web pages. Who can take this on?


  • Brainstorming: We already have a pile of useful info for leaders and members, and several communication pipelines,  but too few bother to access it or even click and read at a high enough rate when it's shoved to them. How can we improve this? 


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