Postcards for Grads
Graduates across the nation are taking steps into a new stage of life. This is the perfect time to ensure they're ready to make their voices heard in our democracy. We've created postcards you can share with your recent grad to let them know how proud you are and to make it easy for them to participate in our government. You can download our three postcards (in English and Spanish) to send via email (or print and send via snail mail).
Updated Abortion Messaging Guidance
The abortion talking points and messaging guidance for Leagues has been updated on the League Management Site. Use this guidance to speak with one voice on issues of reproductive justice.
Communications Workshop
“Communicating in Times of Conflict: How to Be Seen and Heard,” a LWVUS Observer Team virtual communications workshop, Thursday, June 30, 7 a.m.-9 a.m. PT. Organized by the Civil Society Unit in the Department of Global Communications (DGC) in collaboration with the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC), this year's workshop examines and provides tools to help NGOs communicate accurate and reliable information, especially in times of crisis and conflict. The event will be live streamed on UN Platforms. Please note that the information on how to view the session will be sent to all registrants closer to the event date. Registration
Election Preparation Toolkit
Election season is here! Find everything you need to prepare with the Election Preparation Toolkit. This guide provides Leagues with helpful resources on public education, outreach, and action.
Evaluation Training Series Resources
Additional materials from the second training session have been added to the Evaluation Training Series page on the League Management Site. This includes the DEI survey sample and summary of results led by the LWV of Wisconsin. If you have any questions or comments, please email mschmalstig@lwv.org.
Other Resources
Notes from National
The LWV 2022 National Convention is going on as we speak. Even if you can’t attend in person or online as a delegate, you can view the business materials available on the national League website. We’ll provide a roundup of the national convention in the July newsletter.
But we’d like to boast a bit…
While it’s too late to vote for the national awards, the LWVWA can boast that it has TWO Washington state projects that are finalists for awards at the LWVUS National Convention. The League of Women Voters of the United States will present its Powering Democracy Awards at the LWVUS 2022 Convention in Denver, Colorado, on June 26. The awards theme was inspired by the League’s Women Power Democracy campaign. Submissions reflect that the League is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in principle and in practice. The 2022 awards offer separate subcategories for state and local Leagues.
- The LWVWA is a finalist for the Powering Democracy Award for its Be a Voter Campaign. The 2021 Be a Voter Campaign provided a broad suite of tools for local Leagues across Washington state to use at tabling and other events. With uniform messaging, an accompanying Be a Voter graphic, and the LWVWA logo on voter outreach tools, local Leagues achieved messaging synergies across a statewide audience. All of the Be Voter materials are available to download from the LWVWA website.
- The League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area is a finalist for the Increasing Power Through Partnerships Award for its Civics Bowl. The Spokane League partnered with KSPS PBS, and Spokane Public Schools (SPS) to produce a unique project: a civics knowledge tournament for high school students. Members of the League provided the content and wrote questions, KSPS PBS produced the tournament and aired it during its regular programming, and Spokane Public Schools encouraged the participation of student teams from six high schools for this pilot season.
