In an email to the Youth & Education Committee Chair, I compared the criteria for Connecticut All-State and All-American as found in the 2017-18 Membership Program PDFs. ——-All-American Leadership Criteria … Continue reading 2017 All-State vs. All-American Criteria
How we earned VFW All-American
In 2016-17, the Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 earned All-American status. Based on administration, programs, and membership growth we made achieving this honor a commander’s priority goal … Continue reading How we earned VFW All-American
Email Marketing Service and MailChimp
By Charles M. Pickett As the VFW New Haven has grown, it has outgrown Gmail for our bulk emailing. We have been using MailChimp to send out the monthly newsletter … Continue reading Email Marketing Service and MailChimp
Jr. Vice & Membership Chair
As the recent past commander, training and establishing clear lanes of responsibility have become increasingly important as new comrades take on new responsibilities. Here is an email I sent the … Continue reading Jr. Vice & Membership Chair
Event Planning and Promotion
UPDATED (July 20, 2017): Event planning and promotion is a confusing, multi-step process but roughly follows the same workflow every time; but, it takes longer than you think. Here are … Continue reading Event Planning and Promotion
Reporting Tips on Connecticut Forms
At the 2017 state convention, they had a training session after the awards ceremony. They discussed fiduciary duties, duty of obedience, MEMSTATS, reporting of hospital visits. However, there were two items … Continue reading Reporting Tips on Connecticut Forms