Trustees shall not be eligible to serve on committees or as officers whose books, records and accounts are audited by the Trustees. Among the duties of the three (3) elected Post Trustees, they shall: a. At least monthly, review the Monthly Report of Receipts and Expenditures of the Post Quartermaster. b. Not later than the … Continue reading VFW Post Trustees
NEW HAVEN, CONN (April 2, 2016)–Members from the “new generation” Veterans of Foreign Wars New Haven Post 12150 will conduct a Membership Meetup on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Community Program Room of the Mitchell Branch Library (37 Harrison St., New Haven). This informal meetup will feature free … Continue reading VFW NEW HAVEN POST 12150 MOBILIZING MEMBERSHIP MEETUP
By Charles M. Pickett In any organization there are members. In the VFW they are comrades, which sounds Bolshevicky (to borrow from Steinbeck). But in my brief time in the VFW, I recognize membership is qualified by participation: active members passive members supporting members inactive members members in good standing engaged members re-engaged members ghost … Continue reading Members, Adjectives, Victimization, Opportunities
by Charles M. PickettPublic Relations VFWNewHaven.org looked dated. Built using legacy Adobe GoLive software, it made a good postcard site and had a good amount of content (photos, PDFs, events). It did the trick during the start-up phase but it was time to step it up. In this visual age, presentation is increasingly important in … Continue reading VFWNewHaven.org 2.0 and Internet Applications
by Charles M. Pickett I fully realize many VFW posts do not do email. This blog post is not for them. I wish them well. For those who do, you can step up your game by using an email program (FREE) such as MailChimp. This blog post will talk about mail lists, OMS, and sanitation. … Continue reading Email list sanitation, OMS, and MailChimp
UPDATE: The criteria for the VFW All-American Leadership Program has changed over the years but the motivation remains the same (20190210) by Charles M. PickettPublic Relations In the wake of founding our new post, the members of VFW New Haven have been busy learning their jobs and discovering the VFW traditions and rituals. However, it … Continue reading VFW All-American Leadership Program: What is a good post?
