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'''Complete the following statement:''' The purpose of the {Your Community} Issues Forum is: | '''Complete the following statement:''' The purpose of the {Your Community} Issues Forum is: | ||
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| − | Goals of the Powderhorn Neighbors Forum | + | Goals of the Powderhorn Neighbors Forum include: |
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• Build Community and healthy relationships among neighbors of all backgrounds | • Build Community and healthy relationships among neighbors of all backgrounds | ||
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• Give Powderhorn Park residents a greater voice in decisions that affect our community | • Give Powderhorn Park residents a greater voice in decisions that affect our community | ||
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• Encourage local self-reliance (make each other aware of local businesses, restaurants, legal service providers, opportunities to barter for legal goods and services, or share/exchange skills, time, or tools etc.) | • Encourage local self-reliance (make each other aware of local businesses, restaurants, legal service providers, opportunities to barter for legal goods and services, or share/exchange skills, time, or tools etc.) | ||
| − | • Maintain a membership that is representative of the ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity within our neighborhood. | + | |
| + | • Maintain a membership that is representative of the ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity within our neighborhood. | ||
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• To exchange views with local elected officials who represent Powderhorn Park and with government staff serving our neighborhood | • To exchange views with local elected officials who represent Powderhorn Park and with government staff serving our neighborhood | ||
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• To encourage friendships, partnerships, collaborative problem-solving and positive, citizen-driven change for our neighborhood | • To encourage friendships, partnerships, collaborative problem-solving and positive, citizen-driven change for our neighborhood | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 3 November 2008
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Generic Charter Worksheet
Top Level Intro Paragraph for Group Home Page
Each group home page starts with:
Welcome to the Powderhorn Neighbors Issues Forum!
The purpose of this forum to share announcements and discuss neighborhood issues, life, and events specific to the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This forum promotes civility through the required use of real names.
Purpose of the Forum - Short
Complete the following statement: The purpose of the {Your Community} Issues Forum is:
Goals of the Powderhorn Neighbors Forum include:
• Build Community and healthy relationships among neighbors of all backgrounds
• Give Powderhorn Park residents a greater voice in decisions that affect our community
• Encourage local self-reliance (make each other aware of local businesses, restaurants, legal service providers, opportunities to barter for legal goods and services, or share/exchange skills, time, or tools etc.)
• Maintain a membership that is representative of the ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity within our neighborhood.
• To exchange views with local elected officials who represent Powderhorn Park and with government staff serving our neighborhood
• To encourage friendships, partnerships, collaborative problem-solving and positive, citizen-driven change for our neighborhood
Intro Paragraph to Charter - Longer Purpose/Welcome Statement
Repeat the purpose/scope text from your Intro Paragraph for your Group Home Page for your full official "charter." Your charter is meant to be relatively stable and is your governing document that is attached to E-Democracy.Org's universal rules.
- (Your answer here)
Goals
The Goals of {Your Community} Issues Forum are:
- (Insert Goal #1)
- (Insert Goal #2)
- (Insert Goal #3)
- (Add or subtract the number of goals as you see fit)
Typical Topics
Topics that you might find here to discuss include:
- (Insert Typical Topic #1)
- (Insert Typical Topic #2)
- (Insert Typical Topic #3)
- (Insert Typical Topic #4)
- (Add or subtract the number of Typical Topic as you see fit)
Rules
The full text of rules governing E-Democracy.Org forums can be found here: http://e-democracy.org/rules/. However, your groups should pick out a few rules that you would like to highlight on your charter page.
Highlighted Rules:
- (Insert Highlighted Rule #1)
- (Insert Highlighted Rule #2)
- (Insert Highlighted Rule #3)
- (Add or subtract the number of Typical Topic as you see fit)
Who Runs This Forum
Please, use this section to insert a short description of your steering committee, including references to any organizations that are playing a leading role in organizing the forum.
- (Your description here)
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