Faculty and Staff Outreach
Utilize faculty to help you recruit
students and spread the word! Speak with faculty senates
and committees, flyer
all faculty mailboxes, and ask professors to make an
announcement about the FMLA general meeting in classes and
over departmental
listservs.
Tabling
Tabling is among
the most effective recruitment strategies. Interact with
and approach people walking by! An effective
table is colorful, interactive, and informative. Try
having candy at the table, showing a video, or having a petition
to sign. Table at all progressive events, in the student
union, the activities fair, and first year orientation.
Classroom Announcements
Ask professors for five minutes of
class time to announce the meeting, pass around a sign-up
sheet, and hand out
flyers. Approach your own professors, as well as professors
in Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, Queer Studies,
Political Science, other progressive disciplines, and
professors who teach large, introductory lectures.
Every member should
approach their individual professors about making announcements.
Follow-up Phone Calls and E-mails
Phone calls don’t
count unless you’ve spoken
with a live person—not a machine.
E-mails only count if the person has replied back to you—so
always ask for a confirmation of receipt. Remember to collect
contact information at every FMLA event or table, and follow-up
with interested people during the recruitment drive and
before events.
Newspaper Ads, Interviews, and Editorials
Campus media coverage
is an excellent form of publicity and it is often free!
Ask local and campus papers to do an
advance story on the Leadership Alliance, an interview
with the FMLA spokesperson, or to cover one of your major
visibility events. Contact a Campus Organizer to prepare
for a press interview. Use public service announcements
on campus radio and television stations. Place an ad
in the campus newspaper.
Contacting Campus Groups and Clubs
Attend other progressive
group meetings and events (including sororities), flyer
student government mailboxes, and contact
key campus leaders to advertise for the general meeting.
Ask them to send out details about the FMLA meeting over
their listservs and announce it at their meetings. Organize
collaborative events.
Postering/ Flyering/ Chalking
Great flyering locations include
bathroom stalls, women’s
locker rooms, public phones, library cubicles, computer clusters,
community bookstores, Women’s Center, Queer Center,
Multi-Cultural Center, health center, departmental bulletin
boards and progressive hangouts. Chalk general meeting
announcements in high-traffic areas around campus.
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