2007 Plan

PERC Volunteer News Mandate
The PVN:

1.	fosters community and support by offering a forum for meaningful dialogue on peace and environmental issues reflecting the diversity of PERC volunteers

2.	informs and educates our members and those of the greater community in order to inspire organic grassroots dialogue, effective action, and participation

3.	cultivates a symbiotic relationship that develops, builds on, and is inspired by, PERC volunteers' talents, skills and interests

...through the assiduous creation, execution and publication of the PERC Volunteer News.

Rotating taglines:


 * We just want to change the world.
 * We are the soul of PERC
 * We are the cardio-vascular system of PERC
 * Providing your daily dose of required nutrients
 * Turning potential energy into kinetic energy

The 12 Steps to PVN Climax Program

 * Step 1: PVN planning
 * Step 2: List of articles for current issue (from 4 month pub plan)
 * Step 3: Contact writer's with deadlines and writing guide
 * Step 4: Fill in gaps by setting up finding additional articles/authors (4 articles and one writer for each)
 * Step 5: Receive and edit articles
 * Step 6: Choose about 3 pull-out quotes for each article
 * Step 7: Send edited articles back to author for ok
 * Step 8: Find appropriate images (no copyright infringement)
 * Step 9: Choose lead article, front cover images, article blurbs and tagline
 * Step 10: Update calendar of events and regular items
 * Step 11: Format articles and front cover into code
 * Step 12: Send out PVN notice and letter of thanks to authors

Roles
James
 * formats articles and front cover into code

Denise
 * planning, images, writing, editing, front cover design, communications with writers
 * is willing to do calendar of events
 * not particularly fond of dealing with crap from writers and PVN notice

Stef
 * pull-out quotes and blurbs for front page
 * making taglines
 * communications with writers
 * would prefer not to update calendar of events

Krystal
 * coding, images, front cover design, editing and writing
 * not particularly fond of calendar of events and reg items

Meeting Notes Saturday Feb 24th
PVN mandate notes

"We just want to change the world"


 * quality discussion
 * esthetically pleasing
 * open space for volunteers- encourage PERC volunteers to be involved
 * space for dialogue
 * reflect diversity at PERC- representation - represent PERC
 * inform volunteers regarding PERC events etc
 * inform all regarding issues (peace and environment), tools, how-to, effective action
 * thought provoking
 * supporting volunteers and connecting
 * community building
 * moving forward towards something- extending the grasp
 * layered aspect- fostering skills of PERC volunteers while making the PVN

Brainstorm


 * 3 pillars of PERC education, support for local groups and effective learning
 * How does this serve PERC?
 * ID writers as volunteers (include bio in article)
 * volunteer bio as task in orientation
 * writer recruitment/retainment
 * personal connection with new volunteers
 * Stef- QC officer
 * interpretation of peace (article)
 * more peace articles
 * glossary of peace and environment in many languages
 * diversity reflect whole community
 * think about different roles
 * volunteer intake process
 * doing some orientation slides

PERC Volunteer News Mandate

 * We just want to change the world.
 * We are the soul of PERC
 * We are the cardio-vascular system of PERC

To achieve this:

1.	we foster community and support by offering a forum for meaningful dialogue on peace and environmental issues reflecting the diversity of PERC volunteers

2.	we inform and educate our members and those of the greater community in order to inspire organic grassroots dialogue, effective action, and participation

3.	through a symbiotic relationship that develops, builds on, and is inspired by, PERC volunteers' talents, skills and interests

...through the assiduous creation, execution and publication of the PERC Volunteer News.

Other idea (from freedictionary.com)

Divine guidance or influence exerted directly on the mind and soul of humankind.

The writings on the wall.

PVN: A Fresh Covering

as·sid·u·ous 1. Constant in application or attention; diligent: an assiduous worker who strove for perfection. See Synonyms at busy. 2. Unceasing; persistent: assiduous research.

cli·max 1. The point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or progression; a culmination. 2. a. A series of statements or ideas in an ascending order of rhetorical force or intensity. b. The final statement in such a series. 3. a. A moment of great or culminating intensity in a narrative or drama, especially the conclusion of a crisis. b. The turning point in a plot or dramatic action. 4. See orgasm. 5. A stage in ecological development in which a community of organisms, especially plants, is stable and capable of perpetuating itself. Also called climax community.

fos·ter 1. To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See Synonyms at nurture. 2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate

It's not what you fall for, it's what you stand for.

Denise

Provide a space for open, thoughtful discussion on peace, environment, and organizational (PERC) issues and activities

Be an inspiration and foundation for an active community who just wants to change the world

Build capacity, knowledge, and foster inspiration within PERC to build a foundation for a global reach...

The more detailed mandate

James' 2 cent notes.

Graphically I like the 2nd, although both seem busy(maybe due to monitor size). I would like the green to be a little bit darker if possible. We will need it help with some of the changes I think.

Inform, allow for communication, facilitation, and education about relevant topics

create safe environment for dialogue on issues relevant to perc

stable publishing dates, maybe in-depth articles, work on converting/informing our changing demographic about environment-peace.

Mar 3rd Meeting Notes
Website
 * roll-over orange for Calendar of events, regular items, more articles
 * titles bigger
 * we like second version of website and we are thinking that then the title of the main article could be bigger. It could go across the whole white space.


 * we need to let James know that Hannah will be doing the coding for the new website design
 * maybe do a how-to series for the PVN
 * don't forget to do and get new volunteers to do their perc bio pages
 * create a writer directory
 * edit/update the writing guide

Krystal and Denise brainstorm

 * Calendar of events - actually make it a calendar
 * Employment links (Goodwork, CharityVillage, www.eco.ca, www.mcgill.ca/mse/employment/links)
 * Quantity and frequency of new stuff
 * Right column - too prominent? Look of stuff (readers comments, etc...)
 * Archives - google search? Browse function?? (contact IT?)
 * images
 * CBC radio 3 archives as example
 * "contact bar"


 * Smaller heading
 * text-only option
 * White-out title?

Articles (content)
 * photo credits
 * related articles links
 * back to home (easy to find)
 * call-out quotes (on images?)
 * columns?

Example websites
 * thewalrusmagazine.com
 * font, white space, image title author and synopsis
 * http://www.nylonmag.com/
 * left side bar layout
 * http://www.resurgence.org/
 * colours, background, top contents, big picture
 * http://www.idealbite.com/
 * lots of white space, good colours, border,

Follow-up
 * Saturday, February 24th (rough sketches from Hannah)