Title: State Leadership Resources Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/state-leadership-resources|state-leadership-resources]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2019-06-04 11:06:11 Updated: 2023-05-31 12:25:06 Published: 2023-05-31 01:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T20:24:59.493946304 ---- //This is a private page for the assigned State Leaders. To access, you must have CB Dashboard privileges and be signed in. **Please bookmark this page to return to it quickly.** // **Convention of States Project Mission Statement**
**"Build an engaged army of self-governing grassroots activists".** The Aspirational Goals are as follows: * The people organize and restore representative government as defined in our written Constitution. * Restore a culture of self-governance in America. * Inspire a political and spiritual awakening in America.
This page is organized with the following section headers: [[#cos-tools|COS Tools]] - //Tools provided by and/or maintained by National COS//\\ [[#training|Training]] - //National COS and Arkansas training resources//\\ [[#State%20Team%20Manuals|State Team Manuals]] - //National COS training resources// ---- [[#top|Back to top]] ==== COS Tools ==== * **[[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/tools/followups|Followup Tool]]** Dashboard of **new** supporters, providing an efficient method for sending a follow-up email and/or phone call to welcome and thank them for their support. This Tool is accessed from the CitizenBuilder Dashboard using the //Tools / Followup// menu on the left, and displays in list form all //new// supporters who have either an email address or phone number. Clicking on their name will open a detail page where action can be taken. After completing the followup, the supporter will no longer be included in the //New Followups// display, but instead will appear in the //Archive// display, representing those supporters who //you// have welcomed. For an introductory training video (9 min), click [[https://youtu.be/2Qec__ARviw|**here**]].   * **[[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/tools/district_people|District Dashboard]]** Dashboard of all supporters with an email address or phone number, providing an efficient method for District Captains in particular to manage their supporters, including sending individual emails or logging contact notes. This Tool is accessed from the CitizenBuilder Dashboard using the //Tools / District Dashboard// menu on the left. For an introductory training video (8 min), click [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxs2RJepNQ&feature=youtu.be|**here**]].   * **[[https://dashboard.conventionofstates.com/tools/leaders|Leadership Management Tool (LMT)]]** Dashboard of all applicants for leadership positions, and all assigned leaders. Used to manage the process of vetting and on-boarding new leaders, and to remove assigned leaders. This tool is generally only available to State-level leaders and Regional Captains. For an introductory training video (7 min), click [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvd-D3o3Jf0|**here**]].   * **[[http://www.coslms.com/|Legislative Management System (LMS)]]** Allows District Captains to review/update the current COS position of the legislators in their district. State leaders have a more complete view, which includes all legislators and details of committee hearings, legislation and votes. This tool is primarily designed for the Legislative Liaison.   * **[[https://mail.cosaction.com/|COS Email Login]]** State-level leaders and Regional Captains have been provided a full First.Last@cosaction.com email account. All other leaders generally have forward-only accounts, so no login is needed. ---- [[#top|Back to top]] ==== Training ==== * **[[https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7676727892894723842|Register for Weekly National COS DC Volunteer Leadership Training Webinar]]** A weekly webinar hosted by COS National (Tuesday 8-9 pm Central) that is intended for new leaders and leader applicants. To attend, you must register for this GoToMeeting webinar in order to receive a link to join the meeting. All leaders are welcome, but it is principally intended as an introduction for new leaders, so there is some level of redundancy from week-to-week.   * **[[http://cosuniversity.com/|COS University]]** Self-paced online training classes covering various topics pertaining to the COS grassroots organization. Once registered on the site, you enroll in the desired class and proceed through the training at your own pace. The first major class to be offered is DC100 - Convention of States District Captain Basic Training.   ==== CitizenBuilder Training ==== Training videos prepared by COS National staff, covering a variety of topics helpful to understanding and using CitizenBuilder. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxs2RJepNQ&feature=youtu.be|Followup Tool]] //(9 min)//\\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awxs2RJepNQ&feature=youtu.be|District Dashboard]] //(8 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/kvd-D3o3Jf0|Leadership Management Tool (LMT)]]//(11 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/aZ4F_gPfIpE|Content: Blog Posts]] //(11 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/Ae42tWQ7qdg|Content: Pages]] //(4.5 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/RDA7DmiVbDA|Content: Notifications]] //(3.5 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/uLqB48rLTbw|Content: Files]] //(6 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/CTsOW40463w|Content: Videos]] //(6 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/1oeUUASKtek|Content: Surveys]] //(6 min)\\ //[[https://youtu.be/oIIMiEvx8Zs|Content: Polls]] //(4.5 min)// ==== LMS Training ==== Following is a training video for using the Legislative Management System (LMS) for state leaders:\\ \\ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCiE92O80g|LMS State Leader Training Video]] //(16.5 min)// [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APNh5XeEwWM|LMS District Captain Training Video]] //(16.5 min)// ---- ==== State Team Manuals ==== Following are the Latest COS leadership position manuals:\\ \\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YxRvoiwwWNTlH1rg3UJzULkf9wUQQK8R9TheZY96DgA/edit?usp=sharing|State Director]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y8VhD33ecAZLWEUS0gVNtFPCvplKWu_85Xqw4zAtEns/edit?usp=sharing|Regional Captain]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cyBwFy1gIKnTlTA96slzaHrPc_GaIkGZFKoSMDI8--s/edit?usp=sharing|District Captain]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wiM8KPmXQL3GRIHM_GqRy-nG66mXFB0SyIVtwJE8c3U/edit?usp=sharing|Legislative Liaison]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fm5y-WBpNQ2Qh8R1fDgLpatdsuUaf_Lc8YJ34hvjE30/edit?usp=sharing|State Grassroots Coordinator]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xO4CIugMLPAUs1WFzyQyuUWdzbXc7WMmVS_BV5IQKyk/edit?usp=sharing|State Coalitions Director]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5Fwk6-fto6HdgNSPWuIbAANKPSkt9JTaKOFFn5AeGY/edit?usp=sharing|State Veterans Coalitions Director]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AXaumIj3nlYUarLRtdZrhDhr7vjbS0ceNY_glYFS-TI/edit?usp=sharing|State Events Coordinator]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jFt6qdm1ThaB0hY_wFlowpyUfjZqSyXdIADcxENv7Y/edit?usp=sharing|State Information Analyst]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bEz9D1i1o5Hnaso718g_rRTG2dLHzLyvZj6bleCmwXQ/edit?usp=sharing|State Communications Coordinator]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iEvSC0cQaG97O2SPVRwO0rRbBzT6tWV286qeY8rXD7w/edit?usp=sharing|State Videographer]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XXZMQ77maYB38esJpSN40QKcCmBrfxyDAYTfD3q5wpo/edit?usp=sharing|Media Liaison]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I9HOxqMpWePHQoTte5AWGDIfvlpoGatMrWqCtEz_6aw/edit?usp=sharing|Social Media Warrior]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u9NgXVTfHBMHkniCW_MZP0nnKx3UDNWGrsE0KSSKmNA/edit?usp=sharing|Content Writer]]\\ [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dRpdq6wfLjxeu1wbhfNwrIHenlXBdPKc-efXHHNd-do/edit?usp=sharing|Follow Up Team]] ----